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Thematic Headlines

Al-Shorouk Review on Cabinet Events Domestic Scene

Al-Shorouk Press Review on Runoff Elections Al-Tahrir Press Review on Cabinet Events Al-Tahrir Press Review on the Run-off Elections Advisory Council: Presidential Elections Held On Time Plots to Start a Civil War on January 25th Low Turnout in Egypt’s Runoffs Sabahy: Advisory Council Was “Born Dead” Egyptian Court Upholds Decision to Freeze Mubarak Secretary's Assets Friday Demonstrations Violations Appear In Second Stage Runoffs

Regional Development

Silva Kiir visits Israel

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Newspapers (22/12/2011)

Front page: 5 Author: Imad al-Fiqi and Suad Tantawi

The Minister of Justice Uncovers Plot

Egypt’s Minister of Justice Adel Abd al-Hamid held a press conference last evening.

New dimensions to the recent crisis have allegedly been uncovered.

He blamed the violent incidents of Muhammad Mahmoud and al-Qasr al-Aini on an alleged plot to destabilize the country.

The minister asserted that the investigations into the down town recent incidents revealed the involvement of some people in financing mobbing actions against vital and governmental institutions.

Eyewitnesses asserted that a number of people were providing huge amounts of empty bottles and petrol during the clashes. The same people also gave big amounts of money for the young protesters.

42 have died since the breakout of violence on November 19.

Forensic reports revealed that the deaths occurred because of direct gunshots from short distances.

Similar news was reported in al-Akhbar, p. 9.

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Front page, 4, 5, 6,7 Author: Hani Fathi, Ismael Gomaah (and others)

Second Revolution or Foreign Plot?

In the aftermath of the bloody clashes that took place over the past week in the core of

Cairo, a new discourse is being used in the media and on earth.

The supreme Council of Armed Forces issued a statement referring to an alleged plot to destabilize Egypt and fail the state. SCAF warned of the dangerous consequences of complying with such a plot, calling on the people to be fully aware of the crucial situation.

Al-Ahram reported on a high-ranked official’s declarations about alleged communication between foreign elements and some interior accomplices to foment a new revolution on January 25, 2012 to drag the Army into bloody clashes with the public.

The alleged plot is meant to fail the democratic process, the Army and the state.

The fact-finding committee formed to investigate into illegal foreign funds declared that the United Stated had paid $ 65 million to unknown organizations to support democracy in Egypt.

Reflecting on the US Secretary of State’s comments against the Armed Forces’ transgressions against women protesters, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Kamel Amr rejected any foreign interference. Mrs. Clinton had described the violence against women protesters in Egypt as shameful and “disgraceful.”

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Egypt’s Ambassador to the United Sates Sameh Shukry fiercely denied the American Administration’s interference to draw up a plan for the power transition in Egypt.

Mass demonstrations are expected tomorrow, Friday. 23 parties and coalitions have called for a rally to denounce the brutal suppression of the sit-in. Another rally is to be organized in Abbasiya denouncing destruction and mobbing.

The Muslim Brotherhood will boycott the Friday demonstrations.

Different public reactions to the incidents have been produced. People formed human shields around the isolating wall and the American Embassy in Cairo when a number of street children and unknown individuals started hurling stones at the security guards of the embassy. People also participated in cleaning the Tahrir Square and organizing the traffic.

Many women organizations condemned the brutal transgression of the Army against women. Facebook activists rejected the Army’s assaults, considering the apology to be unsatisfactory.

Students at Ain Shams University organized a rally, protesting the army’s assaults against demonstrators and calling for transferring the power to the Speaker of the People’s Assembly on January 25.

The Revolution Alliance denied what was rumored about an initiative to withdraw from Tahrir Square.

The security forces arrested three suspects in the arson of the Egyptian Academy.

The Attorney General received the forensic report regarding the latest clashes. The report confirms 14 deaths. 13 people were shot to death and one was beaten to death.

According to al-Ahrma’s Husam Zayid, death tolls rose to 15.

Dr. Ahmad Hussein, member of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate filed a claim against SCAF and the Ministry of Interior. Dr. Hussein had been abducted and tortured twice.

Ayman Nour, head of Ghad al-Thawrah [the Revolution Future] Party and activist Asma Mahfouz filed claims against Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and al-Masry al-Yom newspapers. SCAF had accused them of being involved in the incidents.

Washington called on the Egyptian Authorities to exhibit self-restrain, expressing its support of the democratic change in Egypt.

The Socialist People Alliance Party called on SCAF to hand over power as soon as the Parliamentary elections are over.

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Page; 3 Author: Not mentioned

Friendly Visit to Ease the Tension

Judge Abd al-Muizz Ibrahim, head of the High Elections Commission and president of

the Court of Appeal visited the State Council.

The visit aimed at putting an end to the conflict between Ibrahim and the State Council who had accused Ibrahim of offending the judges.

Judge Muhmmad Diya’ al-Din, president of the State Council welcomed the “friendly” meeting and the positive results.

On his part, Ibrahim expressed his respect to the Council’s judges.

Members of the State Council, the High Judicial Elections Commission and the Egypt Judge Club also attended the meeting.

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Page: 3 Author: Mustafa Shaban, Amr Ghunaimah (and others)

Elections Updates in al-Ahram

An extremely low turnout was noticed in the run-off round that was held, yesterday, in the nine governorates of the second phase of the elections to the people’s Assembly.

Al-Ahram marked the attendance of judges and security forces in the “absence” of voters.

Limited altercations were reported in Duqqi and Agouza in Giza governorate.

Oseem constituency in Giza also witnessed fierce competition between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists.

Observers reported on violations related to pulling voters, write-in ballots outside the polling stations.

In Sharqiya, a candidate was mobbed and his car was vandalized.

In Suez three claims were filed against Salafiat al-Nour party for illegal campaigning in front of polling stations.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi called the people’s Assembly to hold its first session on January 3, 2012

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Front Page, 3, 7, 8 Authors: Sara Nour Al-Din, Hoda Rashwan (and others)

Tahrir Events

Calm was restored in Tahrir on the sixth day since the beginning of clashes near the Cabinet headquarters. Protesters spent their first night in Tahrir Square without any victims falling, whereas the Army erected another cement wall in Yousef Al-Gendi St. behind the AUC.

Hundreds of protesters organized a march, the day before yesterday, to honor the

memory of Sheikh Emad Effat, senior official at Dar Al-Ifta’ who was killed during the clashes. The march began from Omar Makram mosque in Tahrir Square and headed towards Talaat Harb Square. Protesters chanted for more than two hours against SCA, carrying photos of the martyr Sheikh.

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb called on the revolutionaries to

hold a truce with security forces to expose groups of thugs and infiltrators who commit acts of violence.

Dr. Hisham Sheiha, undersecretary of the Minister of Health for medical treatment,

announced the death of Mohamed Mostafa, student at the Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University. The number of protesters who were killed during recent clashes mounted to 15.

Senior Judge Adel Abd Al-Hamid, Minister of Justice, said that all judicial

investigations in recent clashes revealed that protesters were killed by live bullets fired from a close distance. He demanded the Head of the Court of Appeal to assign three judges to continue investigations in the clashes that took place near Cabinet headquarters. Abd Al-Hamid said the death toll in the Mohamed Mahmoud St. clashes reached 42 people.

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A number of parties of the Democratic Alliance and young members of the Muslim

Brotherhood announced that they are going to participate in the million-man march in honor of women who were tortured by the military. The Freedom and Justice Party did not determine their position on the protests yet. Al-Nour Salafi Party announced that they will not take part in any demonstrations as long as a “third party” infiltrates among them.

The ‘Silent Majority Voice’ movement announced their participation in the protests organized tomorrow, Friday, at Al-Abbasiya Square in Cairo and Ras Al-Tin in Alexandria under the title “No to Sabotage and Foreign Interference.” They expressed regret over the recent clashes and the continuous escalation of Tahrir protesters. They condemned all attempts made to undermine the supremacy of the state.

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Pages: 4, 5, 6 Authors: Mohamed Al-Sanhouri, Hamdi Qassem (and others)

Elections Updates

The High Elections Commission announced delaying the press conference scheduled today to announce the details of the first day of the runoff stage until next Saturday. Senior Judge Yosri Abd Al-Karim, head of the technical office at the HEC, said the first day passed without any major problems. “The runoffs are usually much calmer,” he said. Abd Al-Karim told Al-Masry Al-Youm that judges received ballot papers from Elementary Court, the day before yesterday, to prevent any delays. He stressed that the HEC did not take any decision to stop the runoffs of the second phase of elections in Al-Sharqiya governorate.

Supporters of the FJP and Al-Nour Salafi Party prevent each other from voting in Al-

Beheira governorate. Observers said that some of Al-Nour Salafi Party’s supporters prevented cars carrying FJP supporters from reaching polling stations. In return, FJP supporters prevented them from voting in another polling station.

FJP supporters continued campaigning for their candidates in front of polling stations

in Bani Suef. There were delays in the voting process due to invalid ballot boxes that judges had to change before they receive people’s votes.

Also, in Aswan there were delays in opening some of the polling stations. A very

limited turnout characterized the runoffs in the governorate. FJP and Salafis in Al-Sharqiya allied themselves against Ali Al-Meselhi, former

minister of Social Solidarity during the runoffs. Low turnout in Giza and MB spokesman said their supporters will vote on Thursday. 150 persons prevent citizens from voting in a polling station in Imbaba after 5 houses

collapsed in the area. Reports of accusations directed against FJP and Al-Nour supporters of manipulating

voters in Suez.

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Front Page, 3, 5, 11 Authors: Ahmed Gomaa, Khaled Moussa (and others)

A Plan to Set Egypt Ablaze

A senior official revealed that there are plans organized by internal groups, in collaboration with foreign elements, to carry out a scenario similar to the January 25 revolution but that leads to bloody confrontations with the Army. Provoking Army soldiers by protesting in front of critical buildings will take place in addition to setting some buildings on fire, spreading chaos and sabotage, source said.

The source explained that the plan they discovered is based on manipulating young

revolutionaries, who already lost in elections, and using them to ruin democratic transition, overthrow the Army, and dismantle the state. This plan was discovered through monitoring phone calls and actions of some elements, source added. It aims at driving the country into a complete chaos, creating a civil war between the people and the Armed Forces, and allowing foreign intervention in the internal affairs of the state.

The source said the state will take all necessary security measures to confront this plan and protect public buildings and properties and safeguard the lives of Egyptians from this enormous chaos.

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Pages 8, 9 Authors: Lobna Wahid, Hamid Al-Barbari (and others)

Road to Democracy Continues

The road to democracy looks bright in the 9 governorates that went through the runoff stage, yesterday.

There is a heated competition between 118 candidates over 59 single-member

constituencies, in addition to competition between party lists in three constituencies (Menoufia, Sohag and Beheira).

Bani Suef witnessed some clashes between supporters of FJP and Al-Nour Salafi Party.

Army soldiers interfered to put an end to the fight using electric sticks. Confusion characterized the runoff process in Sohag as rumors spread in some of the

polling stations that a judicial decision was issued to delay elections in order to modify party lists.

Some candidates competing for single-member constituencies in Al-Sharqiya violated

the rules of pre-elections silence and continued campaigning to gain more voters. Low turnout in Beheira and some minor clashes between MBs and Salafis. Rural areas in Isma’iliya witnessed a large turnout as compared to cities. Young people refrained from voting in Bani Suef, while women took the initiative to

organize voting and guide citizens in polling stations.

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Front page, 3 Author: Tareq Rushdi, Tareq Abbas (and others)

Egyptian Unrest Continues

Al-Dustour reported on information about an alleged plot to destroy Egypt by toppling the state and dragging the Armed Forces to Bloody confrontations with the public in what is meant to be a second revolution announced on the 25 of January. Al-Dustour described the calls as a “trap.”

According to al-Dustour the accomplice groups assisting the plot are known. It added that their aims are to take over the power to draft the Constitution.

The Prosecution released the woman who admitted offering the rotten meat sandwiches to protesters last week. No criminal act was proved.

Former Minister of Health Amr Hilmi called for urgent presidential elections in January. Al-Dustour also reported on clashes between troops and protesters in the funeral of one of the dead protesters.

Head of the Advisory Council Mansour Hassan declared his success in reaching an agreement with SCAF on an urgent cessation of violence against protesters.

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Front page, 2, 3, 4, 5 Author: Dalia al-Hamshari, Rafat Najm (and others)

Elections Update in al-Dustour

General Secretary of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Saad al-katatani considered the calls for urgent presidential elections in January to be a trigger for disorder.

Potential Presidential Candidate Abd al-munim Abu al-Futouh stated that SCAF did not come to power by a referendum to leave by one. Abu al-Futouh stressed the significance of the handing over of power to a civil president.

Salafist Potential Presidential Candidate Hazem Abu Ismael called for mass demonstrations to denounce transgressions against women protesters and in solidarity with the judges who are monitoring the electoral process.

Al-Dustour presented a number of Egyptians’ opinions who did not agree on Abu Isamael’s calls under the pretext that it is not the time for division but for unity.

Al-Dustour reported that a candidate for the People’s Assembly in Sohag was involved in rigging. The candidate is a former NDP. No official confirmations were mentioned.

Spokesman of Salfist al-Nour Party, Dr. Muhammad Yusri Hammad’s declarations about his party’s acceptance of holding talks with Israel angered the party members. Muhammad Nour, a member of the Party said Hammad’s declarations did not represent the party, asserting the party’s complete rejection of establishing any communication with the “enemy.”

Al-Dustour reported on former NDP candidates’ violations in Sharqiya.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice candidates cooperated with the independent candidates against Salafists in Munoufiya.

In Ismailiya, the youth called for annulling the elections to protest the Tahrir incidents.

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A judge in Munoufiya allegedly called voters to vote for a former member of the dissolved National Democratic Party.

Observing organizations reported on violations related to illegal campaigning in front of the polling centers and illegal unused ballots.

In Giza Salafists supported the Freedom and Justice candidates.

Islamists pulled voters in the fourth constituency in Giza.

The Administrative Court annuls the elections in three constituencies in Sharqiya due to proved violations.

Liberals supported the candidates of the Freedom and Justice Party against Salafists in Beni Suef.

Runoffs finished abroad and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to report the results to the High Judicial Elections Commission later today.

Coordinator of the Egyptian expatriates’ polls Sabri al-Baja accused the High Elections Commission of committing legal and constitutional violations against Egyptian expatriates.

Al-Dustour also reported on the low turnout in the run-off round.

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Page 3 Author: Hagar Tohamy

Sabahy: Advisory Council Was “Born Dead”

Presidential hopeful, Hamdeen El-Sabahy, stated that the Advisory Council has no actual powers. He was skeptical about handing over power to the People’s Assembly Speaker, because that way the Parliament will be both; an executive and a legislative authority.

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Page: 1, 8 Authors: Hoda Abu-Bakr, Rana Mamdouh, Youssef Shaaban, Mohamed Tareq, Suzanne Abdel-Ghani and Peter Magdi

Al-Tahrir Press Review on the Run-off Elections

The first day of the run-off elections was generally calm in terms of voter turnout and reported violations.

The run-off battle was mainly between the Islamist Freedom and Justice and Al-Nour parties. Former members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) were ousted from the race as voters cast their ballots in favor of the two Islamist parties.

Human rights groups observing the polls reported a few violations, pertaining to the late opening of some polling stations and continuous publicity activities.

Chairman of the High Elections Commission (HEC) Abdel-Moez Ibrahim said the results of the run-offs will be announced on Saturday.

Observers without Borders, a coalition of civil societies monitoring the elections, said a very low turnout ranging between 10% and 15% was observed during the runoffs.

Observers without Borders reported election publicity activities by parties outside polling stations as follows:

Freedom and Justice Party: 35%.

Al-Nour Party: 30%.

Egyptian Bloc: 15%.

Other parties: 20%.

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Page: 1, 2 Authors: Ahmed Saed, Safia Hamdi, Abdel-Rahman Ebadi, Eman el-Basili, Ismail el-Wassimi, Mahmoud Badr, Yasmin el-Gawishi, Amr Salah and Omnia Talal

Al-Tahrir Press Review on Cabinet Events

The death toll of the Cabinet events rose to 14, said Head of the Forensic Medicine

Authority Ehsan Kamil George.

The last body received by the authority was of a 23-year-old boy, identified as Rami Abul-Ela, George said.

Thirteen out of the 14 martyrs have died of shotgun wounds, he said.

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said Egypt will not allow any foreign quarters to interfere in its domestic affairs.

Amr was commenting on US State Hillary Clinton’s statements, in which she condemned the brutal beating of female protesters by Army forces.

"This systematic degradation of Egyptian women dishonors the revolution, disgraces the state and its uniform and is not worthy of a great people," Clinton had said in a speech.

She denounced a "deeply troubling pattern" of military authorities and the major political parties alike keeping Egyptian women out of decision-making.

Students of Cairo and Ain Shams universities staged protests on Thursday, calling for the release of Benha University instructor Hend Badawi, who was detained during the Cabinet incident.

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Professors from both universities joined the protests. They called for opening an independent probe into the injuries Badawi sustained. She suffers from skull, hand and leg fractures.

They also condemned the murder of university students during the Cabinet clashes.

A number of newly-elected members of the Parliament and activists decided to stage an open-ended sit-in in Tahrir Square to protest the brutal crackdown on protesters by SCAF.

Among the sitters-in were Amr Hamzawi, Mostafa el-Nagar, Ayman Nour, Ahmed Maher and Nasser Amin.

Revolutionary youths have called for a million-people rally on Friday in Tahrir Square to condemn the brutality of Army soldiers in dealing with protesters.

Thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square mourned the last martyr of the Cabinet clashes. Mostafa Hassan was killed on Saturday after he was shot in the head.

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Page: 1, 5 Authors: Mohamed Antar and Maha Fahmi

Al-Shorouk Review on Cabinet Events

Calm reigned over Tahrir Square, a day after bloody clashes broke out between protesters and security forces outside the Cabinet premises, leaving dozens killed and injured.

Dozens of protesters and families of the revolution’s victims staged marches across the square to condemn the recent clashes.

A number of youths formed human shields in Cabinet street in front of concrete barricades set up by the Army to prevent stones and Molotov cocktails from being hurled at the Army forces.

They called on other protesters to return to Tahrir and stage a sit-in until power is handed over to the people on January 25.

Newly-elected MP Amr Hamzawi, who spent the night with sitters-in in Tahrir, said he was there to prevent the reoccurrence of clashes between protesters and Army Forces.

A commission of the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) inspected the People’s Assembly chambers after rumors spread that they were used to lock up protesters.

The commission found no chambers in the building used for the alleged detention of protesters, said NCHR member Nasser Amin.

The New York Times shed light on female protest that marched through downtown Cairo to express anger over images of soldiers beating, stripping and kicking female demonstrators.

The paper said historians called the event, where thousands of Egyptian women took part, the biggest women’s demonstration in modern Egyptian history and the most significant since a 1919 march against British colonialism.

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Page: 8, 9 Authors: Adel el-Shaer, Sayed Noon and Mohamed Basal

Al-Shorouk Press Review on Runoff Elections

A very low voter turnout was observed in the runoffs of the second phase of the parliamentary elections in the nine governorates.

In Suez, three members of Salafist Al-Nour Party were arrested for committing ‘electoral crimes’, namely campaigning outside polling stations.

In Sharqiya, most of the runoffs were mainly between Al-Nour Pary and the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Administrative Court turned down 66 challenges filed to nullify the results of the elections in Giza.

In its ruling, the court said no evidence showing manipulations or rigging cases of the results was presented.

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Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Authors: Nermeen Abd El-Zaher, Mohamed Haggag (&others)

Friday Demonstrations

Over 50 political parties and movements announced their participation in the next Friday’s demonstrations in Tahrir square and similar squares in a number of governorates, protesting the Army’s violence against citizens. The National Association for Change described Egypt’s girls as hands-off. Hamdeen El-Sabahy’s campaign – a presidential hopeful – announced they will coordinate with a number of revolutionary forces on Friday.

On the other side, 10 political forces and coalitions called for a demonstration in Abbasia under the name “Rescuing Egypt” to assert their complete rejection to Tahrir events, calling on SCAF to continue running the country during the transitional period. They issued a statement demanded the criminalization of sit-ins and protests that disrupt the flow of daily life.

Asem Abdel-Maged, spokesman for Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya, said that they will not participate in Friday’s demonstrations. However, he added “if any repercussions occurred and the Army failed to control them, Al-Gama'a will purge the square from the thugs that lead the riots there.”

Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya will not participate in the anti-SCAF demonstration because it aims at creating a clash with the Army by any means, he added, “the square is being run by thugs now and not the revolutionaries.”

South Cairo’s prosecutor listened to the statement of Nour Ayman Nour, son of Ghad party leader and potential presidential candidate, who stated that he was attacked by the Army during Occupy Cabinet clashes along with other protestors and a number of girls.

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In an interview with London based Al-Hayat newspaper, Naguib Sawiris, founder of Free Egyptians Party, said that the constitution can never be drafted by one political current alone. Liberal forces will not allow the Islamic currents in Egypt to assume power alone, he added. He described the democratic path in Egypt as “crooked.” Despite all violations “many people in Egypt, including myself, believe that the Army is our last resort.”

The Middle East News Agency, MENA, the official Egyptian news agency revealed a plot to burn down the country on January 25th. The plot aims at toppling the Army.

After the claims that there are detainees under the ministerial cabinet headquarters, official groups delegated by the Public Prosecution and NCHR visited the premises. They assured there are no protestors held captive in the building.

Cautious Calm prevailed in Tahrir on Wednesday after most protestors retreated to the square leaving Kasr Einy and Sheikh Rehan Streets. The Armed Forces erected a fourth concrete barrier in Youssef El-Gendy Street.

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Pages: 1, 4, 6, 7, Authors: Ahmed Mostafa, Mohamed Ismail (&others)

Violations Appear In Second Stage Runoffs

The Democratic Alliance supervisors’ detected violations in second phase runoffs in

Beheira where rigged unused ballots were used. In Souhag, they observed vote buying for 200EGP.

Prominent Salafi figure Yasser Borhamy issued a controversial Fatwa, stating the inadmissibility of voting for FJP candidates because their slates include Liberals and seculars.

Forces securing the polling stations in Giza expelled Nour supporters for continuing their publicity campaign in front of the polling stations.

The Democratic Alliance – that includes 11 parties- is negotiating with Wafd party heads over coordinating inside the upcoming parliament.

Runoffs witnessed a low turnout in most governorates.

Judge Ashraf Nada, head of Fayoum’s criminal court, stated that the HEC has failed in the election process.

579 policemen demanded to receive the same incentives as the judges’ in the elections.

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Page: 5 Author: Mohamed El-Galy

Silva Kiir visits Israel

Foreign Minister, Mohammed Omar, stated that Egypt is not concerned over the visit of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to Israel. He assured that Egypt has a strong relation with all Nile Basin countries.

Similar news was reported in Gomhoria page 12, 13

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Page: 5 Author: Mohamed Abd El-Razik

Egyptian Court Upholds Decision to Freeze Mubarak Secretary's Assets

The Cairo Criminal Court upheld, Wednesday, the decision of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) to freeze the assets of Abu al-Wafa Rashwan, the former personal secretary of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Similar news was reported in Masry Youm page 3, Dostour page 3, Shorouk page 3

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Pages: 2, 7, 8, 10 Authors: MENA, Ahmed Ebeedo (&others)

Plots to Start a Civil War on January 25th

An official source reported to MENA that there is a plot to start another revolution on January 25th. The plot aims at creating bloody clashes with the Army, setting vital buildings on fire and creating chaos.

Sovereign Security Authorities were able to follow communications that aim at destroying the country to pave the way for foreign interference.

MB spokesperson, Mahmoud Ghozlan stated that all those plots should be revealed now. While Hamdeen El-Sabahy, presidential hopeful, said the Egyptian people are capable of thwarting any foreign attempts.

Human Rights Activist, George Isaac dismissed the discourse about civil war as “nonsense.”

Akhbar reporters followed Tahrir events, yesterday, saying that the last 24 hours in Tahrir were calm. A number of new parliament members as Amr Hamzawy and Mostafa El-Naggar spent the night in Tahrir, where they joined the sit-in. A number of young men tried to provoke the soldiers by climbing the concrete barrier but did not succeed.

A number of political experts commented on the concrete barriers built in Tahrir area now as follows:

Gamal Zahran, political science professors, said that those barriers will not solve the problem.

Strategic expert, Abd El-Moneim Kato, maintained that the reason behind those barriers is purely humanitarian in order to prevent more clashes.

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Page: 3, 4, 5 Authors: Khaled El-Meery, Mohamed El-Bahnasawy (&others)

Low Turnout in Egypt’s Runoffs

Runoffs started, yesterday, in 9 governorates with a lower turnout than the two rounds of the first phase. The final results of the second phase will be announced on Saturday. A number of violations occurred against judges inside the polling stations and were referred to the Prosecution.

The runoffs were held in 30 constituencies to decide 59 individual seats and 24 seats in the multi-member constituencies in Souhag, Beheira and Menoufia. Head of the HEC, Abd El- Moez Ibrahim, assured that the violations of the first phase were totally avoided.

The results of expatriate voting will arrive today.

The court has invalidated the results of two constituencies in Sharquia. Contestations against the ruling were filed to the Supreme Administrative Court.

Menoufia witnessed poor turnout except in Shebein El-Koum constituency where the elections of the multi-member constituencies were postponed to the runoffs.

Runoffs in Menoufia witnessed violations by FJP and Nour supporters in regard to the publicity in front of the polling stations.

The Administrative Court in Giza rejected 66 contestations to the results of the first round.

In Suez, FJP representatives violated the electoral silence period by distributing publicity in front of the polling stations. The turnout was very low similar to that of 2010 elections.

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In Ismailia, the participation did not exceed 20%. The participation in Souhag and Menoufia was weak as well.

Army Forces in Suez distributed flowers to female voters as a token of appreciation to their participation.

Sheikh Hafez Salama, leader of resistance in Suez, commented on Tahrir events saying that there are infiltrators trying to create strife between the Army and the people.

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Page: 6 Author: Ahmed Abd El-Hamid

Advisory Council: Presidential Elections Held On Time

After freezing its work as a protest to the Army’s brutality, Advisory Council resumed its work by holding a meeting yesterday. The meeting was attended by 11 members, the chairman, Mansour Hassan, was absent due to a health condition.

It assured that it is not a legislative authority and said that advancing the date of the presidential elections does not lie under its jurisdiction.

Resuming work again came after a serious promise on SCAF’s part to meet its demands, the members asserted.

The meeting went over the President’s Election Law and the schedule of the transitional period that ends in 30/6/2012.

They discussed the possibility of redrafting the constitutional declaration to hand over power to civilians sooner.

Nour Farahat, the council’s secretary general, revealed that he has met with the Military Council. He stated that the Military Council is carrying out investigations over Maspero, Tahrir, Mohamed Mahmoud and Ministerial Cabinet events but has not reached any results.

Similar news was repeated in Ahram page 1, Gomhoria page 3, Masry Youm page1

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TV Coverage (21/12/2011)

Program: Al-Hayat Al-An (News) Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Maha Bahnasy

Runoff of the second round started today with low voters turnout. Elections that were postponed started in the following governorates:

Monofeya

Behera

Sohag

HEC announced that the third phase of the elections and its runoff will be conducted on time.

Ministry of Interior operations room announced that all the ballot stations are secured.

Minister of Justice said, investigations proved that some civil organizations received money from abroad.

Cabinet incidents victims’ autopsy reports showed that they were shot by live ammunition. Many of reports were filed against the responsible for their death.

Armed and security forces foiled the attempt to break into Otham Ebn Afan School, a ballot station in Imbaba.

Expatriate Egyptians vote count started.

Program: Al-Hayat Al-Yom (Talk Show) Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Shrief Amer

Ayman Al-Sayad, Editor-in-Chief of Weghet Nazar Magazine Guests:

Gamal Salama, Political Science Professor in Suez Canal University

Gaber Asfour, Former Minister of Culture

In its communiqué number 92, SCAF warned against plots to destroy the country.

Minister of Justice said:

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Maspero incidents were referred to a civil court not a military one.

Investigations proved that some public figures were involved in funding and motivating people to commit such acts of violence.

3 judges were mandated to investigate the recent incidents.

Armed Forces build a forth blockade behind AUC campus to protect Cabinet and Parliament Headquarters.

Cautious calm in Tahrir Square, Al-Kasr Al-Einy and Al-Sheikh Rehan Streets after protestors formed human shields to separate them from the Armed Forces.

118 candidates compete on 59 seats in 30 constituencies in 30 constituencies in the runoff.

Ministry of Health: 15 dead in Cabinet incidents.

MB announced they won’t participate in the million-man-march next Friday.

Al-Sayad said:

It’s not true what is said that the revolution has failed.

There are a lot of political forces that are responsible for the current status of the country.

Tantawi decides that the first Parliament meeting to be held on 23 January.

Asfour said:

The Egyptian revolution is different from the Tunsian.

I demand SCAF to protect the Geographic Association so that no one sets it ablaze like what happened to the Egyptian Institute.

Program: Masr Al-Gadeeda (Talk Show) Channel: Al-Hayat 2 Host: Moataz Al-Demerdash

Tarek Al-Kholy, April 6 Movement Spokesman Guest:

Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, Presidential Candidate

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Al-Kholy said:

All the infiltrators disappeared from Tahrir Square.

We told the protestors to stay away from Al-Sheikh Rehan Street and the Cabinet.

Abu-Ismail said:

The victims in the recent incidents are not thugs.

I believe SCAF when they say that they will hand over power to a civilian authority.

According to the constitution, the parliament doesn’t form the government.

Women march is a disgrace to the men who prefer to stay at home.

Program: Masr Tantakheb Channel: CBC Host: Abdol-Rahman Youssef and Lamis Al-Hadidy

Dr. Azza Kamel, Activist Guests:

Dr. Mona Zu Al-Fakar, member of National Council for Human Rights

Dr. Bashir Abdol-Fatah, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Democracy Magazine

Judge Hassan Badrawy, member of the State Council and Egypt Judge Club

Runoff results to be announced on Saturday.

According to MENA, an official source said there was a plan to spread chaos in Egypt on the January 25, 2012

Minister of Justice said:

I asked the Head of Cairo Court of Appeal to mandate judges to investigate in the Cabinet incidents.

The results of the investigations are to be announced promptly.

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15 political parties and movements call for a mass demonstration to honor the dignity of women.

Silent Majority Coalition calls for the Friday of “No vandalizing and no foreign guardianship on Egypt” in Abbasiya Square and in Alexandria.

Amnesty International calls to stop exporting light weapons and anti-riot tools to Egypt.

Activist Azza Kamel said, the current parliamentary elections are unfair, as they religious slogans are being used to gain votes.

Mona Zu Al-Fakar, member of the National Council for human Rights said, we checked the People’s assembly premises and made sure that no protesters were detained there.

MENA, communications have been detected between some interior elements and foreign parties to trigger a civil war between the people and armed forces. The plan prepare for a foreign forces’ interference to end the conflict between the Army and the people and pave the way to impose international custody on Egypt.

Dr. Bashir Abdol-Fatah suggested presidential nominations on January 23.

Judge Badrawy said that any amendment to the current schedule will make a delay in the transitional period.

Program: Sabah Al-Kheir Ya Masr Channel 1 “National TV”

According to Al-Masry Al-Yom Newspaper: A women’s demonstration in Tahrir Square, chanting “ Egyptian Girls hands-off”

According to Al-Dostour Newspaper: a political initiative launched to pressure SCAF to conduct presidential elections in January.

Runoff today is a competition on 95 individual seats and 42 slates and there is cancelling of elections in any constituency.

News All Day Channel 1” National TV”

Dr. Fayza Abu Al-Naga, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation said, the main two targets of the government is to spread security and revive the economy.

Some groups starting a sit-in in Tahrir Square are calling for a million-man-march tomorrow.

First day of the second round of the runoffs ended today.

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Program: Tahrir (Talk Show) Channel: Al-Yom Host: Dina Abdol-Rahman

Al-Nour Party talks to Israeli radio,saying that they respect the peace treaty and there is nothing that can prevent Israeli tourists from coming to Egypt.

Mohamed Nour, Al-Nour Spokesman said,

The treaties belong to the people and Egyptians have the right to have the last say in this.

Al-Arabeya 19-12-2011

Major General Talaat Moslem, Strategic Expert

Guests

Ahmed Khairy, Member of Political Office of Free Egyptians Party

Clashes between protestors and the Armed Forces near the Cabinet Headquarters.

Ministry of Health: 12 dead in Cabinet incidents.

Political Forces demand to punish the responsible for the recent incidents.

SCAF said:

Warns against an organized plan to destroy Egypt

The incident of dragging the girl is true and investigations into it are being conducted.

Using violence against protestors is not true

Some media channels way of tackling the recent incidents were way far from democracy.

SCAF assures that they will not use violence against protestors.

Protestors wanted to set fire in Ministry of Interior, Parliament and Cabinet Headquarters.

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Setting fire in the Egyptian Institute can’t have happened randomly.

April 6 Movement holds a press conference as a response to SCAF conference and to show proves of SCAF violations

Official source says that Parliamentary figures are involved in the recent incidents.

Political Forces and figures protest in front of Egyptian High Court of Justice due to Cabinet incidents.

19 movements and coalitions call for million-man march to honour the dignity of the free women.

Ahmed Khairy said:

If SCAF knows the third party responsible for the incidents and doesn’t want to announce its identity, it’s a major problem and means SCAF doesn’t know who this third party is. It’s catastrophe.

Problems increase due to using violence against protestors.

Talaat Mosalam said:

There is an organized plan to set fire in the Parliament headquarters.

The current circumstances allow unknown individuals inside and outside to destroy the country.

Program: 90 Minutes (Talk Show) Channel: Al Mehwar Host: Reham Al Sahly

Guest: Ahmed Abu Baraka Freedom and Justice Party's (FJP) legal advisor “We stand against tearing down the sovereignty of the law and the people. We are not after power and the country’s best interest comes first.

Ahmed Said, parliament member and member of the political bureau of the Free Egyptians Party: “We back El-Selmi’s document.”

Hala Mustafa, editor in chief of the Egyptian Democracy magazine: The elections did not depend on political programs but rather religious slogans.

Guests:

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Hala Mostafa, editor-in-chief of Democracy Magazine

Ahmed Saeed, Parliament Member and a member in Free Egyptians Presidency Council

Ahmed Abu-Baraka, FJP Legal Advisor

Hala Mostafa said:

Revolution powers don’t have representatives in both the government and the Parliament.

The first committee of constitutional amendments was headed by the MB-supported Ali Al-Bershy.

Sobhy Saleh, another member of the committee, was also supported by the Muslim Brotherhood.

There were doubts that SCAF is bias in favor of the MB.

Ahmed Abu-Baraka said:

The revolution can’t be reduced to January 25 only.

Ahmed Saeed said:

Mohamed Mahmoud Street incidents will affect the elections.

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Radio Coverage (21/12/2011)

News Channel: Radio Masr

Second-phase runoffs started today. Expatriate Egyptians continue voting in the runoffs.

SCAF denies using unknown types of tear gas against the Tahrir protestors.

118 candidates compete for 59 seats in 30 single-member constituencies during the runoffs.

Counting votes of expatriate Egyptians started.

Field Marshal Tantawi decides that the first meeting for the new parliament will be held on January 23, 2012.

Cautious calm prevailed in Tahrir Square, Al-Kasr Al-Eini and Al-Sheikh Rehan streets. Protestors made human shields to separate them from the Armed Forces.

News Channel: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat

SCAF said the plan created to destroy Egypt still continues. Minister of Justice:

Demanded to mandate 3 judges to lead investigations in the clashes that took place near cabinet headquarters.

Revealing the results of investigations will be as soon as they are concluded, while conducting investigations secretly.

In Alexandria, hundreds of women demonstrated condemning violence used against protesters during the clashes in Tahrir and cabinet headquarters.

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb continues holding meetings with political movements, politicians, and thinkers to resolve the current situation.

Voting continued even after the deadline at 7:00 pm CLT in some of the polling stations.

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Judges made sure that ballot boxes, windows and doors of the polling stations were sealed and entrusted army and police forces with the task of securing them.

News

Channel: Al-Barnameg Al-Am

Some drawbacks occurred during the second phase of elections including; using religious slogans, campaigning in front of polling stations, and delays in opening polling stations.

In statement number 92, SCAF warned from plans created to destroy the country.

The main two targets of the government is to spread security and revive the economy, said Dr. Fayza Abu Al-Naga, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.

News Bar Channel: MEGA FM

Foreign Minister said Egypt will not accept any interference in its internal affairs.

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Internet Coverage (22/12/2011)

We ara all Khaled Saed

Head of the Forensic Medicine Authority: Sheikh Emad Effat was shot from a long distance with an advanced weapon.

Ibrahim El Moallem former president of the Arab Publishers Association (APA) revealed

that the original copy of (The Description of Egypt) was not kept in the Egyptian Institute. The original copy is in France. Also, the rumors that the one that got burned was signed by Napoleon Bonaparte are untrue, Napoleon died years before the book was written. “There are hundreds of copies all over the world,” he added.

Dr. Mohamed El-Beltagy, Parliament member: we are now torn between our rejection to

the Junta and our refusal to bring down the country, holding on to our right of peaceful demonstrating and not engaging in bloody clashes. That’s the “art of the impossible” that we chose to adopt when we followed the path of peaceful demonstrating.

From this page on January 25th: We call for peace not violence. We demand to get our

rights without violating others’. We will not be dragged into clashes or respond to any provocative attempts by CSF.

The media outlets wondering now where have the January’s revolutionaries gone, are

the same ones that called them thugs, rioters and accused them of vandalism a year ago.

If Israel and America are our enemies and want to destroy the country why do we accept the US aid and export gas to Israel.

The Front page of Gomhoria in February 2011 that says:

The Armed Forces calls on citizens to return to their homes. Egypt is stronger than any attempts to create strife. From the people to the president: We are behind you. Mubarak rescues the country from chaos.

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Egyptian Cabinet

The outcome decisions of the first Cabinet meeting:

Decrease the budget deficit

Determine the maximum rate for wages

Remove burdens off of farmers

Provide job opportunities

Limit customs smuggling

Encourage new investments

Improving conditions of the administrative staff of Ministry of Education

Increase youth participation in political life

Al-Ganzory met with Head of National Sports Council and his assistant to discuss youth future and the possibility of giving them the chance to integrate into political life in the upcoming period.

SCAF

Communiqué No. 92

SCAF expressed respect for people’s right to peaceful demonstration that does not harm the citizens’ interests and preserve the national security.

SCAF referred to information that gives reason for a high level of prudence during the coming period.

SCAF statements highlighted an alleged plot targeting the governmental facilities to bring down the state by escalating the situation of protests and sit-ins and by.

The alleged plot is also meant to maintain the unrest in Tahrir for as long as possible to drag the Armed Forces to get involved in the conflict.

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AsmaaMahfouz

The investigation is concluded. I have accused Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi of inciting people to kill me by spreading false accusations through newspapers and internet.

Aalam Wassef

And more hideous SCAF crimes meticulously documented week after week by Mosireen : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkz7Mv8DF_8 #Egypt cc riverdryfilm For those who haven't seen this yet: http://www.scafcrimes.net For the past 11 months, the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis have excelled in political opportunism. Stay tuned till they issue a manifesto against veiled women.

Monasosh

A march honoring children of the revolution, who were wounded, tortured or arrested. Media is trying to distort their image to support SCAF’s story. http://www.facebook.com/events/129157593866280 I have discovered new bruises in my head. The bright side is that I have finally got rid of the last glass projectile that had been in my head. #FuckSCAF Lady Clinton was so annoyed to see girls getting beaten up but not even bothered by martyrs! They are a bunch of bastards! I am angry that SCAF issued a statement to express their regret and revolutionaries replied with a statement over beating female protesters. What about those were actually “killed”? Don’t they even deserve a statement? Iyad El-Baghdadi

Thinking about doing a tweet-up about the Arab Spring Manifesto. Moving fast but still upset about my progress. The apparent incoherence in the positions of some Islamists is an inevitable result for the intellectual crisis of the Islamist movement. They have slogans rather than programs. Hend, female teaching assistant who was dragged on the ground by the military, is now being transferred in a security vehicle to Zeinhom Prosecution, despite of her bad health conditions.

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Arabist

Thousands of women denounce military violence against female protesters: http://bit.ly/ufAbAm Love the turnout RT @DailyNewsEgypt: Thousa...

Ghonim

Image from archives of Al-Gomhoreya newspaper on January 26, 2011 and media description of the January 25 youth. http://on.fb.me/ujHi0d

Muslim Brotherhood website

FJP Press Release No. (29), Second Phase Run-off

Ballot boxes have been closed at the end of this first day of run-off voting for the second phase of the Egyptian People's Assembly elections, which witnessed an average turnout reaching 20%.

The party yet again extends its thanks and sincere gratitude to the Egyptian people for their fortitude and positive outlook, which make us confident that this enlightened public will participate on the second day of the run-off, strongly and effectively, not just to vote for a candidate in preference to another, but to confirm the people’s determination to contribute in making their own future.

The party calls on the High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) to implement the ruling in appeal No. 10,167 for the session on 6 December 2011, which was received by the HJEC for implementation on 12/12/11, and which allows party agents to attend the collection, sorting and counting operations, and even the final declaration of the results – to ensure that the electoral process works appropriately, to the satisfaction of all parties.

This is meant to avoid any suspicions or questions being raised about the figures announced, as happened in Ismailia governorate and the Osim constituency in the first round, which led to our formal request for re-sorting and re-counting in the first and second constituencies of Giza, the first and second constituencies of Sharqiya, the first constituency in Sohag, and the first constituency in Beheira, due to errors in counting operations

The FJP calls upon the HJEC to provide the appropriate atmosphere for the sorting of votes, so as to avoid a repeat of the crises that occurred during the first round of elections.

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Statement by FJP Secretary-General on Timing of Presidential Elections

Dr. Mohamed Saad Katatni, Secretary-General of the Freedom and Justice Party, stated that the party's position remains the same with regard to completing presidential elections before June 30, 2012, at which point power shall be handed over to a civilian president elected by popular free will. In a press statement, Dr. Katatni stressed that the FJP believes that procedures for drafting the new Constitution, through the election of the Constituent Assembly, after the completion of the People's Assembly and Shura Council elections, will not get in the way of starting presidential elections.

He pointed out that the party is committed to the timetable agreed by political parties and stakeholders, and that any deviation from that will lead to more chaos, because it is the people who shall elect the next President.

FJP Press Release, Urging Citizens to Go Out and Vote in Runoff

The first day of run-off voting for the second phase of the Egyptian People's Assembly elections began in a calm atmosphere with an average turnout. The following is an account of the most important events of the elections, so far:

Turnout for the second ballot appears low to average in a number of polling stations, average to good in others.

First, the voters:

We, therefore, renew our call for the Egyptian people to actively and positively partake

in the run-off, to assure everyone that they know the path they have chosen for democratic transformation, and to continue to impress the whole world with levels of participation unprecedented in elections anywhere in the world, in spite of the unfortunate violent events Egypt is currently going through.

The electoral process witnessed some delay starting in a number of polling stations: in the governorates of Giza, Sohaj, Aswan, Beni Suef, Beheira and Suez. There were various reasons for this delay, like the late arrival of judges supervising election procedures, polling station staff, or representatives of some candidates. But these obstacles were overcome, and the electoral process continued.

Second, the electoral process:

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The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)’s Legal Committee submitted a re-sorting and recounting request to the Chairman of High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) for ballots in a number of party list constituencies held in the second phase on 14 and 15 December 2011,

Third, legal issues:

namely: the first and second constituencies of Giza, the first and second constituencies of

Sharqiya, the first constituency in Sohag, and the first constituency Beheira, due to errors in counting operations, and because party agents were not allowed to attend the collection, sorting and counting operations in accordance with court decision No. 10167 for of a hearing on 6 December 2011, which was received by the HJEC for implementation on 12/12/11. The FJP’s Legal Committee called in its request for supervising judges to enable FJP candidate’s agents to attend collection, sorting and counting operations in party list and ‘individual’ runoff ballotage previously deferred to be held today and 21 December and 22 December.

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Al-Ahram: Egyptian state-run official daily newspaper

Publication overview

Founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya (English: The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government.

Al-Akhbar: Egyptian state-owned semi-official daily newspaper

It was founded in May 1952 as a part of Akhbar El Yom

Al-Gomhoria: Egyptian state-owned daily newspaper

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An influential state-owned Egyptian Arabic language daily newspaper. It was established in 1954.

Al-Shorouk: Egyptian daily independent newspaper

Is a prominent Arabic newspaper published in Egypt [1] and several other Arabic nations It is a daily independent newspaper, covering mainly politics, militant affairs and sport.

Al-Masry al-Yom: Independent daily newspaper

On 7 June 2004, it published its first edition. The paper initially circulated primarily amongst Cairo’s intellectual elite, providing objective news coverage in the belief that good news would beat sensationalist reporting found in other Egyptian print media. After 3 years, it was challenging Al-Ahram for the status of being the national paper of record. Though

Tahrir: Daily independent newspaper

Dostor: Daily independent newspaper

Yom 7: Daily independent newspaper

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Newspapers ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3-30 Table of Content:

The Minister of Justice Uncovers Plot …………………………………………………………………………………..3 Al Ahram Newspaper

Second Revolution or Foreign Plot? ………………………………………………………………..…………………….4-5 Friendly Visit to Ease the Tension ……………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Elections Updates in al-Ahram ……………………………………………………………………..………………………..7

Tahrir Events………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..8-9 Al Masry Al Yawm Newspaper

Elections Updates………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10

A Plan to Set Egypt Ablaze…………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 Al Gomhoreya Newspaper

Road to Democracy Continues……………………………………………………………………………………………….12

Egyptian Unrest Continues ………………………………………………………………………………………………13 Al Dostour Newspaper

Elections Update in al-Dustour ………………………………………………………………………………………14-15 Sabahy: Advisory Council Was “Born Dead” …………………………………………………………………………….16

Al-Tahrir Press Review on the Run-off Elections…………………………………………………………..…………….17 Al Tahrir Newspaper

Al-Tahrir Press Review on Cabinet Events…………………………………………………………………………….18-19

Al-Shorouk Review on Cabinet Events………………………………………………………………………………….20 Al Sherouk Newspaper

Al-Shorouk Press Review on Runoff Elections…………………………………………………..………………………….21

Friday Demonstrations…………………………………………………………………………………………………….22-23 Al Yawm Al 7 Newspaper

Violations Appear In Second Stage Runoffs …………………………………………………..…………………………….24 Silva Kiir visits Israel……………………………………………………………………………..…………………………..25 Egyptian Court Upholds Decision to Freeze Mubarak Secretary's Assets………………………….…………………26

Plots to Start a Civil War on January 25th………………………………………………………………………………….27 Al Akhbar Newspaper

Low Turnout in Egypt’s Runoffs……………………………………………………………………………………….28-29 Advisory Council: Presidential Elections Held On Time…………………………………………..………………30 TV CoverageAl Hayah TV Channel ……………………………………………………………..….………….………………………….31-32

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Al Hayah TV 2 Channel……………………………………………………………………………………………………..32-33 CBC Channel………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………33-34 Channel 1…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………..34 Al Tahrir Channel………………………………………………………………………………………………………………35 Al Arabya Channel……………………………………………………………………………………………………….35-36 Al Mehwar Channel……………………………………………………………………………………………………….36-37 Links…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38 Radio CoverageRadio Misr……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….……39

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Al Shark Al Awsat Channel……………………………………………………………………..……………….…………..39-40 Al Bernamej Al Aam Channel…………………………………………………………………………………………………40 Mega Fm …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….40 Links………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………41 Internet coverageFace book……………………………………………………………………………………….………………..…………….42-43

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Twitter………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………44-45 Muslim Brotherhood Website………………………………………………………………………………………………..45-47