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Thematic Headlines

Elections Updates Domestic Scene

Prosecution: Mubarak Wrecked Havoc in Egypt and Committed Unprecedented Crimes Detaining 4 Members of April 6 Movement Trial of an Era and Beginning of Another Der Spiegel Criticizes Raids on NGOs in Egypt Elections Updates in Al-Masry Al-Youm. Seven Suspects Arrested A Lawsuit Litigating the Investigative Judges in the NGOs Funds Case Washington Blames NGOs Suppression on Mubarak Regime’s Remnants Abu al-Futouh Condemns the Suppression of NGOs Sabbahi will Develop Agriculture Elections Updates in Gomhouriya The Advisory Council Calls for an Urgent NGOs Law Protests against Detention Elections Updates in al-Ahram The U.S.A Admits Funding Egyptian NGOs

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Regional Development

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Newspapers (4/1/2012)

Pages: 1, 5, 6, 7

Author: Different authors

Elections Updates in al-Ahram

The first day of the third phase of elections to the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament ended with a “moderate” turnout in the nine governorates: Qalyoubiya, Daqahliya, Gharbiya, Qena, Menia, al-Wadi al-Jadid (the New Vallye), North Sinai, South Sinai and Marsa Matrouh.

181 slates with 1202 candidates compete in 15 constituencies on 100 seats, while 1551 candidates compete on 50 seats in single-member constituencies.

About 14 million eligible voters are to vote in the third phase of polls and 12 thousand judges are to monitor the polls.

Judge Abd al-Muizz Ibrahim, head of the High Judicial Elections Commission stated that the results of the third phase of elections will is to be declared on Saturday.

Yusri Abd al-Karim, head of the Technical Bureau of the commission stated that the polls started on time yesterday in most of the polling stations. Some stations opened late, however, due to the late arrival of judges.

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NGOs marked a “moderate” turnout in most of the nine provinces. “Hot constituencies” in Menia, Daqahliyah, Qalyoubiya and Qena witnessed high turnout. South Sinai, North Sinai, al-Wadi al-Jadid and Marsa Matrouh have reported witnessed “low turnout.”

About 50 judges who head different courts of appeal from Cairo, Alexandria and Menia have refused to take on the observation task in remote areas.

The first day of polls witnessed fierce competition between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice and Salfist al-Nour Party, mainly in the Delta provinces of Daqahliyah, Gharbiya and Qalyoubiya. Tribal belonging, however, dominated the votes in South Sinai, North Sinai, al-Wadi al-Jadid and Qena.

It is expected that the Islamist players will keep leading in the third phase.

Al-Ahram pointed out unusual women participation in tribal communities.

Menia witnessed shooting between the advocates of the Freedom and Justice Party and those of an independent candidate.

Fuad Badrawi, secretary general of al-Wafd Part filed a claim accusing a judge of stuffing ballots in favor of the Freedom and Justice party.

Violations of the electoral silence have also been reported. Electoral campaigns continued.

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Pages: 1, 8 Author: Muhammad Hijab

A Lawsuit Litigating the Investigative Judges in the NGOs Funds Case

The Democratic Institute in Cairo addressed the Egyptian authorities, giving explanations about the sums of money that had been confiscated from the institute headquarters. The confiscated money was assigned to support the international delegation approved by the Egyptian government to monitor the elections.

The institute admitted receiving US $14 million in April last year from the US Secretary of State and the American Society for International Development to fund a two-year project to support the “democratic reform” in Egypt.

The Institute’s program includes providing international consultancy on the democratic transformation and trainings to develop the political parties on the long run. It also includes providing support in monitoring the elections, civil education and voters’ education.

The letter also showed that the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affair was fully informed about the issue. It received detailed reports on the projects and the people working on them.

In another context, Nasser Ameen, head of the Arab Center for Judiciary Independence declared that he would litigate the investigation judges of the NGOs funds cases for alleged violations. He claims that the judges were not assigned according to the legal procedures followed in such cases.

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Pages: 8 Author: Abeer al-Mursi

The Advisory Council Calls for an Urgent NGOs Law

The Advisory Council expressed it admiration for the government and judicial decisions concerning the NGOs, rejecting any foreign interference in Egypt’s affairs.

Heated arguments were reported in the council’s session that was held yesterday.

The Advisory Council addressed SCAF asking for its approval to increase the assigned members at the People’s Assembly to 30, to give a chance for better representation of the different players and the youth.

Similar news was reported in al-Gomhouriya, p. 3; al-Masry al-Yom, pp. 3, 4; al-Shurouk, p. 3.

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Pages: 8 Author: Sameh Lashin

Abu al-Futouh Condemns the Suppression of NGOs

Potential Presidential Candidate Abd al-Munim Abu al-Futouh condemned the “brutal” suppression of NGOs and human rights organizations.

In a conference held in the frame of his electoral campaign in Ain Shams, Abu al-Futouh stated that SCAF was still adopting the Mubarak regime’s ways of suppression, describing the attacks against NGOs to be “a fatal mistake” of the Egyptian authorities.

Abu al-Futouh also denounced the authorities’ reluctance in doing the victims’ justice.

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Pages: 8 Author: Not mentioned

Sabbahi will Develop Agriculture

Potential Presidential Candidate Hamadain Sabbahi stated that his protocol gave special importance to agriculture in Egypt. He said his goal was to increase the planted lands and urban areas.

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Pages: Front, 5 Authors: Ahmed Shalabi and Hassan Ahmed Hussein

Prosecution: Mubarak Wrecked Havoc in Egypt and Committed Unprecedented Crimes

Public Prosecution began their argument by saying that the former president, his minister of interior and his security officials are accused of killing some of the best men, women and children in this country.

“Mubarak has committed unprecedented crimes in Egypt. He has let down Egyptians in order to achieve his personal interests. He submitted to the will of his spouse and agreed to hand over power to his son, Gamal, and he humiliated Egyptians when he ordered his regime to rig the last parliamentary elections,” prosecutor Mostafa Suleiman said.

The prosecution also said that Habib Al-Adli, former minister of interior, has turned the police apparatus from protecting the people and providing them with security into a tool in the hands of the regime and the ruling elite. The police suppressed the people and denied them their freedom of expression and opinion. “State Security soldiers of the former regime have killed protesters in cold blood and they pointed their guns to the hearts and stomachs of victims,” the prosecution added.

The prosecution also informed the court that they will separate the case of killing protesters from the cases of financial corruption, explaining that they based their decision to bring Mubarak to trial on his involvement in killing protesters by giving orders to Al-Adli and some of the former security officials. They accused them of deliberately killing unarmed protesters in all governorates, who took off to the streets on January 25 to protest the deteriorating political, economic and social conditions of the country.

Regarding Hussein Salem, the prosecution said in their argument that he was a close friend of the former president and his family since the 1970’s. He traded in arms and was convicted in one of the cases; “however, Mubarak made him a close friend, protected him

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through his influence and powers and gave him the best areas in Sharm Al-Sheikh as well as huge loans from banks,” the prosecution said.

Outside the court, dozens of members of the families of the January 25 martyrs chanted slogans demanding the overthrow of SCAF, the discharge of the Public Prosecutor, and executing Mubarak and his cronies. They threatened to break into Torah’s prison to kill Alaa and Gamal Mubarak if the court’s decision was not issued before January 25, 2012. Also, small groups of “Mubarak sons” appeared in front of the Police Academy.

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Page: Front, 7, 8, 9 Authors: Ghada Abd Al-Hafez, Hamdi Dabsh (and others)

Elections Updates

The first day of the third and final phase of parliamentary elections witnessed a fierce competition between the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis who exchanged accusations and filed complaints against each other.

The Freedom and Justice Party, political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, accused Al-Nour Salafi Party of campaigning in front of polling stations by distributing flyers, using microphones, setting up booths and distributing beverages. MB members took pictures of the violations committed by Al-Nour supporters and sent them to the media. Ashraf Thabet, a member of the high board of Al-Nour Salafi Party, responded by saying, “The Muslim Brotherhood should have filed their complaint with the Higher Elections Commission,” accusing the FJP of violating the elections rules. Moataz Abd Al-Khaleq, Al-Nour secretary general in Al-Gharbia governorate, filed a complaint against the FJP accusing them of campaigning in front of polling stations. The MB members in turn announced giving their support to Al-Wafd’s candidate in Al-Gharbia, Mohamed Al-Fiqi, against Al-Nour’s candidate, Mohamed Mesh’al.

The turnout was low to medium in Al-Minya on the first day of parliamentary elections. Voting was delayed in some of the polling stations due to the late arrivals of judges and administrative staff. Supporters of the FJP and Al-Nour Salafi Party were heavily present in front of the polling stations. They used laptops and electoral guides to provide information for voters, thus provoking other parties and candidates.

There was a huge turnout in Qena since the beginning of the voting process. There were long queues of citizens who were eager to cast their votes, particularly women. A number of

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candidates have sent text messages to citizens to ask them to participate in elections and vote for them.

In Al-Daqahlia, popular committees provided free services for voters to guide them to their voting areas. An old woman, 85, died as a result of a heart attack when she was trying to cast her vote. Supporters of the FJP and Al-Nour Salafi Party campaigned in front of the majority of polling stations in the governorate.

Scout teams were present in front of polling stations in Al-Mahalla to receive voters and celebrate with them the democratic experience the country is going through. Small children carried signs saying “Parliament of the Revolution 2012” and carried flowers and flags.

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Pages: 3 Author: Muhammad Azzouz

Washington Blames NGOs Suppression on Mubarak Regime’s Remnants

Washington criticized what it called “Egypt’s failure” in resolving the issue of the NGOs supported by the United States.

On the other hand, Minister of Justice Adel Abd al-Hamid asked Dr. Najwa Khalil, minister of labor and social security to provide data related to 73 international registered NGOs for further investigations.

Similar news was reported in al-Akhbar, p. 3

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Pages: 8 Author: Ayman Farouq

Seven Suspects Arrested

The Security Apparatus arrested seven people suspected to be involved in the Egyptian Academy arson that took place upon the latest uprest in front of the Cabinet in December.

The suspects admitted participating with others in attacking the Cabinet and People’s Assembly headquarters.

The seven suspects will be jailed for 30 pending further investigations.

Similar news was reported in al-Akhbar p. 10; al-Masry al-Yom, p. 1, 15; al-Tahrir, p. 14

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Pages: 8 Author: Hiba Said

Protests against Detention

A number of activist organizations, groups and individuals protested yesterday in front of the Attorney General’s Office in Cairo.

The protests were against the detention of 300 - 400 people upon the incidents of Muhammad Mahmoud Street and the Cabinet in November and December.

Protesters denounced suppression and expressed their rejection of the old regime’s ways in dealing with demonstrations and protests.

Similar news was reported in al-Gomhouriya, p. 15; al-Masry al-Yom, p. 3; al-Shurouk, p. 3; al-Yom al-Sabee, p. 3.

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Page: 3 Author: Ali al-Shadhili and others

The U.S.A Admits Funding Egyptian NGOs

Three American officials were interrogated yesterday. The three officials are accused of being involved in providing illegal funds for Egyptian unauthorized NGOs.

The three officials were interrogated for being involved in providing $ 150 million paid by the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute to fund “illegal” activities in Egypt.

The three officials denied the charges, and admitted providing much less funds than the sum announced, arguing that all the funds were to peacefully support democracy and human rights.

Investigations into further details continue.

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Similar news was covered in al-Akhbar, p. 3; al-Ahram, pp. 1, 8

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Pages: 4, 5, 6, 7 Author: Different authors

Elections Updates in Gomhouriya

The third phase of elections to the People’s Assembly started yesterday in nine governorates in Egypt.

Judge Abd al-Muizz Ibrahim, head of the High Judicial Elections Commission declared that the vote counting would start today in the evening.

No serious transgressions have been reported. The main detected violations were related to the late arrival of some judges and the violation of the electoral silence where electoral campaigns continued during the polls.

High turnout was reported in North Sinai, in Qalyoubiyah’s al-Khankah, however the turnout was moderate. High turnout was reported in Qena.

A candidate of al-Wasat Party files a claim against Islamists parties who allegedly pulled voters.

Unlike al-Ahram’s report, al-Gomhouriya’s Adel al-Sadawi reports on high turnout in al-Wadi al-Jadid overnorate (New Valley).

No complaints have been filed at the Egypt Judge Club.

Fierce competition is reported between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice and Salafist al-Nour.

50 complaints have been filed however, to the National Council of Human Rights.

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Pages: 5 Author: several

Elections Updates

Human Rights organizations issued a report that stated:

FJP made a lot of violations in several governorates such as: bribing voters with money in North Sinai and with sandwiches in Dakahleya.

Clashes between supporters of FJP and Salafis in several governorates.

Kena:

Judges late arrival to the stations and candidates’ supporters breaking into the stations.

Clashes between supporters of Egyptian Bloc and Al-Nour in Al-Wadi Al-Gadeed.

Salafis violate pre-election silence in Gharbeya.

A woman caught carrying a knife in front of a ballot station in South Sinai.

Al-Nour ally with Wafd in Dakahleya.

55% expatriate Egyptians vote in the third phase of the elections.

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Page: 1,4,5,6 Author: Various

Elections Updates

80 judges apologized for not supervising the elections.

Propane tanks crisis influence the voters turnout in Al-Menya, as the citizens rallied around the tanks row instead of heading to the elections.

Dead people voting in the third phase of the elections.

North Sinai:

Low turnout of voters

Clashes with white weapons between Salafis and MB supporters in Kafr Shokr.

HEC receives 35 thousand questions regarding the third phase of the elections.

Catch Former NDPs Campaign warns people of voting for former NDP members in Kena.

Al-Jamaa Al-Islameya expect to win a large number of votes in this phase.

US Democratic Institute supervises the elections process in Matrouh.

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Page: 8 Authors: Ahmed Mahmoud, Bissan Kassab (and others)

Der Spiegel Criticizes Raids on NGOs in Egypt

Der Spiegel, one of the famous German newspapers, heavily criticized the suppression imposed by the Egyptian government on at least 17 foreign and local pro-democracy NGOs, including the German Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

The newspaper said it is expected that Egyptian investigation authorities summon Andreas Jacobs, Resident Representative of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Cairo, within the next few days. “The claims made by Public Prosecution against our institution are unfounded. I call on the Egyptian authorities to stop obstructing the good efforts carried out by the institution to promote democracy in the country,” said Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Hans-Gert Poettering.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Faiza Abo El-Naga ruled out the possibility that the US practiced pressures on Arab states to urge them to stop sending financial aids to Egypt.

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Pages: 2, 7, 8, 9, Author: Various

Elections updates

Third and last phase of the parliamentary elections started its first round, yesterday, in 9 governorates, and continues the second round, today.

Dr. Butrus Ghaly, head of the National Council for Human Rights, told Youm Sabei reporter as she visited the NCHR’s elections support unit’s operation room, that this year’s elections are incomparable to those of previous years. He described them as the best elections conducted in Egypt’s history.

In Tanta, a judge supervising polling station, no. 763 in al-Nasr preliminary school, Tanta, pointed his gun at al-Nour party’s agent, Walid Abdou, following a verbal fight. Abdou said that the incident happened after he had witnessed rigging in the station.

Armed forces representative in polling station no. 782, Tanta, prevented CEO of Delta Center for Human Rights from monitoring the voting process inside the station, which led to a verbal onslaught.

In Qalyoubiya, chaos characterized electoral process in all its three single-member constituencies and its two multi-member constituencies. Judges arrived late to stations, delaying voting process. FJP and al-Nour continued their campaigning in front of polling stations.

In Minya, which was divided into 4 single-member constituencies, 250 candidates compete for 8 seats, and 18 party lists compete for 16 seats in 2 multi-member constituencies. The governorate witnessed a heated race between FJP and al-Wasat.

More violations were reported in Qena, as cars carrying posters of candidate’s photos parked in front of polling stations.

In al-Gharbiyah, al-Nour pressed charges against FJP and a judge supervising a polling station, accusing him of influencing voters to support FJP.

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Page: 1,6,7,8 Author: Various

Al-Shorouk Election Updates

Amid an average voters’ turnout, repetitive violations, and injuries in violence incidents, the first round of the third phase of the parliamentary elections started, yesterday.

While observers said that voting in South of Sinai governorate was no more than 5%, polling stations in Qalyoubia witnessed huge turnout of voters since the early hours of the beginning of the process.

HEC received a number of reports of violations that were committed in the first two phases, which were mainly violation pre-elections silence and the delayed opening of polling stations due to late arrival of judges.

Civil society election observers also detected violations. According to a report by the Egyptian Alliance for Election Monitoring, which comprises 123 organizations, most violations were committed by FJP, al-Nour, the Egyptian Bloc and al-Wasat parties.

Minia witnessed huge turnout, and polling stations were guarded with military tanks. Clashes erupted between supporters of Islamist parties, and between police and voters.

Turnout was calmer in al-Wadi al-Gadid, and the Army removed a number of publicity posters from polling stations.

Alaa Abdel-Hadi’s mother, revolutionary medical student torture victim, said she would boycott elections because no one deserved her vote after what happened to her son.

In Qalyoubiya, which has also seen enormous turnout of voters, the FJP turned against the Salafis last moment, as the competition became all the more heated over worker and bracket seats in Banha.

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North Sinai, witnessed huge turnout as well but amid low security profile and limited reports of violations. Meanwhile, the situation was reversed in South Sinai as security presence was more noticeable than voters’.

Embassies start vote count of Expatriate Egyptians, 83847 voters.

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Pages: Front, 4, 5 Authors: Khadiga Afifi, Saleh Al-Salhi (and others)

Trial of an Era and Beginning of Another

The Public Prosecution made their historical argument in the “Trial of the Century” yesterday. They confirmed that Mubarak was nothing but a pharaoh and a brutal tyrant. He wanted to hand over power to his son and fostered corruption. He has let down Egyptians and insisted on staying in power only to achieve his personal interests.

The prosecution accused Habib Al-Adli, former minister of interior, of ordering police forces to shoot protesters using live bullets even if this will lead to killing them.

Cairo’s Criminal Court decided to adjourn the trial of the century until today to resume hearing the prosecution’s arguments in the case against Hosni Mubarak, his two sons Gamal and Alaa, his former minister of interior, six senior security official, and the fugitive businessman Hussein Salem over accusations of killing protesters, stealing public funds and misusing their powers.

During their argument, the prosecution confirmed that this trial is the most important event in Arab and Egyptian history as it is the first time that we see the head of the state brought to trial. They said that this trial will remain as a lesson for future rulers of this country.

The Ministry of Interior cut off all communications to distract protesters and decrease their numbers; however, they were surprised to see massive crowds who came out of mosques following the Friday prayers, and security forces used live bullets and birdshots against them, according to the prosecution. They also said that Mubarak traded in arms with his friend Hussein Salem.

Repeated in Al-Ahram: Pages 1, 4; Al-Gomhoreya: 14; Yom 7: 1, 4, 5

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Pages: 6, 7, 8, 9 Author: several

Elections Updates

Third phase of the elections started, yesterday. Hundreds of citizens took to the polling stations.

81 judges apologized for not supervising the elections, but this didn’t affect the voting process.

Dakahleya:

Voting was delayed from 20 to 45 minutes in some substations and it reached a delay of 2 hours in some stations.

Some candidates dictated illiterate voters to vote for certain candidates.

Verbal clashes between some candidates and a military officer assigned to secure a station as he tried to remove publicity posters from the walls.

Some parties continued their publicity campaigns even after the voting started.

A judge fainted and he was replaced with another one to complete the voting process.

Kalyobeya:

A man has been arrested for distributing flyers criticizing FJP.

The candidate Anwar Sobhy insulted a judge.

Everything went well without any problems in the voting process.

Al-Menya:

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Clashes took place between supporters of FJP and Wafd.

Gharbeya:

Voting started late because of the late arrival of the judges.

Publicity continued after the voting started in Matrouh.

Tribe leaders end clashes between supporters of FJP and Salafis in Siwa.

Military forces remove publicity posters in Matrouh.

Wasat Party and Egyptian Bloc accused Al-Nour and FJP of violating the pre-election silence.

Tantawi followed up on the elections process from Military Forces’ operations room. He stressed necessity to overcome any obstacles

Major General Ismail Etman said that there are no changes in the elections security plan.

Head of HEC Executive Office said, SCAF approved to amend exercising political rights law in order to count the votes in the substations and it will be implemented in Shura elections.

HEC Head said there were no delays in opening the stations and we overcome all previous phases’ negatives.

Sinai governor said that there are no problems in the voting process.

Sinai:

Strong turnout of voters in Al-Areesh and Ber Al-Abd.

3 stations in Shram Al-Sheikh for tourism employees to vote.

It’s not true that there were gun shots in Noebaa.

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Page: 10 Author: Marco Adel

Detaining 4 Members of April 6 Movement

Tareq Abu Zeid, public attorney of South Cairo Prosecution, ordered detaining four activists of the April 6 movement pending investigations over accusations of tarnishing the country’s reputation and inciting citizens to challenge public order.

The activists were arrested when they were hanging posters against the army and SCAF and calling on people to participate in the upcoming January 25 protests.

They had around 500 large posters carrying two images; the first one is of the Egyptian army attacking and beating protesters during the cabinet headquarters clashes and the second is of the Egyptian army during the 1973 war.

Repeated in: Al-Ahram: Page 8

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TV Coverage (3/1/2012)

Program: Al-Hayat Al-Yom (Talk Show) Channel: Al-Hayat Host: Lobna Assal

Hazem Moneir, Member of National Council for Human Rights

Guests:

Amr Hisham Rabea, Expert in Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Sameh Shokry, Egyptian Ambassador in USA

Amen Mostafa, Criminal Law Professor and Alexandria Faculty of Law Deputy

Khaled Abu Bakr, Coordinator of victims’ families defense lawyers

Anes Mekawy, Defendants lawyer in Mubarak’s trial

Hazem Moneir said the majority of the complaints were against Al-Nour and FJP, as they continued their electoral campaigns after the polls had started.

2754 candidates compete on 150 seats in the third phase of the elections.

Moderate voters’ turnout and few violations in the first day of the third phase of elections.

Head of HEC said counting votes would start today.

Sameh Shokry said the problem was not in the civil society organizations but in the sources of their funds.

Program: Al-Hayah Al-An (NEWS) Channel: Al-Hayah Host: Maha Bahnasy

The third phase of the elections started yesterday. HEC Operations Office: clashes between FJP and single-member constituencies’

candidates in the second constituency in Al-Menya.

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US Embassy denies imposing any pressure on Arab countries to stop their financial aids to Egypt.

Ministry of Interior refers a child, who confessed having received training on how to make petrol bombs and set fire in The Egyptian Academy, to the investigative judge.

A historical argument from the public prosecution demanding to sign maximum penalty on Mubarak.

News All Day Channel 1” National TV”

The third and last phase of elections to the People’s Assembly ends today.

There have been fewer complaints in the third phase than in the first two phases.

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Radio Coverage (3/1/2012)

News Channel: Radio Masr

The third phase of parliamentary elections began in 9 governorates and it will be conducted on 2 days.

Expatriate Egyptians completed their voting. Embassies and consulates continue the vote-counting process.

News Channel: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat

Tantawi follows up on the elections process.

Judge Mohamed Atteya, Minister of Local Development, said all the procedures of the third phase of elections were conducted according to the proposed plan.

HEC Head said the voting process in the third phase of the elections is organized.

Military forces secured the polling stations and guarded the ballot boxes at night.

News All Day Channel: Youth and Sports

Advisory Council holds a meeting today to discuss the crisis of civil society organizations.

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Internet Coverage (4/1/2012)

We ara all Khaled Saed

An excerpt of an article published on al-Ahram, dated February 18, 1972: “Attempts to create unrest continued among the students and the crowds. Separate marches took place in Tahrir Square and entry streets on January 24, 25. They insisted to throng despite Police advice to disperse. Protesters erected barricades to assume control of the square, and put up banners and boards to post slogans and calls. Policemen had to break them up at 5am of the following day. 61 were arrested including non-students. Interrogations revealed that flyers were being distributed in Helwan, inciting riots against public good. The typewriter used to print out flyers was confiscated and a state security record was made.”

Link to full article: http://digital.ahram.org.eg/articles.aspx?Serial=433254&eid=723

Commenting on an article about arresting a guy for distributing anti-SCAF flyers: “What does ‘anti-SCAF flyers’ mean? What about those who appear on television and insult the revolution in public and slander revolutionaries and accuse them of treason? Wasn’t it the revolution that brought SCAF to power?”

Egyptian Cabinet

The government rationalization of expenditures will be an amount ranging between EGP20mn and EGP23mn. Part of it will be used in new investments that would serve the citizens’ interest in the first place.

Dr. Al-Ganzory ordered Ministry of Interior to coordinate with Ministry of Agriculture and governorates to help remove all the agricultural lands violations.

Twitter

AsmaaMahfouz

Abbasiya protesters arrested Sayed Gaber, a revolutionary who was handing out anti-SCAF flyers, and the Public Prosecutor sentenced him to one year in prison! I cannot even come out with a proper comment.

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Why is the Public Prosecutor still in his office after all the pressures and criticism directed against him?

The blood of our brothers and sisters is very precious, Tantawi. We succeeded in making

the revolution and we will do it again if our demands were not carried out.

Waelabbas

My comment to Deutsch Welle on female TV presenters wearing the veil: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/9799/0,,15641206,00.html

Ministry of Interior issued a statement claiming that Nagham Al-Helbawi was not kidnapped but escaped from her house with a Facebook friend.

Mohamed Al-Helbawi responds to the MOI statement regarding his sister: https://t.co/5CU4DsZO

End of the pro-democracy pretense

AalamWassef

http://shar.es/W4zlD #egypt

"A new revolution on #Jan25" - http://www.nowlebanon.com/BlogDetails.aspx?TID=2111&FID=6 A video in there will look familiar

Sensible words about #TahrirWoman. Who's the guy talking? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX645J2BH7s&feature=share –

I can’t hardly wait to see the next January 25.

Monasosh

It is really strange that the Muslim Brotherhood members experienced well the injustices of military trials during the Mubarak era, yet they are not doing anything about them now.

We will bring down military rule!

There will be a Tweet Seminar tomorrow in front of Merit Publishing House at 6:00PM.

iyad_elbaghdadi

"Bozosity: The Anatomy of Bullshit" was inspired by the final chapter of this book by Guy Kawasaki: http://amzn.to/y9g4l9

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Between 2002 and 2004, I was working on a book called "Bozosity: The Anatomy of Bullshit". Got far but never completed it. It may be time.

What can sink the spring? Introducing the #ArabSpringManifesto:http://bit.ly/oMmMz5

Arabist

New on Arabist: Liberation Squarehttp://bit.ly/stoh5H

New on Arabist: Egypt's elections: 2nd round results, 3rd round startshttp://arb.st/tBSOLo

New on Arabist: Marzouki on transitional justicehttp://bit.ly/txuOpz

New on Arabist: Mixed Messages from Syrian National Council on US, Israel http://arb.st/ter73K

The US embassy in Cairo has issued a strong denial of al-Masri al-Youm's allegation that the US is applying economic pressure on SCAF.

New on Arabist: Towards a second revolution? http://arb.st/vX4nZt

A citizen was sentenced to one year in prison for handing out anti-SCAF flyers. This is very similar to what happened in 1952.

Ghonim

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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 ………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………3-27 Table of Content:

Elections Updates in al-Ahram……………………………………………………………………………..……3-4 Al Ahram Newspaper

A Lawsuit Litigating the Investigative Judges in the NGOs Funds Case……………………………………..5 The Advisory Council Calls for an Urgent NGOs Law…………………………………………………………6 Abu al-Futouh Condemns the Suppression of NGOs…………………………………………………..……….7 Sabbahi will Develop Agriculture……………………………………………………………………..…………..8

Prosecution: Mubarak Wrecked Havoc in Egypt and Committed Unprecedented Crimes ……………. 9-10 Al Masry Al Yawm Newspaper

Elections Updates ………………………………………………………………………………………………11-12 Washington Blames NGOs Suppression on Mubarak Regime’s Remnants………………………………..13 Seven Suspects Arrested ………………………………………………………………………………………….14 Protests against Detention……………………………………………………………………………………….15

The U.S.A Admits Funding Egyptian NGOs…………………………………………………………….16 Al Gomhoreya Newspaper

Elections Updates in Gomhouriya…………………………………………………………………..17

Elections Updates…………………………………………………………………………………………………18 Al Dostour Newspaper

Elections Updates………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 Al Tahrir Newspaper

Der Spiegel Criticizes Raids on NGOs in Egypt……………………………………………………………….20

Youm Sabei Election Updates……………………………………………………………………………………21 Al youm al saba Newspaper

Elections Updates……………………………………………………………………………………………….22-23 Al Sherouk Newspaper

Trial of an Era and Beginning of Another…………………………………………………………………… 24 AL Akhbar Newspaper

Elections Updates ……………………………………………………………………………………………….25-26 Detaining 4 Members of April 6 Movement ……………………………………………………………………27 TV CoverageAl Hayah TV Channel ……………………………………………………………..….………….………………………….28-29

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Channel 1…………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………..29 Links…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………30 Radio CoverageRadio Misr……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….……31

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Al Shark Al Awsat Channel……………………………………………………………..……………….………………….…..31 AL Shabbab Wi Al Riada……………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Links………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 Internet coverageFace book……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………...…………….33

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Twitter…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………33-35