Stories from Egypt

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A line of more than 1,200 women lined up in Ma'adi, a suburb of Cairo, to vote on Monday. (Photo: Matthew Bell) November 29: A second day of voting is taking place in Egypt in the first elections since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, with indications of a high turnout in Cairo and other big cities. Many protesters occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square have boycotted the vote. The elections for a new parliament have been mainly peaceful so far. General Ismail Atman, a member of the ruling council of army generals, told al-Jazeera TV that he expected turnout in this phase of voting to exceed 70%. BBC Coverage Journalists tweeting from Egypt: The World's Matthew Bell The BBC's Lyse Doucet Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros NBC's Richard Engel CBC's Derek Stoffel Financial Times' Borzou Daragahi On The World: Long Lines For Egypt Vote What's At Stake In Egyp Egypt Before The Crucial Vote The Revolution at Cairo's American University UN Condemns 'Excessive Use Of Force' in Egypt Pushing For Police Reform Egyptians Wary Of The Future Read tweets about the protests in Egypt // // //
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