Egypt adopts Islamist-backed charter in referendum
By Agencies in Cairo | China Daily | Updated: 2012-12-24 07:57
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Women queue at a polling station to vote in the second and final round of a referendum on Egypt's new constitution, in Giza, south of Cairo, on Saturday. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters |
Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks of sometimes bloody protests, official media said on Sunday.
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