Polls open in Egypt amid political chaos

Earlier today the fifth consecutive round of presidential voting in Italy failed to produce the sufficient majority for the country to elect a president courtesy of its fractured political system, especially following the announcement last night from the PD's leader Pier Luigi Bersani that he would quit his post after a president is elected.  More than 440 blank ballots were cast in the fifth ballot today, with the leading vote-getter Stefano Rodota -- the candidate of Beppe Grillo’s 5 Star Move

Amid worsening unrest, Egyptians head to the polls Monday to vote in the first election since an improbable revolt toppled one of the world's longest-serving rulers.

Two sharply distinctive Egyptian presidential candidates, one representing resurgent Islamists and the other a weathered veteran of the country's old guard, began maneuvering for wider political support Saturday ahead of an expected runoff next month.

CAIRO — Egypt’s army chief warned Tuesday of the “the collapse of the state” if the political crisis roiling the nation for nearly a week continues.

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CAIRO — An Egyptian human rights lawyer was convicted Tuesday by a Saudi court for smuggling drugs into the kingdom and sentenced to five years in prison and 300 lashes, Egypt’s state news agency reported. The case of Ahmed el-Gezawi caused an outcry in Egypt where his relatives and human rights groups claimed he was detained for allegedly insulting the kingdom’s monarch. Saudi authorities denied their claims and said he was found at Jiddah’s airport with more than 20,000 anti-anxiety pills hidden inside his luggage.