# Cairo · 18 October 2015 > Photos and videos from Cairo on 18 October 2015. ## Facts - **What:** Cairo · 18 October 2015 (News story) - **Where:** [Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/cairo), [Giza](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/giza) - **When:** 2015-10-18 – 2015-10-19 - **Media:** 50 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes - **Credit:** © apaimages / Amr Sayed, Egyptian President Office - **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). 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Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034638) — APA-PH-2015-034638 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034639) — APA-PH-2015-034639 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034640) — APA-PH-2015-034640 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034641) — APA-PH-2015-034641 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034642) — APA-PH-2015-034642 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034643) — APA-PH-2015-034643 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034644) — APA-PH-2015-034644 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034645) — APA-PH-2015-034645 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed International Observers arrive at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034646) — APA-PH-2015-034646 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034647) — APA-PH-2015-034647 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034648) — APA-PH-2015-034648 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034649) — APA-PH-2015-034649 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034650) — APA-PH-2015-034650 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An international observers arrives at the entrance of a polling center, before polls open, during the first round of the parliamentary election in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptian men cast their ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034671) — APA-PH-2015-034671 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptian men cast their ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi i... - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034672) — APA-PH-2015-034672 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi... - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034673) — APA-PH-2015-034673 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi... - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034674) — APA-PH-2015-034674 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi... - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034678) — APA-PH-2015-034678 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi... - [Egyptian men cast their ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034679) — APA-PH-2015-034679 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptian men cast their ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Al-Ayyat area of Giza, 40kms (25 miles) southwest of Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi i... - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034706) — APA-PH-2015-034706 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034707) — APA-PH-2015-034707 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034708) — APA-PH-2015-034708 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034709) — APA-PH-2015-034709 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034710) — APA-PH-2015-034710 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034711) — APA-PH-2015-034711 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034712) — APA-PH-2015-034712 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034713) — APA-PH-2015-034713 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034714) — APA-PH-2015-034714 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034715) — APA-PH-2015-034715 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034717) — APA-PH-2015-034717 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptians participate in the election voting at a polling station in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015. Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election got off to a slow start on Sunday, marking the final step in a process that was meant to restore democracy but which critics say has been undermined by state repression. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Prime minister Sherif Ismai](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034729) — APA-PH-2015-034729 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Egyptian President Office (Handout) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Prime minister Sherif Ismail, in cairo on October 18, 2015. Photo by Egyptian President Office - [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Prime minister Sherif Ismai](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034730) — APA-PH-2015-034730 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Egyptian President Office (Handout) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Prime minister Sherif Ismail, in cairo on October 18, 2015. Photo by Egyptian President Office - [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034731) — APA-PH-2015-034731 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Egyptian President Office (Handout) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Italian oil company ENI, in cairo on October 18, 2015. Photo by Egyptian President Office - [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034732) — APA-PH-2015-034732 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Egyptian President Office (Handout) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Italian oil company ENI, in cairo on October 18, 2015. Photo by Egyptian President Office - [Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034733) — APA-PH-2015-034733 · photo · 2015-10-18 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Egyptian President Office (Handout) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Italian oil company ENI, in cairo on October 18, 2015. Photo by Egyptian President Office - [An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034742) — APA-PH-2015-034742 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034743) — APA-PH-2015-034743 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034744) — APA-PH-2015-034744 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034746) — APA-PH-2015-034746 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034747) — APA-PH-2015-034747 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034750) — APA-PH-2015-034750 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian woman casts her ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034751) — APA-PH-2015-034751 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptian officials inspect boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034754) — APA-PH-2015-034754 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptian officials inspect boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034755) — APA-PH-2015-034755 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian official inspects boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034756) — APA-PH-2015-034756 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian official inspects boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [An Egyptian official inspects boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034757) — APA-PH-2015-034757 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed An Egyptian official inspects boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034758) — APA-PH-2015-034758 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [Egyptian officials inspect boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034759) — APA-PH-2015-034759 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed Egyptian officials inspect boxes containing ballot cards for the Egyptian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed - [The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2015-034760) — APA-PH-2015-034760 · photo · 2015-10-19 · Cairo, Egypt · © APA Images / Amr Sayed The boxes of the Egyptian votes at a polling station in Cairo, on October 18, 2015. Polling opened earlier in the day in Egypt to elect a new parliament that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Photo by Amr Sayed