2013 constitution
‘No to Military Trials’ to protest outside Shura Council
Egypt
November 26, 2013
‘No to Military Trials’ to protest outside Shura Council
No to Military Trials has called for a protest at 4 pm Tuesday outside the Shura Council to coincide with…
Nour Party rejects military trials for civilians in constitution
Egypt
November 22, 2013
Nour Party rejects military trials for civilians in constitution
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party rejected an article which allows the trial of civilians before military courts in Egypt's draft constitution,…
Governors to be elected, not appointed: constitutional committee
Egypt
November 17, 2013
Governors to be elected, not appointed: constitutional committee
The 50-member constitutional committee decided to add an article in the chapter on local administration, stipulating that governors and heads…
Administrative prosecution head backtracks on resignation
Egypt
November 15, 2013
Administrative prosecution head backtracks on resignation
Head of the Administrative Prosecution Authority Anani Abdel Aziz has now backtracked on his decision to resign his post, saying…
Constitution drafted apart from army, judicial articles: Salmawy
Egypt
November 13, 2013
Constitution drafted apart from army, judicial articles: Salmawy
A sub-committee of the 50-member Constituent Assembly finished reviewing all of the articles in Egypt's new constitution, according to committee…
Hegazy meets Constitutional Committee stand-by members at odds with Moussa
Egypt
October 29, 2013
Hegazy meets Constitutional Committee stand-by members at odds with Moussa
Mostafa Hegazy, presidential adviser for political and strategic affairs, will meet on Tuesday with the stand-by members of the Constitutional…
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
Egypt
October 25, 2013
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
Bishop Antonios Aziz, representative for the Catholic Church in the 50-member constitutional amendment committee, said the body is still not…
Amazighi activist: New constitution recognizes cultural diversity in Egypt
Egypt
October 22, 2013
Amazighi activist: New constitution recognizes cultural diversity in Egypt
Amany Weshahy, consultant at the World Amazigh Congress and head of the Mazran Center for Local Cultures, praised the final draft of…
Nour Party opposes raising international conventions to ‘level of constitutions’
Egypt
October 10, 2013
Nour Party opposes raising international conventions to ‘level of constitutions’
Egypt's Nour Party representative at the 50-member constitutional amendment committee, Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, has objected to demands to classify international…
Muslim Brotherhood youth will launch campaign to reject constitution: leader
Egypt
October 5, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood youth will launch campaign to reject constitution: leader
Ibrahim al-Mahallawy, a young Brotherhood leader, told Al-Masry Al-Youm Saturday that a campaign against the constitution currently being drafted by…