constitution
Salafi party calls for establishing court to monitor Sharia compliance
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Salafi party calls for establishing court to monitor Sharia compliance
The Salafi-oriented Asala Party called on the constituent assembly to stipulate in the constitution the establishment of a new supreme…
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
Opinion
July 21, 2012
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
The daily arguments on the street and in public transportation in Suez following the stabbing to death of an engineering…
Al-Azhar calls for separate article for Christian law
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Al-Azhar calls for separate article for Christian law
Mohamed Abdel Salam, adviser to the Al-Azhar grand sheikh and member of the Constituent Assembly, said that Al-Azhar would prefer…
Syndicates submit proposals for shaping the new constitution
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Syndicates submit proposals for shaping the new constitution
Twelve syndicates submitted official proposals to be included in the new constitution to Hossam al-Gheriany, head of the Constituent Assembly,…
Saleh: Constitution ready by end of Ramadan
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Saleh: Constitution ready by end of Ramadan
A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in the Constituent Assembly, Sobhi Saleh, has said that the country’s new constitution would be…
Moussa: Drop constitution’s designation of Al-Azhar as Sharia reference
Egypt
July 17, 2012
Moussa: Drop constitution’s designation of Al-Azhar as Sharia reference
Former presidential candidate Amr Moussa renewed his proposal to drop a provision in Article 2 of the new constitution,…
Two FJP members quit Constituent Assembly
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Two FJP members quit Constituent Assembly
Two Shura Council members affiliated with the Freedom and Justice Party have resigned from the Constituent Assembly in response to…
Source denies SCAF member’s statements about Constituent Assembly dissolution
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Source denies SCAF member’s statements about Constituent Assembly dissolution
A military source has denied news of statements by Major General Mamdouh Shahin, a member Supreme Council of the Armed…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s future is debated and Clinton makes waves
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s future is debated and Clinton makes waves
The Court of Cassation's announcement that ruling on the decision to dissolve the People's Assembly is not within its jurisdiction,…
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Egypt
July 14, 2012
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Amnesty International called Friday for the “immediate and unconditional release” of three Egyptian Social Democratic Party members detained by military…