constitution
ElBaradei: Our battle is over the constitution, not the presidency
Egypt
May 27, 2012
ElBaradei: Our battle is over the constitution, not the presidency
The main task of revolutionary forces is to focus on the new constitution, not the presidency, Mohamed ElBaradei wrote on…
What powers will the elected president have?
Egypt
May 22, 2012
What powers will the elected president have?
Egyptians are heading to the polls Wednesday to pick their president with the outcome unknown for the first time. What…
Abouel Fotouh ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of new constitutional declaration
Egypt
May 20, 2012
Abouel Fotouh ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of new constitutional declaration
Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said Sunday he is “deeply disturbed” by reports that the ruling military council will…
Military council to issue complementary constitutional declaration on Monday
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Military council to issue complementary constitutional declaration on Monday
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will issue a complementary constitutional declaration on Monday, two days before the presidential…
Parliament nears resolution on Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Parliament nears resolution on Constituent Assembly formation
The People’s Assembly on Tuesday reached an agreement that could facilitate the re-formation of the assembly that will draft the…
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Hatem Bagato, head commissioner of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has delayed submitting to a respected legal body a report on…
ElBaradei says elected president should form constituent assembly
Egypt
May 5, 2012
ElBaradei says elected president should form constituent assembly
Prominent reformer Mohamed ElBaradei, one of the founders of the newly-formed Constitution Party, has suggested that the elected president should…
Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed
World
May 3, 2012
Bahrain amends constitution, opposition unimpressed
King Hamad ratified amendments to Bahrain's constitution on Thursday aimed at defusing unrest in the strategic Gulf state but the opposition dismissed the extra…
SCAF, political parties agree on timeline, oversight of consituent assembly
Egypt
April 28, 2012
SCAF, political parties agree on timeline, oversight of consituent assembly
The Supreme Council of Armed forces said on Saturday that the process of writing the constitution should finish before the…
MP says FJP, Nour Party to occupy 22 seats on Constituent Assembly
Egypt
April 26, 2012
MP says FJP, Nour Party to occupy 22 seats on Constituent Assembly
Political parties have agreed in principle to grant the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi Nour Party…