constitution
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Most newspaper headlines highlight “the sweeping victory" of Islamists in the run-offs for the first phase of parliamentary elections. State-owned…
Moussa: Islamist success will make constitutional debate tough
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Moussa: Islamist success will make constitutional debate tough
Amr Moussa, a front-runner for Egypt's presidency, said on Sunday the strong Islamist showing in the first parliamentary election since…
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
The next parliament may end up being short-lived, but it is mandated with a crucial task: partially writing the country’s…
Political powers to come up with suggestions for constitutional committee
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Political powers to come up with suggestions for constitutional committee
The ruling military council has tasked political powers to come up with suggestions for forming the constitutional committee, informed sources…
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said Sunday that he will not…
Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections
Egypt
November 16, 2011
Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections
The military council and government may postpone discussion of granting special status to the armed forces in a new constitution…
Wednesday’s papers: Cabinet backs military privacy, NGO foreign funding probe reveals unexpected results
Egypt
November 16, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Cabinet backs military privacy, NGO foreign funding probe reveals unexpected results
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with a report on a meeting held by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the…
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
Egypt
November 15, 2011
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
On Tuesday, informed sources said that meetings held by Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy might result in a compromise over…
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
Egypt
November 14, 2011
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
A cabinet source has said that the government intends to amend Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy’s constitutional principles document to…
Military council given 72 hours to withdraw constitutional principles document
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Military council given 72 hours to withdraw constitutional principles document
The Democratic Coalition, together with other political forces and presidential candidates, gave the military council and the government an ultimatum…