Mohamed Morsy
Pro-Mubarak Facebook page denounces way he is treated in prison
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Pro-Mubarak Facebook page denounces way he is treated in prison
Karim Hussein, founder of the "I’m Sorry, Mr President" Facebook page, which supports deposed President Hosni Mubarak, said the ousted…
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Although it wasn’t enforced during the first phase of the constitutional referendum on 15 December, President Mohamed Morsy's recent decree…
Prosecutors to protest outside prosecutor general’s office Monday
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Prosecutors to protest outside prosecutor general’s office Monday
Prosecutors plan to protest Monday outside the prosecutor general’s office to pressure him to step down, and will hold a…
The president speaks
Egypt
December 16, 2012
The president speaks
In recurrent speeches following mass protests against a controversial declaration through which President Mohamed Morsy claimed sweeping powers for himself,…
The Morsy omnishambles
Opinion
December 15, 2012
The Morsy omnishambles
Events of the past few weeks since Morsy issued his November decree can be described as — to appropriate British…
Deconstructing the current crisis
Opinion
December 15, 2012
Deconstructing the current crisis
As Egypt was marking the first anniversary of the killing of the revolutionaries at the hands of army forces on…
Morsy defends his actions to foreign press; calls opposition ‘counter-revolutionary’
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Morsy defends his actions to foreign press; calls opposition ‘counter-revolutionary’
In a defensive English-language statement to the foreign press, President Mohamed Morsy defended his recent controversial decisions and listed his…
Redeeming the revolution
Opinion
December 14, 2012
Redeeming the revolution
The lines are now drawn. Five months ago, when President Mohamed Morsy presented himself to Tahrir as a revolutionary, there…
Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood
Thousands of Sohag Governorate residents mourned photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif Thursday during a funeral in his hometown. Abu Deif, was…
Armed Forces arrest powers confined to referendum, spokesperson says
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Armed Forces arrest powers confined to referendum, spokesperson says
The arrest powers that the president granted this week to the military only apply at polling sites on the days…