November Constitutional Declaration
Anti-decree protests sweep governorates
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Anti-decree protests sweep governorates
Citizens in several governorates took to the streets Tuesday to protest Morsy’s declaration granting himself broad powers and immunizing the…
PM: Government will confront ‘saboteurs’
Egypt
November 27, 2012
PM: Government will confront ‘saboteurs’
The government would sternly confront any destructive and violent actions that deviate from peaceful protests, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in…
Update: Tahrir full as protesters reject Morsy declaration
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Update: Tahrir full as protesters reject Morsy declaration
Tahrir Square was full after marches arrived from different Cairo neighborhoods Tuesday for a demonstration against President Mohamed Morsy’s 22…
The pitfalls and limitations of the Revolution Protection Law
Egypt
November 27, 2012
The pitfalls and limitations of the Revolution Protection Law
After days of upheaval following President Mohamed Morsy’s constitutional declaration, his spokesperson Yasser Ali justified the move late Monday by…
Update: Judges begin sit-in against Morsy decree
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Update: Judges begin sit-in against Morsy decree
Dozens of judges arrived at the Judges Club headquarters in downtown Cairo Tuesday evening to start a sit-in against the…
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Rallies, martyrs, judges, and labor
Tuesday’s papers focus their top coverage on four main developments today: a host of rallies supporting and opposing President Morsy’s…
IMF spokesperson: Loan contingent on implementation of policies
Business
November 27, 2012
IMF spokesperson: Loan contingent on implementation of policies
The IMF loan agreement Egypt reached last week with the fund’s delegation has not been directly affected by President Mohamed…
Brotherhood leaders: Morsy’s declaration has popular support
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Brotherhood leaders: Morsy’s declaration has popular support
President Mohamed Morsy will not step back from the constitutional declaration he issued on Thursday, prominent Muslim Brotherhood figures told…
Tahrir calm before anti-Morsy protests
Egypt
November 27, 2012
Tahrir calm before anti-Morsy protests
Tahrir Square was calm Tuesday morning ahead of massive protests called for by secular political groups to voice opposition to…
Update: Judges say no agreement reached over constitutional declaration
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Update: Judges say no agreement reached over constitutional declaration
President Mohamed Morsy’s legal immunity under the new constitutional declaration is limited to decisions regarding “sovereign” issues, presidential spokesperson…