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Egypt's Morsy gives himself new powers, orders retrials in protester deaths - CNN (blog) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:15:11 GMT

CBS News

Egypt's Morsy gives himself new powers, orders retrials in protester deaths CNN (blog) (CNN) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has issued an order preventing any court from overturning his decisions, essentially allowing him to run the country unchecked until a new constitution is drafted, his spokesman announced on state TV Thursday. Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powersCBS News Citing Deadlock, Egypt's Leader Seizes New Power and Plans Mubarak RetrialNew York Times Egypt's President Morsi takes sweeping new powersWashington Post Voice of America -Los Angeles Times all 660 news articles »

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Egypt Brotherhood leader blasts peace with Israel - USA TODAY Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:36:11 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt Brotherhood leader blasts peace with Israel USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — The top leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged holy war to liberate Palestinian territories on Thursday — one day after the country's president, who hails from the movement, mediated a cease ... With cease-fire, US pins hopes on EgyptBoston Globe Egypt and President Mohammed Morsi make a good impression on the WestTelegraph.co.uk Gaza crisis: will Egypt come to regret its role as peacemaker?The Guardian CBC.ca -Deutsche Welle -Washington Post all 22,613 news articles »

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Egypt President Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers - Fox News Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:37:22 GMT

Egypt President Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers Fox News The Egyptian leader also decreed that all decisions he has made since taking office in June and until a new constitution is adopted and a new parliament is elected -- which is not expected before next spring -- are not subject to appeal in court or by ...

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Correction: Egypt-Weapons Story - ABC News Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:40:18 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Correction: Egypt-Weapons Story ABC News In a story Nov. 21 about a munitions seizure in Egypt, The Associated Press erroneously reported that troops from a multinational observer force in Sinai fired on protesters. It was Egyptian security forces guarding the base who opened fire, not the ... Egypt seizes Grad warheads likely en route to GazaJerusalem Post Egypt Confiscates Arms Headed for GazaArutz Sheva all 217 news articles »

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Egypt's President Expands His Own Powers - Wall Street Journal Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:01:14 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt's President Expands His Own Powers Wall Street Journal CAIRO—President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday challenged Egypt's judiciary with a set of decrees that exempted his decisions from judicial review and barred the courts from dissolving a constitutional-drafting committee that has increasingly come under ...

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UPDATE 2-Mursi draws fire with new Egypt decree - Reuters Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:36:45 GMT

UPDATE 2-Mursi draws fire with new Egypt decree Reuters As well as ordering retrials for Mubarak-era officials responsible for violence during the uprising against his rule, the decree shielded from legal challenge an Islamist-dominated assembly writing Egypt's new constitution. It gave the same protection ...

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Middle East Egypt's Morsi assumes wide powers - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:06:19 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Middle East Egypt's Morsi assumes wide powers Aljazeera.com The decree, which also dismissed Egypt's prosecutor general, prompted opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei to accuse Morsi of usurping authority and becoming a "new pharoah". Other opposition figures called nationwide protests after what they termed a ...

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Egypt's President Mursi assumes sweeping powers - BBC News Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:18:13 GMT

BBC News

Egypt's President Mursi assumes sweeping powers BBC News Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has issued a declaration banning challenges to his decrees, laws and decisions. The declaration also says no court can dissolve the constituent assembly, which is drawing up a new constitution. President Mursi also ...

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Gaza deal seals major role for Egypt's president - USA TODAY Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:05:20 GMT

Gaza deal seals major role for Egypt's president USA TODAY The accord inserts Egypt to an unprecedented degree into the conflict between Israel and Hamas, establishing it as the arbiter ensuring that militant rocket fire into Israel stops and that Israel allows the opening of the long-blockaded Gaza Strip and ...

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Analysis: Egypt proves peace role can survive Arab Spring - Yahoo! News (blog) Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:10:36 GMT

Yahoo! News (blog)

Analysis: Egypt proves peace role can survive Arab Spring Yahoo! News (blog) CAIRO (Reuters) - Mediating the Gaza truce was a bravura diplomatic performance by Egypt's new President Mohamed Mursi, jacking up his personal stature and reassuring an anxious Washington that the architecture of Middle East peace can survive the ...