CBS News | Unrest in Egypt, after Gaza Crisis: Obama's choices in the Middle East CBS News All sides involved in this month's Gaza crisis face an array of choices. Israeli generals and politicians have chosen to declare victory -- saying that they have "restored deterrence," basically meaning that Israel's Arab neighbors have again seen the ... Egypt and Morsy proved 'pivotal' in Gaza cease-fire talks How the Gaza Truce Makes Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood a Peace Player Egypt's President Morsi Wins US and Israeli Gratitude in Gaza Deal |
New York Times | Egyptian Judges Challenge Morsi Over New Power New York Times Published: November 24, 2012. CAIRO — Egyptian judges rebelled Saturday against an edict by President Mohamed Morsi exempting his decrees from judicial review, denouncing it as an attack on judicial independence and calling for a judges' strike. Egypt reformist warns of Morsi decree turmoil Egypt's judges set to fight Morsi power play Egypt judges denounce Morsi maneuver, threaten strike |
Egypt's top judges call Morsi decree 'unprecedented attack' NBCNews.com CAIRO -- Egypt's highest judicial authority on Saturday said President Mohammed Morsi's decree granting himself new powers marked an "unprecedented attack" on the independence of the judiciary, while critics and supporters planned for rival rallies on ... |
CBC.ca | Egypt judges urge strike after Morsi widens powers CBC.ca Egypt's liberal and secular forces — long divided, weakened and uncertain amid the rise of Islamist parties to power — are seeking to rally themselves in response to the decrees issued this week by President Mohammed Morsi. The president granted ... |
Egypt judges' council slams president's new powers as 'assault' on the judiciary Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's highest body of judges slammed on Saturday a recent decision by the president to grant himself near-absolute power, calling the move an "unprecedented assault" on the judiciary. In a statement carried on Egypt's official MENA news ... |
Voice of America | Egypt's Top Judges Resist Morsi Decrees Voice of America Egypt's highest judicial body, the Supreme Judicial Council, is condemning the decrees granting President Mohamed Morsi sweeping powers, branding them “an unprecedented attack” on the independence of the judiciary. And a broad spectrum of Egypt's ... |
BBC News | Egypt: President Mursi's political gamble BBC News Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi's decision to take sweeping new powers is a huge political gamble that has divided Egypt. The move was announced the day after the Gaza ceasefire, which the Egyptian leader helped to mediate. Buoyed by ... |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt's top judges condemn Morsi's decree Aljazeera.com Insisting upon the need to root out what he called "weevils eating away at the nation of Egypt", Morsi said on Friday: "I don't like, want or need to resort to exceptional measures, but I will if I see that my people, nation and the revolution of Egypt ... |
BBC News | Egypt judges call for national strike over Mursi decree BBC News Egypt's judges have called for a nationwide strike in protest against a decree by President Mohammed Mursi granting himself extensive new powers. After an emergency meeting, the judges union urged Mr Mursi to retract the decree they see as an ... |
Top Egyptian judicial body rips Morsy CNN Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's highest judicial body joined protesters Saturday in lambasting the country's president for issuing a decree disabling the courts and giving him unchecked power. President Mohamed Morsy on Thursday announced that courts could not ... |