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Egypt's Morsi appears to accept some limits on his power - Washington Post Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:20:23 GMT

BBC News

Egypt's Morsi appears to accept some limits on his power Washington Post Nov 26, 2012 09:40 PM EST. The Washington Post. CAIRO — Egypt's president appeared on Monday to soften an earlier decision to take on near-absolute power, saying through a spokesman that only some of his acts would be protected from judicial review. Egypt's Morsi, top judges compromise to defuse soaring tensions over decreeNBCNews.com (blog) Egypt crisis: Mohammed Mursi tries to defuse tensionBBC News Egypt's Islamists seek to defuse crisis over decreeReuters Los Angeles Times -New York Times all 6,465 news articles »

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Talks Begin in Cairo on Steps After Gaza Cease-Fire - New York Times Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:41:21 GMT

National Post

Talks Begin in Cairo on Steps After Gaza Cease-Fire New York Times JERUSALEM — Egyptian and Israeli officials began talks in Cairo on Monday on the cease-fire understandings with Hamas. But the process, marked by a degree of confusion that has already led to clashes along the Israel-Gaza border, remained opaque as ... Talks in Egypt start to flesh out cease-fire detailsJerusalem Post What's next for Egypt, Israel and Gaza?Fox News In Egypt, Israel and Palestinian militants begin talks on implementing Gaza ...Washington Post National Post -CNN all 3,349 news articles »

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Egypt president stands by edicts giving him sweeping powers, says he acted ... - Fox News Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:14:29 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Egypt president stands by edicts giving him sweeping powers, says he acted ... Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above ... Thousands turn out for funerals of Egypt activistsAl-Arabiya Egypt's president stands by his decreesAnchorage Daily News all 190 news articles »

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Morsi, Egyptian Judges to Meet - Voice of America Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:50:35 GMT

Voice of America

Morsi, Egyptian Judges to Meet Voice of America Born in Sharqiya in the Nile Delta in 1951; Received a PhD from University of Southern California in 1982; Elected to parliament in 2005; Arrested and jailed in 2006 for protests supporting reformist judges; Jailed again at the start of Egypt's pro ... and more »

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Egypt's American-controlled pharaoh - Haaretz Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:47:23 GMT

Egypt's American-controlled pharaoh Haaretz Many in Egypt are saying that without the green light from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, they wouldn't have dared to move toward autocracy. From the American perspective, dictatorship seems to be preferable to the secular, democratic ... and more »

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Egypt crisis: Mohammed Mursi meets top judges - BBC News Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:37:36 GMT

BBC News

Egypt crisis: Mohammed Mursi meets top judges BBC News Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is meeting senior judges in an effort to settle a mounting crisis over the extent of his powers. A decree giving him sweeping new powers was announced on Thursday, sparking violent protests nationwide and a sharp drop ...

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Egypt: Morsy Decree Undermines Rule of Law - Reuters AlertNet Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:05:50 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Egypt: Morsy Decree Undermines Rule of Law Reuters AlertNet President Mohamed Morsy?s Constitutional Declaration granting his decrees and laws immunity from judicial review even if they violate human rights until mid-2013 undermines the rule of law in Egypt. If Morsy were to pass a law violating human rights, ... Morsy edict divides Egypt but unifies opponents, critics and observers sayCNN International Artists of Egypt unite against MorsiAl-Bawaba Egypt's Morsy to meet with top judicial bodyWDIV Detroit Daily News Egypt all 218 news articles »

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EU to Unfreeze, Return Assets to Tunisia and Egypt - Wall Street Journal (blog) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:28:03 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

EU to Unfreeze, Return Assets to Tunisia and Egypt Wall Street Journal (blog) “The return of funds misappropriated by the previous regimes in Tunisia and Egypt is a priority for us, said Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, in the statement. “The EU will spare no effort to help return this money to the people of these ... and more »

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Egypt Opposition Pushes Back - Wall Street Journal Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:46:15 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Opposition Pushes Back Wall Street Journal Egypt's array of quarreling opposition groups has coalesced and formed a National Salvation Front to push back against Mr. Morsi's decree. The coalition—formed last week by secular and liberal political parties—is expanding to include youth groups ...

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Following Morsi Power Grab, Egypt ETF Plunges - MarketWatch Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:27:20 GMT

Following Morsi Power Grab, Egypt ETF Plunges MarketWatch Shares of the Market Vectors Egypt ETF (NAR:EGPT) are off 7.3 percent on volume that surpassed the daily average less than three hours into Monday's trading session. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself wide-ranging legislative powers. and more »