Ahram Online | Egypt's political opposition holds firm, mulls escalation Ahram Online The rapid finalisation of Egypt's new constitution by Islamists did little to dampen protests in Cairo as hundreds of thousands occupied Tahrir Square on Friday in a trademark show of strength. An Islamist-led Constituently Assembly, which was given ... In Egypt, anger grows among liberals over Islamist-backed constitution Egypt Constitution Sparks Outrage Egypt protests intensify after passage of draft constitution |
U.S. News & World Report | Egypt Islamists Hurriedly Approve New Constitution U.S. News & World Report CAIRO (AP) — Islamists approved a draft constitution for Egypt early Friday without the participation of liberal and Christian members, seeking to pre-empt a court ruling that could dissolve their panel with a rushed, marathon vote that further ... Egyptian Panel Approves Draft Constitution Egypt draft charter rushed through Keeping Egypt's Republic |
Council on Foreign Relations (blog) | Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt Boils, Palestine Upgrades, and Syria's ... Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Egypt. Tens of thousands of protesters poured into Cairo's Tahrir Square today to demonstrate against Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the draft constitution that was approved late last night by the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly. |
Ahram Online | Tea and Tear Gas in Tahrir Square AllAfrica.com But instead, President Morsi has trampled on it - decreeing his decisions can't be challenged by the courts, and that Egypt's Constituent Assembly can't be dissolved. The body is facing an imminent ruling on its legitimacy by Egypt's constitutional ... Egypt T-bill yields leap on crisis, fears of violence A new Egypt must learn political compromise Egypt speeds new constitution amid Morsy protests |
gulfnews.com | Birth pangs of democracy in Egypt gulfnews.com It was a bad move, a dreadfully bad move, on the part of newly-elected Egyptian President, Mohammad Mursi, that in the eyes of a great many Egyptians amounted to a power grab. It was additionally a move that ended up stirring the turmoil in a ... |
BBC News | Comparison of Egypt's suspended and draft constitutions BBC News Identity of the state: "The Arab Republic of Egypt is an independent state with unified sovereignty that cannot be divided. Its system is democratic. The Egyptian nation is a part of the Arabic and Islamic nations (Umma). It is proud to belong to the ... |
CBS News | Egypt sentences Toronto man to death for alleged role in anti-Islam film Toronto Sun TORONTO -. Nader Fawzy says he is a dead man walking. The Cairo-born Toronto resident is one of seven Egyptian Coptic Christians sentenced to death in absentia Wednesday for their alleged part in making an anti-Islam film that sparked uproar across the ... Egypt court sentences anti-Muslim filmmaker to death |
Egypt: Tens of thousands protest against Morsi Ynetnews Egypt: Tens of thousands protest against Morsi. Demonstrations erupt after Islamist-led assembly races through approval of new constitution in bid to end crisis over president's newly expanded powers. Reuters ... |
Egypt adopts draft constitution after marathon session Los Angeles Times CAIRO — Egypt's Islamist-dominated constitutional assembly passed a rushed draft of a constitution early Friday to ease public anger against President Mohamed Morsi's expanded powers and preempt an expected court decision to disband the chamber this ... |
BBC News | Egypt divisions likely to deepen over draft constitution BBC News Egypt's new draft constitution is likely to deepen the current division and confrontation in Egypt. Though President Mohammed Morsi may hope it can eventually show a way out of the crisis. It was rushed through by an Islamist dominated assembly after a ... |