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Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box

Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box

Legitimacy in democratic societies is from the ballot box only, said a Cabinet statement released after a meeting on Wednesday.
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned

Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned

The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the case of former People’s Assembly Secretary General Sami Mahran to 5 January.…
Judiciary divided over supervision of the referendum

Judiciary divided over supervision of the referendum

“The stock market makes LE8 billion in profit following news of the judges supervising the referendum,” read a headline in…
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential palace besieged, constitutional crisis and media blackouts

Wednesday’s papers: Presidential palace besieged, constitutional crisis and media blackouts

Three developments top the news Wednesday in Egypt’s papers, including the massive anti-Morsy protests that flooded the presidential palace in…
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution

VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution

Vice president Mahmoud Mekky has invited opposition powers objecting to the draft of the new constitution to submit their proposals…
Administrative prosecutors will not supervise referendum, club head says

Administrative prosecutors will not supervise referendum, club head says

Abdullah Qandil, head of the Administrative Prosecutors Club, said its members refuse to supervise the constitutional referendum, slated for 15…
Media cries foul at executive authority backlash

Media cries foul at executive authority backlash

When thousands of protesters who belong to the Islamist current rallied Saturday at Cairo University to support President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes

Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes

Several top officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak accepted bribes in the form of gifts from the National…
Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition

Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition

Thousands marched to the presidential palace in Heliopolis Tuesday, chanting against President Mohamed Morsy, demanding a retraction of the constitutional…
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession

13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession

Thirteen people were arrested in Beni Suef on Wednesday after a firefight near a checkpoint, and found to be in…
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