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Update: State Council says will hear challenges against Morsy’s decree on 4 December

Update: State Council says will hear challenges against Morsy’s decree on 4 December

The State Council's Administrative Court declared Monday it would begin considering the legal challenges against President Mohamed Morsy's constitutional declaration…
50 injured in attack on FJP headquarters in Tanta

50 injured in attack on FJP headquarters in Tanta

Fifty were injured in violent confrontations after hundreds of protesters attempted to break into the Freedom and Justice Party headquarters…
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards

Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards

Changes to the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation leadership would not promote more than four Muslim Brotherhood members to the boards…
329 have been arrested in downtown clashes, says security source

329 have been arrested in downtown clashes, says security source

As of Monday, 329 protesters have been detained on charges of rioting during clashes with security forces on Mohamed Mahmoud…
President’s office: We mourn the two protesters killed during protests

President’s office: We mourn the two protesters killed during protests

The president's office said Monday that it mourned two young activists killed in the recent tension that followed President Mohamed…
France: Europe to try to convince Morsy to backtrack on new powers

France: Europe to try to convince Morsy to backtrack on new powers

France will try to convince President Mohamed Morsy to backtrack on the constitutional declaration he issued Thursday, which granted him…
US Embassy in Cairo to suspend visa, citizen services Tuesday

US Embassy in Cairo to suspend visa, citizen services Tuesday

The US Embassy in Cairo said it would stop providing various services on Tuesday because of the security situation in…
Justice minister: Constitutional declaration crisis ‘about to be resolved’

Justice minister: Constitutional declaration crisis ‘about to be resolved’

Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky said that the political crisis over the president’s recent constitutional declaration will be resolved after the…
Morsy and Qandil to meet over constitutional declaration developments

Morsy and Qandil to meet over constitutional declaration developments

President Mohamed Morsy summoned the prime minister for an urgent meeting Monday to discuss economic and political developments in the…
Merkel expresses concern over developments in Egypt

Merkel expresses concern over developments in Egypt

German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern about the latest developments in Egypt after President Mohamed Morsy announced a new constitutional…
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