Egypt
FJP leader: Constituent Assembly will respect judicial ruling if dissolved
July 14, 2012
FJP leader: Constituent Assembly will respect judicial ruling if dissolved
Mohamed al-Beltagy, FJP leader and spokesperson for the communications committee of the Constituent Assembly, said the assembly will abide…
Constitutional court to rule of Shura Council within months
July 14, 2012
Constitutional court to rule of Shura Council within months
The Supreme Constitutional Court will decide on the dissolution of the Shura Council in the next two months, deputy…
Shura Council asks for more powers, discusses independent press
July 14, 2012
Shura Council asks for more powers, discusses independent press
The committee that will decide on the state system of governance in the new constitution, a sub-committee of the…
MOPCO employees, Coptic Christians protest at presidential palace
July 14, 2012
MOPCO employees, Coptic Christians protest at presidential palace
Protesters returned to the presidential palace in Heliopolis Saturday after two days of relative calm, with fertilizer plant workers from…
Port Said military governor to testify in football violence case
July 14, 2012
Port Said military governor to testify in football violence case
The military govenor of Port Said has been given permission to testify Sunday in the case of violence at a…
Civilian detainees in military prisons reject Morsy’s committee
July 14, 2012
Civilian detainees in military prisons reject Morsy’s committee
Civilians detained in military prisons sent a letter to President Mohamed Morsy Saturday urging him to release them before it…
NCW blames Islamists for exclusion of women
July 14, 2012
NCW blames Islamists for exclusion of women
The head of Egypt's National Council for Women, Mervat al-Tallawy, said Friday that Egyptian women are excluded from the revolutionary…
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
July 14, 2012
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Amnesty International called Friday for the “immediate and unconditional release” of three Egyptian Social Democratic Party members detained by military…
Cassation Court: Verdict to dissolve Parliament not within our jurisdiction
July 14, 2012
Cassation Court: Verdict to dissolve Parliament not within our jurisdiction
The Court of Cassation ruled on Saturday that it does not have the jurisdiction to consider Parliament's request to determine how…