Egypt
Al-Azhar, Salafis clash over Article 2
July 10, 2012
Al-Azhar, Salafis clash over Article 2
Egypt’s new constitution should preserve the wording of Article 2 of the 1971 Constitution stipulating that the “principles” of Islamic…
ElBaradei calls for meeting over Parliament reinstatement
July 10, 2012
ElBaradei calls for meeting over Parliament reinstatement
Co-founder of the Constitution Party Mohamed ElBaradei called for a meeting between President Mohamed Morsy, the Supreme Council of the…
Erian: Parliament return reflects struggle between people and old regime
July 10, 2012
Erian: Parliament return reflects struggle between people and old regime
MP Essam al-Erian, vice president of the Freedom and Justice Party, defended President Mohamed Morsy's decision to restore parliament until…
People’s Assembly refers dissolution verdict to committee
July 10, 2012
People’s Assembly refers dissolution verdict to committee
The People's Assembly Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee was referred the ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court, which resulted in…
Tuesday’s papers: New and old rifts over Parliament reinstatement
July 10, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: New and old rifts over Parliament reinstatement
The implications of the heavyweight showdown that has been recently sparked by Egypt’s first Islamist President Mohamed Morsy’s decision to…
US: Deputy secretary of state’s meeting with Morsy ‘very constructive’
July 10, 2012
US: Deputy secretary of state’s meeting with Morsy ‘very constructive’
Patrick Ventrell, director of the press office the US State Department, described the meeting between Deputy Secretary of State William…
Morsy says Gulf security inviolable
July 10, 2012
Morsy says Gulf security inviolable
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy told a Saudi newspaper that the security of the Gulf states is inviolable, reiterating earlier assurances…
Egypt court says rulings binding after president decree
July 10, 2012
Egypt court says rulings binding after president decree
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court said on Monday its decisions were final and binding on all state authorities, after meeting for…
White House: Obama has no meeting scheduled at UN with Morsy
July 10, 2012
White House: Obama has no meeting scheduled at UN with Morsy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama will encounter Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Morsy, at the United Nations in…
Mosque workers in Daqahlia accuse three Salafis of assault
July 9, 2012
Mosque workers in Daqahlia accuse three Salafis of assault
Three workers employed by a mosque in Belqas, Daqahlia, alleged on Monday that they were attacked by three Salafis who…