Egypt
Zend: President can’t order judges to return to work
December 17, 2012
Zend: President can’t order judges to return to work
Egypt’s judges will only return to work when they decide to, not as ordered by the president, Supreme Judicial Council…
Salafi Jihadi movement hopes to sway Islamists to reject constitution
December 17, 2012
Salafi Jihadi movement hopes to sway Islamists to reject constitution
Salafi Jihadi leaders have rejected the draft constitution for not applying Sharia forcefully enough. They plan to continue meeting with…
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
December 17, 2012
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Although it wasn’t enforced during the first phase of the constitutional referendum on 15 December, President Mohamed Morsy's recent decree…
State Council refuses to supervise next referendum vote
December 17, 2012
State Council refuses to supervise next referendum vote
The State Council Judges Club board has moved to boycott the second round of voting in the constitutional referendum, said…
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
December 17, 2012
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
Local rights groups may appeal to the international community to apply pressure on the Morsy administration to repeat the first…
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
December 17, 2012
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
The High Judicial Elections Commission has started investigating complaints filed about the first stage of the constitutional referendum, which took…
Sinai revolutionary group threatens to demolish Dayan Rock
December 17, 2012
Sinai revolutionary group threatens to demolish Dayan Rock
The Free Sinai movement is in the process of mobilizing popular and revolutionary forces to demolish Dayan Rock, according to…
Protesters planning mass demo return to presidential palace
December 17, 2012
Protesters planning mass demo return to presidential palace
Protesters headed back to the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Monday in preparation for a mass demonstration the National Salvation Front…
Border guards halt weapon, drug smugglers at western border
December 17, 2012
Border guards halt weapon, drug smugglers at western border
Egyptian security forces attempted to apprehend smugglers carrying weapons, missiles and drugs across the Egypt-Libya border early on Monday morning.…
Update: Prosecutor general submits resignation to SJC
December 17, 2012
Update: Prosecutor general submits resignation to SJC
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has submitted his resignation to the State Judicial Council (SJC). The SJC said they would announce…