constitution
Amending the Constitution is a catastrophe that will create tyranny
Opinion
September 22, 2015
Amending the Constitution is a catastrophe that will create tyranny
There is no constitution in the world that has no flaws. Here are certain issues with Egypt’s new Constitution: 1. The…
Assassination or imprisonment is the curse for amending the Constitution
Egypt
September 16, 2015
Assassination or imprisonment is the curse for amending the Constitution
The Constitution is the most important document governing the relationship between the ruler and the citizens. It is based on…
Sisi’s Constitution remarks spark controversy on possible amendment
Egypt
September 16, 2015
Sisi’s Constitution remarks spark controversy on possible amendment
Remarks by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on parliamentary powers enshrined in the Constitution have triggered a debate among politicians and…
Novelist slams president over Constitution remarks
Egypt
September 14, 2015
Novelist slams president over Constitution remarks
A prominent novelist has slammed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s remarks about the next parliament’s constitutional powers, deeming the president’s speech…
Constitutional Court rejects challenge of the law of wills
Egypt
May 10, 2015
Constitutional Court rejects challenge of the law of wills
The Supreme Constitutional Court has rejected a lawsuit demanding the invalidity of the law of wills.
Former presidential adviser: Depriving Muslim Brotherhood from running to elections unconstitutional
Egypt
November 9, 2014
Former presidential adviser: Depriving Muslim Brotherhood from running to elections unconstitutional
Former Vice-President of Supreme Constitutional Court Ali Awad, former constitutional adviser to interim President Adly Mansour, said that the new…
Al-Azhar calls for banning movie embodying Prophet Noah
Egypt
March 6, 2014
Al-Azhar calls for banning movie embodying Prophet Noah
Abbas Shouman, Al-Azhar undersecretary, stressed Thursday that Al-Azhar senior scholars unanimously reject displaying films that are incompatible with religious values…
Libyans vote for constitution body amid bombs, tensions
World
February 20, 2014
Libyans vote for constitution body amid bombs, tensions
Explosions rocked five polling stations in eastern Libya on Thursday as voters began electing a body to draft a new…
Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
World
January 27, 2014
Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
Tunisia's national assembly approved the country's new constitution on Sunday in one of the last steps to establishing full democracy…
Judges Club Chief says referendum turnout ‘unsatisfying’
Egypt
January 19, 2014
Judges Club Chief says referendum turnout ‘unsatisfying’
Egypt’s Judges Club Chief Ahmed Al-Zend said percentage of turnout on referendum was “unsatisfying” and that only “the poor and…