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Court obliges National Defense Council to securing referendum, MB denied monitoring
Egypt
January 12, 2014
Court obliges National Defense Council to securing referendum, MB denied monitoring
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters decided on Sunday to compel the National Defense Council to secure the constitution referendum,…
National Defense Council to meet on Saturday to discuss security situation
Egypt
July 27, 2013
National Defense Council to meet on Saturday to discuss security situation
The National Defense Council will hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss the security situation in the country, a presidential…
National Defense Council to confront “terrorism”
Egypt
July 25, 2013
National Defense Council to confront “terrorism”
The National Defense Council has confirmed Wednesday that the state will take all necessary action to confront "terrorism" in Egypt.…
National Defense Council says curfew may be imposed in areas of violence
Egypt
January 26, 2013
National Defense Council says curfew may be imposed in areas of violence
Egypt’s National Defense Council has called for all political powers to participate in a broad national dialogue mediated by neutral…
An emerging constitution
Egypt
September 6, 2012
An emerging constitution
The Constituent Assembly is rushing to complete the new constitution as leaks and comments to the press start to bring…
President still has the power to declare war in the new constitution
Egypt
August 29, 2012
President still has the power to declare war in the new constitution
The Constituent Assembly’s government system committee agreed Monday evening that the president has the power to declare war with an…
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
President Mohamed Morsy named Mohamed Refaa al-Tahtawi as his new chief of staff today. Tahtawi had been serving as the…
Still unclear how new constitution will address army
Egypt
July 26, 2012
Still unclear how new constitution will address army
The new constitution will grant the military council a relative measure of independence, but not total freedom, said Constituent Assembly…
Lawsuit against National Defense Council postponed
Egypt
July 10, 2012
Lawsuit against National Defense Council postponed
The State Council Administrative Court postponed a lawsuit against the reactivation of the National Defense Council to 2 October. The…
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
Egypt
July 5, 2012
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
Former presidential candidate and rights activist Khaled Ali filed a lawsuit with the State Council's administrative court demanding that President…