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Copts and the power over personal status
Opinion
December 6, 2012
Copts and the power over personal status
When former President Hosni Mubarak introduced amendments to the 1971 Constitution in 2007, the always contested issue of the status…
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution
Egypt
December 5, 2012
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution
Vice president Mahmoud Mekky has invited opposition powers objecting to the draft of the new constitution to submit their proposals…
Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution
The Supreme Judicial Council has agreed to supervise a referendum on a draft constitution, a legal adviser to President Mohamed…
Morsy on TV: Constitutional Declaration temporary, meets revolutionary goals
Egypt
November 29, 2012
Morsy on TV: Constitutional Declaration temporary, meets revolutionary goals
The controversial 22 November Constitutional Declaration "meets the requirements of the current period" and will expire as soon as a…
Supreme guide: Former regime trying to destroy democracy
Egypt
November 29, 2012
Supreme guide: Former regime trying to destroy democracy
Remnants of the former regime are trying to thwart every step in the democratization process, including disrupting the completion of…
Morsy to urge unity in face of political crisis
Egypt
November 29, 2012
Morsy to urge unity in face of political crisis
President Mohamed Morsy will address the nation on Thursday, calling for unity as he pushes through a new constitution he…
Constituent Assembly seeks to wrap up constitution
Egypt
November 28, 2012
Constituent Assembly seeks to wrap up constitution
The head of the assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution said the final draft should be finished on Wednesday, as the…
Al-Azhar official: Withdrawing forces to meet Constituent Assembly members within days
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Al-Azhar official: Withdrawing forces to meet Constituent Assembly members within days
Mohamed Abdel Salam, adviser to the Al-Azhar grand sheikh and a member of the Constituent Assembly, said representatives of Egyptian…
Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday
Egypt
November 16, 2012
Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday
Church representatives in the Constituent Assembly have still not reached a conclusion on whether or not they will withdraw…
Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal
Egypt
November 14, 2012
Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal
Conflicts broke out Tuesday during a meeting of secularists and liberals on the Constituent Assembly, as a number of members…