Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi decided Thursday to significantly strengthen his powers, in particular with regard to the judiciary system. He made these decisions in an announcement justified by the need to “defend the revolution.” The opposition has already called him … read more
A new law for the “protection of the January 2011 revolution” was issued late Thursday night, announced by presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali in a televised statement. The new law stipulates reinitiating investigations into the killing and attempting killing of protesters … read more
Minutes after President Mohamed Morsy announced the new constitutional declaration and his decision to appoint a new prosecutor general to replace Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah was sworn in as Mahmoud’s successor. Al-Masry Al-Youm tweeted on Thursday evening that … read more
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi issued a constitutional declaration on Thursday calling for the retrial of those accused of killing and injuring protesters during and after last year’s Tahrir Square uprising. The retrials will also target ex-regime officials who have carried … read more
Several political forces called for mass protests in Tahrir Square on Friday against the constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy Thursday evening. They made the call to protest during a conference at the Wafd Party headquarters late Thursday night. … read more
Anonymous gunmen fired at a car owned by international peacekeeping forces in Sinai Thursday. The incident occurred several hours after a Bedouin was killed and another injured by security forces near the peacekeepers’ camp in the Goura area of North … read more
Egyptian security authorities on Thursday detected three rockets in Sheikh Zewayed, 15km from the border with Gaza. An official security source at the North Sinai Security Directorate told the Aswat Masreya news website that “the rockets are medium sized and … read more
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being credited with brokering the cease-fire today between Israel and Hamas, but the international gratitude and praise he is gettting could come with a political price at home. Both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and … read more
Islamist forces have demanded that President Mohamed Morsy and Prime Minister Hesham Qandil take decisive action against demonstrators on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, accusing them of aiming to spread chaos in the country. “We need to know which political current they … read more
For the second time in a week, army officers faced off Wednesday with police forces. Forces from the military police and navy on Wednesday evening surrounded the Montazah Police department in Alexandria for an hour to release a navy officer … read more