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Shura Council accuses SCC of undermining lawmakers

Members of the Shura Council accused the Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday of undermining lawmakers following its rejection of several elections law articles governing parliamentary polls. The five articles were sent back to the Shura Council, which has been tasked … read more

Morsy meets Jama’a al-Islamiya leaders Tuesday

President Mohamed Morsy met with Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party Tuesday at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace. The CDP members who attended included party chief Nasser Abdel Salam, political bureau head Safwat Abdel Ghany and founder Tarek al-Zomor. The president’s … read more

Hamas accuses Egypt of flooding Gaza tunnels

Flooding the dozens of tunnels that run along the short Gaza-Egypt border was a rare act of tension between the Hamas government and their ideological parent, the Muslim Brotherhood, which now dominates Egypt’s government. The Egyptian effort appears to be … read more