The results of the first phase of Egypt’s constitutional referendum have revealed unequivocally that the country is largely divided, with the margin between those who support the draft charter – spearheaded by the Islamist current – and those who reject … read more
Head of the High Constitutional Court (HCC), judge Maher El-Beheiry criticised Monday the presidential office’s latest press statement to the foreign media, which suggested the court was conspiring against President Mohamed Morsi. “The presidency’s statement revealed an insistence on continuing … read more
Judge Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah has tendered his resignation late Monday as Egypt’s prosecutor-general, succumbing to mounting pressure from judges and prosecutors only weeks after being appointed by President Mohamed Morsi. Hundreds of judges and prosecutors had staged a protest at … read more
Embassies and diplomatic missions abroad began counting the votes of expatriate Egyptians in the constitutional referendum on Monday. Expats cast their votes on Wednesday, and in some countries the voting extended over three days. The first round of voting in … read more
Clashes have erupted in front of the High Court building in Cairo after security forces prevented prosecutors from entering the building. About 600 prosecutors are protesting to demand Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah’s dismissal in light of what they say are … read more
Sixty-six per cent of Egyptians voted ‘No’ in the first phase of the country’s constitutional referendum, the opposition National Salvation Front has claimed This conflicts with a source from the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) who told Reuters that Egyptians … read more
The Coptic Church has denied accusations by Freedom and Justice Party leaders that it mobilized its followers to vote against the draft constitution in the first round of the referendum, which took place on Saturday. A church source, speaking on … read more
If the Muslim Brotherhood had militias, “they would have defended themselves in front of the presidential palace and killed the other [protesters],” the vice president of the group’s political party said on privately owned Mehwar channel Sunday night. Freedom and … read more
Total: “Yes”: 4,595,311 (56.50 per cent) “No”: 3,536,838 (43.50 per cent) Turnout: 33% Note: All results are from governorates’ presiding judges, except Cairo’s, which are from the tallies of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Popular Current operation centre and … read more
Central Security Forces and anti-riot police moved in to secure Dokki Square in Cairo’s Dokki district from planned protests by followers of Salafist preacher Hazem Abu-Ismail and a possible protest march on the Dokki Police Station. Security forces and armoured … read more