Both opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi will take to the streets on Tuesday to make their voices heard about Saturday’s constitutional referendum. Ahram Online provides a brief summary of each side’s goals for the day and a map … read more
Leading member of the Salafist Call in Alexandria Saeed Abdel-Azim warned on Monday of an “Islamic revolution” if Egypt’s political opposition “attempted to overthrow” the country’s elected president, Mohamed Morsi. “If secularists try to topple President Morsi or storm the … read more
The Salafi Nour Party has announced its participation in Tuesday’s mass demonstration in support of President Mohamed Morsy and the constitutional referendum. The protest is planned to take place in front of the Rabaa al-Adaweya and Al-Rashdan mosques in Nasr … read more
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri posted a YouTube video on Monday urging Salafi leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and his supporters to reignite the revolution, which he claimed had been manipulated and aborted by other parties. Abu Ismail, an ultra-conservative who … read more
Supporters of former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail continued their sit-in outside of Media Production City for the fourth day to demand the “cleansing of the media of certain talk show hosts.” They canceled a mass demonstration that was … read more
Voters will no longer be able to vote outside of their electoral districts in the upcoming constitution referendum, after President Mohamed Morsy amended an electoral law. Morsy issued an amendment to Law 73 for the year 1956 canceling the stipulation … read more
Some 10 protesters were injured in an armed attack in the early hours of Tuesday in Tahrir Square, where an open-ended sit-in has been staged since 23 November. Unknown attackers fired birdshot at protesters in the square. Nine suffered injuries … read more
Egypt’s Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC), headed by Judge Samir Abou El-Maati, has ordered that a LE500 fine be imposed on anyone who abstains from participating in the upcoming constitutional referendum slated for Saturday, 15 December. While the SEC has always … read more
President Mohamed Morsy issued a law on Sunday ordering the Armed Forces to maintain security and protect vital state facilities until the result of the 15 December referendum on the constitution is announced. In the law, the president granted military … read more
President Mohamed Morsy has decided to suspend wide-ranging changes to the country’s tax laws that had been signed earlier this week but just came to light Sunday, calling for “societal dialogue” and further consultation before implementing them. In an announcement … read more