President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to put Egypt’s draft constitution before a popular referendum is the “right move for achieving stability in Egypt,” Yasser El-Borhamy, deputy head of the Salafist Calling and member of the Constituent Assembly, and Galal Morah, secretary-general … read more
The Freedom and Justice Party on Sunday stressed the right of all citizens to express their views and demonstrate peacefully, as long as they do not disrupt public business, including that of the Supreme Constitutional Court. The SCC on Sunday … read more
The Salafi Jihadi Movement announced Sunday it would boycott the upcoming referendum on the constitution, calling on Egyptians to follow in its lead. The movement said it would boycott the constitution because it “does not apply Islamic Sharia” and places … read more
The High Constitutional Court (HCC) declared on Sunday it will freeze all its sessions indefinitely in protest of pressure exerted upon it by supporters of President Mohamed Morsi who gathered outside the court building earlier the same day. The press … read more
After long hours of article-by-article voting on the Egyptian constitution by the Constituent Assembly, the draft was passed on early Friday. The current draft has been submitted to President Mohamed Morsy, who in turn will put it up for a … read more
President Mohamed Morsi hailed in a speech on Saturday evening the draft constitution, which the members of the Constituent Assembly presented to him at a meeting in the Conference Hall in Cairo. The president called for a national referendum on … read more
Egypt’s Islamist-dominated constituent assembly has approved a controversial draft of the country’s new constitution in a session boycotted by most liberals, secularists and Christians. Critics have warned the draft could impose a more Islamic system on Egypt, and that it … read more
We wrap up our coverage of today’s pro-Morsi and pro-Sharia law demonstrations, as the upwards of one hundred thousand supporters, still gathered at Cairo University in Giza, begin to withdraw. Saturday’s rally, which followed a week of opposition protests and … read more
An Egyptian couple has been charged with putting their child at risk and attempted smuggling after security officers at an airport in the United Arab Emirates found their 5-month-old boy hidden in a small handbag. Police said the baby was … read more
Pro-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Cairo to rally in support of a new draft constitution approved after a 20-hour vote on Thursday night and Friday morning. The marches, scheduled to begin shortly after the afternoon prayer, saw … read more