CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE We, the people of Egypt, In the name of God and with the assistance of God, declare this to be Egypt’s Constitution and the document of the pioneering, peaceful revolution, which was started by Egypt’s promising youth, protected … read more
Eleven Egyptian publications have decided not to print their Tuesday editions to protest President Mohamed Morsi’s controversial constitutional decree. A handful of private satellite channels also reportedly plan to temporarily cease transmission on Tuesday. Among the publications that plan to … read more
Founding member of the Constitution Party Mohamed El-Baradei will give a speech in Tahrir Square shortly to voice demands of the ‘National Salvation Front’ (NSF), which he, together with opposition figures, has founded against President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration. According … read more
The rapid finalisation of Egypt’s new constitution by Islamists did little to dampen protests in Cairo as hundreds of thousands occupied Tahrir Square on Friday in a trademark show of strength. An Islamist-led Constituently Assembly, which was given two more … read more
Backers of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi are to hold a mass rally to support his sweeping new powers and the drafting of a constitution opponents say is too Islamist. The demonstration in Cairo comes after days of rival protests by … read more
Dozens of thousands of protesters rally against Constitutional Declaration, Alexandria, 30 November 2012. Political forces called for mass protests all over Egypt to bring down the Constitutional Declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy on 22 November. read more
An Islamist-led assembly finalised a new constitution early on Friday aimed at transforming Egypt and paving the way for an end to a crisis that erupted when President Mohamed Morsi gave himself sweeping new powers last week. Morsi said his … read more
Protesters started gathering in Tahrir Square Friday afternoon to participate in the so-called “Martyrs’ Dream” mass demonstration, which many political parties, movements and revolutionary groups had called for against the most recent constitutional declaration. President Mohamed Morsy’s announcement of his … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups issued a statement Thursday night saying that the venue for a planned million-man protest on Saturday had been moved from Cairo’s Tahrir Square to outside Cairo University. Dubbed the protest to “support legitimacy … read more
Leftist, liberal, and independent political forces met Thursday at the headquarters of Egypt’s Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) to comment on the current political crisis and planned weekend protests. The protests were called for in a number of governorates to … read more