Egypt’s Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of legislation. The draft will now be sent to President Mohammed Morsi, who is expected to call a referendum on … read more
In an interview with Egyptian state television on Thursday night, President Mohamed Morsi asserted that last week’s controversial constitutional declaration was meant to achieve the “needs and objectives” of Egypt’s current transitional stage. “The draft constitution is almost complete; we … read more
The Constituent Assembly is expected to vote on the final draft of the new constitution Thursday, before submitting a copy to President Mohamed Morsy Saturday. However, the current draft preserves controversial clauses that were not agreed upon by different political … read more
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi will address the nation tomorrow on matters including the decree he issued last week and the street protests that erupted afterwards, a presidential source said. “The president will address the nation on state TV on Thursday … read more
The Constituent Assembly approved in its session Wednesday articles 195,196,197 and 198 related to the Egyptian armed forces in the draft constitution. Article 195 from the draft constitution states: “The Egyptian Armed Forces are owned by the people, its mission … read more
Clashes between protesters and security forces broke out again Wednesday evening in Simon Bolivar Square, near the US Embassy in Cairo and Tahrir Square. The demonstrators hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at security personnel, who responded by firing teargas canisters, … read more
The Strong Egypt Party has called for a march to the presidential palace in Heliopolis on Thursday, to voice disapproval of the controversial constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi last week, and to press for the implementation of the … read more
The state security court issued a verdict on Wednesday sentencing six expatriate Coptic Egyptians to the death penalty for offending the Islamic faith, on charges related to producing the anti-Islamic film ‘The Innocence of Muslims’. Bishop Marcus of the Coptic … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing will be demonstrating across Egypt on Saturday in support of the president’s Constitutional Declaration, the Freedom and Justice Party’s (FJP) media consultant Ahmed El-Sobaei told Ahram Online on Wednesday. The Brotherhod had earlier … read more
The assembly writing a new Egyptian constitution says it hopes to vote on a draft version as early as Thursday. The news came as the constitutional court indicated it would rule on Sunday whether to dissolve the assembly. Egypt’s judiciary … read more