The consolidation of power by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is another stumbling block for the new government. But building a true democracy takes time, says former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley. Events in Egypt over the past two … read more
An EgyptAir pilot made an emergency landing at Hurghada airport on Monday after a snake bit a Jordanian passenger who had concealed it in his luggage. Crew were shocked by the passenger’s screams, being unaware of the snake’s presence on … read more
Egypt’s top judicial body has said it will oversee a referendum on a new constitution, state media reports. The move comes a day after another body of judges, the Judges’ Club, urged its members to refuse to preside over the … read more
Egypt’s political crisis is widening, with plans for a huge march and a general strike Tuesday to protest the hurried drafting of a new constitution and decrees by President Mohammed Morsi that gave him nearly unrestricted powers. Morsi also faces … read more
President Mohamed Morsy has offered all political groups an initiative to discuss how to secure the country in the next two weeks preceding a constitutional referendum vote, a presidential spokesperson said in a telephone interview with state TV on Sunday. … read more
Several Egyptian political parties and groups have issued a joint statement announcing their intention to peacefully march to the presidential palace in Cairo at 5pm on Tuesday to voice opposition to President Mohamed Morsi’s recent decisions and the date that … read more
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