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
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