An arrest warrant has been issued in Egypt for popular political satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohamed Morsi. Bassem Youssef has faced several complaints over his show Al Bernameg (The Programme). The satirist has poked fun at a wide range of figures, from fellow television presenters to well-known Muslim scholars and [...]
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on April 27 and end in June. A presidential decree said voting would take place in four regional stages, due to a shortage of election supervisors. Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood movement hope the election will put an end to increasingly vocal opposition and street [...]
Egyptian police have clashed with protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in capital Cairo ahead of the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power. President Mohamed Morsi’s opponents plan a rally, accusing the Islamist leader of betraying the revolution. Mohamed Morsi denies the claim, and has called for “peaceful” celebrations. An appeals [...]
The United States have strongly criticized Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi for anti-Semitic remarks he apparently made before being elected president. TV footage shows Mohamed Morsi in 2010 referring to Zionists as “bloodsuckers” and “descendants of apes and pigs”. US officials want the leader to clarify his “deeply offensive” comments, which they say run counter to Middle [...]
More than 60% of voters backed the new Egypt’s constitution in a referendum, although only a third of the electorate voted. Critics say the new constitution favors Islamists and betrays the revolution. President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power in February 2011 after nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule. After the referendum result was announced [...]
Egypt’s National Salvation Front has demanded an inquiry into the referendum on the draft constitution, citing fraud. The National Salvation Front, Egypt’s main opposition, urged the election commission to investigate the “irregularities”. Initial unofficial results indicate a “Yes” vote for a document which President Mohamed Morsi says will safeguard democracy. The opposition says the constitution [...]
According to unofficial and preliminary results, Egyptians appear to have approved the controversial new constitution in a referendum. Results reported by Egyptian state media suggest that some 63% backed the charter over two rounds of voting. Critics say the document, which has triggered mass protests, betrays the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. President Mohamed Morsi’s [...]
Egypt begins voting in a second stage of a constitutional referendum that has sparked weeks of unrest in the country’s main cities. Opponents of President Mohamed Morsi have held protests against the draft, saying it favors the Islamists now in power and betrays the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak last year. Mohamed Morsi’s supporters say [...]
Egyptians have begun voting on a new constitution endorsed by the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, which has divided the country and sparked deadly unrest. President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have campaigned heavily in favor of the draft document, which may define Egypt for years to come. Opponents say it is poorly drafted and [...]
President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect Egypt institutions in the run-up to a controversial referendum on a new constitution. The army has also been given the power of arrest. Mohamed Morsi has tried to calm public anger by annulling a decree giving him huge powers, but rejected a call [...]
Egypt’s Judges’ Club has refused to oversee a referendum on the country’s new draft constitution, to be held in two weeks. The Judges’ Club’s decision follows a confrontation between Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court and Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi. The court said it was suspending its work after its members were prevented from ruling [...]
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 the issue. The move comes after the constitutional court said it would rule on Sunday [...]
Tens of thousands of people are holding a protest in Cairo against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers in Egypt. Flag-waving demonstrators are chanting slogans accusing the president and the Muslim Brotherhood of betraying last year’s revolution. On Monday Mohamed Morsi sought to defuse the crisis by saying the decree [...]
Egypt’s stock market sees a plunge in its shares of almost 10% on Sunday, days after President Mohammed Mursi granted himself sweeping new powers. Protests against Mohammed Mursi’s decision have continued in Cairo, while the Muslim Brotherhood is planning rallies backing him later. Trading was suspended for 30 minutes as shares slumped in the first [...]
Egypt’s top judges have accused President Mohammed Mursi of staging an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary. Mohammed Mursi passed a decree earlier this week granting himself extensive new powers. It includes a bar on any court dissolving the constituent assembly, which is drawing up a new constitution. Thursday’s decree has sparked angry demonstrations, with attacks [...]
Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has appeared before supporters in Cairo to defend a new decree that grants him sweeping powers. Mohammed Mursi told them he was leading Egypt on a path to “freedom and democracy” and was the guardian of stability. He was speaking as thousands of opponents gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and offices [...]
Egypt has promised to support Gaza against Israeli attacks, as violence escalated for a third day. President Mohammed Mursi said he would not leave Gaza on its own and condemned Israel’s “blatant aggression”, hours after his prime minister visited Gaza. Israel mounted a huge attack overnight, targeting dozens of locations. Later, Gaza militants targeted Tel [...]
Moaz al-Khatib, a leading Damascus cleric who fled Syria, has been chosen at a meeting in Qatar to head a new coalition to oppose President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Cleric Moaz al-Khatib, former Sunni Muslim imam of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, is seen as a moderate. Earlier, Syrian opposition groups agreed a deal to bring [...]
Mohammed al-Dahabi, Jordan’s former intelligence chief, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption. Mohammed al-Dahabi, who was head of the intelligence service from 2005 to 2008, was accused of embezzling public funds, money laundering and abuse of office. The court in Amman ordered him to repay nearly $30 million to the state. [...]
Dozens of militiamen have occupied Libya’s parliament to register their anger over the formation of the new government. The gunmen are demanding some of the ministers be removed because they have links to the late Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. At least a dozen trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns are lining the main road to the parliament. [...]
Fresh clashes have broken out in the Egyptian capital Cairo in the worst violence since President Mohammed Mursi took office at the end of June. Scores of people were reported injured as supporters and opponents of Mohammed Mursi fought in Tahrir Square. Tensions are high after Egyptian judges criticized Mohammed Mursi’s attempt to remove the [...]
Barack Obama has said the United States does not currently consider Egypt to be an ally. The president was speaking with reference to violent clashes at the US embassy in Cairo, over a US-made anti-Islamic film which has sparked anger among Muslims. Barack Obama’s comments also came after the storming of the US consulate in [...]
Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has ordered the retirement of the powerful head of the country’s armed forces, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, a presidential spokesman has said. He also said a constitutional declaration aimed at curbing presidential powers had been cancelled. Mohammed Mursi, who was elected in June, is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. [...]
Hillary Clinton has met the head of Egypt’s top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country. The US Secretary of State discussed the transition of power to newly elected President Mohammed Mursi and stressed the need to protect the rights of all Egyptians, US officials [...]
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held her first meeting with new Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi. After the talks, Hillary Clinton reaffirmed Washington’s support for a “full transition to civilian rule” in Egypt. President Mohammed Mursi has become embroiled in a constitutional crisis after trying to reinstate a parliament dissolved by the judiciary and [...]
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