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Ruling military council member Major General Mamdouh Shahien while announcing the constitutional declaration, Cairo, 30 March, 2011. The council issued a constitutional declaration for the interim period including 63 articles. However, constitutional amendments approved by 77 percent of Egyptians orders upcoming parliament to issue new constitution.
SCAF holds emergency meeting to issue complementary constitutional declaration
Al-Masry Al-Youm 15 Jun 2012
The ruling military council held an emergency meeting Friday to discuss how they would proceed after the dissolution of...
File photo of Sameh Ashour, first vice chief of Nasserite Party.
SCAF should issue new constitutional declaration, Advisory Council says
MENA 15 Jun 2012
The Advisory Council recommended Thursday that the military council issue a complementary constitutional declaration...
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Rights advocates: Military arrest powers worrying
Nadine Marroushi 14 Jun 2012
The military has been given broad powers to arrest civilians — powers that go beyond its mandate, lawyers from...
SCAF writing new constitutional declaration, says military source
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Jun 2012
The ruling military council is putting together a constitutional declaration to govern the formation of the Constituent...
SCAF reiterates impartiality toward presidential candidates
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12 Jun 2012
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Tuesday affirmed that it does not favor either candidate in next week...
An Egyptian soldier stands guard outside the Egyptian parliament, Cairo January 22, 2012. New elected members of Egypt's parliament will sit on Monday for the first time since the election.
Parliament review: Scuffles and laws
Sarah Carr 08 Jun 2012
As the political deadlock over the formation of the committee that will write Egypt’s constitution continues, MPs...
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian armed forces Sami Annan (L) attends the Coptic Christmas midnight mass at Abbassiya Cathedral, Cairo, January 6, 2012. A massive plan to protect Egyptian churches swung into action ahead of the Christmas eve mass lead by Pope Shenuda III in Cairo's Abbassiya Cathedral, with Islamist leaders attending for the first time.
Update: Constituent Assembly deal reached as SCAF tries to protect its interests
Abdel-Rahman Hussein 07 Jun 2012
Under pressure from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, political forces announced Thursday that they had come to...
Ganzouri says Cabinet on suicide mission
Egypt Independent 06 Jun 2012
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri defended his cabinet's performance to reporters on Wednesday, saying it has been...
Nour Party official: Constituent Assembly formation to be announced Thursday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 06 Jun 2012
A senior official with the Salafi-oriented Nour Party has declared that the constitution-writing dilemma will be...
Ruling military council member Major General Mamdouh Shahien while announcing the constitutional declaration, Cairo, 30 March, 2011. The council issued a constitutional declaration for the interim period including 63 articles. However, constitutional amendments approved by 77 percent of Egyptians orders upcoming parliament to issue new constitution.
Experts disagree on SCAF’s authority to amend Constitutional Declaration
Al-Masry Al-Youm 06 Jun 2012
Legal experts and scholars are debating whether the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has the authority to amend...