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Al-Azhar body calls on Morsy to freeze constitutional declaration
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Al-Azhar body calls on Morsy to freeze constitutional declaration
Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy, the body in charge of handing down fatwas, called on the president to freeze his recent…
Diplomats refuse to supervise referendum vote abroad
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Diplomats refuse to supervise referendum vote abroad
More than 200 diplomats have said they will not supervise expatriate referendum voting on the draft constitution, which is scheduled…
Interior minister: Police act with impartiality and integrity
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Interior minister: Police act with impartiality and integrity
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin said Thursday that the police are exerting the maximum effort to secure citizens and facilities,…
Clashes break out at Brotherhood headquarters in eastern Cairo
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Clashes break out at Brotherhood headquarters in eastern Cairo
Clashes broke out at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam, eastern Cairo, between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy.…
Update: Elections commission secretary general won’t supervise referendum
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Update: Elections commission secretary general won’t supervise referendum
Advisers to President Mohamed Morsy and the head of the committee overseeing the constitutional referendum resigned Wednesday evening in the…
Satellite channels halt blackout to cover clashes
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Satellite channels halt blackout to cover clashes
Dream TV, Al-Hayat, CBC and ONTV decided to end a blackout in protest against restriction of free expression in the…
Prosecutor general asks prosecutors to send notice of referendum intentions
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Prosecutor general asks prosecutors to send notice of referendum intentions
Prosecutor General Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah sent a letter to all of the prosecutions in Egypt saying that the Supreme Judicial…
Egypt holds crude oil tender for first quarter 2013
Business
December 5, 2012
Egypt holds crude oil tender for first quarter 2013
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation launched a tender for the purchase of 6 million barrels of oil, or 2 million…
Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box
Legitimacy in democratic societies is from the ballot box only, said a Cabinet statement released after a meeting on Wednesday.
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the case of former People’s Assembly Secretary General Sami Mahran to 5 January.…