Egypt
Brotherhood to SJC: Don’t accept prosecutor general’s resignation
December 18, 2012
Brotherhood to SJC: Don’t accept prosecutor general’s resignation
The Muslim Brotherhood has called on the Supreme Judicial Council to reject Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah’s resignation, and to denounce…
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
December 18, 2012
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
High Elections Commission member Mahmoud Abu Shusha spoke out against reports of electoral violations in the constitutional referendum in a…
Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution
December 18, 2012
Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution
Expat voting results in the Gulf States for the constitutional referendum indicate a majority approval for the controversial draft. State-run…
Presidency responds to SCC’s anger over official’s remarks
December 18, 2012
Presidency responds to SCC’s anger over official’s remarks
The president’s office issued a statement on Tuesday clarifying an official’s remarks suggesting that President Mohamed Morsy had received evidence…
Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting
December 18, 2012
Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting
Zaghloul al-Balshy, the secretary general of the High Elections Commission, may not be able to supervise the second round of…
Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations
December 18, 2012
Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky demanded that judges be assigned to investigate alleged violations in the first round of voting in…
Constituent Assembly calls for dialogue with opposition figures
December 18, 2012
Constituent Assembly calls for dialogue with opposition figures
The Constituent Assembly has invited four leading opposition figures to discuss the controversial draft constitution in an open session on…
Protesters chant against Morsy as he enters palace
December 18, 2012
Protesters chant against Morsy as he enters palace
Dozens of protesters at Ettehadiya Palace chanted against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsy after seeing his convoy enter…
Former housing minister to be retried in illegal land acquisition case
December 18, 2012
Former housing minister to be retried in illegal land acquisition case
The Court of Cassation on Tuesday accepted a court appeal filed by former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi against a ruling…
Worker protests halt cigarette production
December 18, 2012
Worker protests halt cigarette production
Production at the Eastern Company cigarette factory has ground to a halt after a worker strike entered its second day.…