Egypt
Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote
December 12, 2012
Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote
President Mohamed Morsy has issued a law officially dividing the referendum on the constitution into two stages, according to MENA.…
Update: Protesters for and against Morsy rally in Cairo
December 11, 2012
Update: Protesters for and against Morsy rally in Cairo
Thousands of opposition marched from Hijaz Square in Heliopolis to the presidential palace on Tuesday night to reject the constitutional…
Voting has nothing to do with heaven or hell, says Endowments Ministry
December 11, 2012
Voting has nothing to do with heaven or hell, says Endowments Ministry
The Endowments Ministry has instructed imams and preachers to advise people to actively participate in the referendum on the constitution,…
Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope
December 11, 2012
Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope
Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, on Tuesday filed a charge with the prosecutor general, requesting…
FJP buses attacked en route to Cairo, six injured
December 11, 2012
FJP buses attacked en route to Cairo, six injured
Buses belonging to the Freedom and Justice Party were attacked on their way from Sharqiya to Cairo to participate in…
Conflicting narratives emerge on new prosecutor general’s past
December 11, 2012
Conflicting narratives emerge on new prosecutor general’s past
There is renewed talk about Egypt’s new prosecutor general, with conflicting narratives circulating as to what Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah has…
Court says president’s call to referendum not subject to judicial oversight
December 11, 2012
Court says president’s call to referendum not subject to judicial oversight
The administrative court of the State Council issued a ruling on Tuesday saying that annulling the decision to put the…
Egypt military chief calls for ‘national dialogue’
December 11, 2012
Egypt military chief calls for ‘national dialogue’
The head of the Egyptian military called for a “national dialogue” to be held on Wednesday in an attempt to…
Explosion causes fire in Giza butane factory
December 11, 2012
Explosion causes fire in Giza butane factory
An explosion in a butane gas factory in Ard al-Lewa, Giza, caused a fire to break out on Tuesday evening,…
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria
December 11, 2012
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Alexandria on Tuesday to reject the referendum on the draft constitution, scheduled Saturday, 15 December.…