Egypt
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution
December 5, 2012
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution
Vice president Mahmoud Mekky has invited opposition powers objecting to the draft of the new constitution to submit their proposals…
Administrative prosecutors will not supervise referendum, club head says
December 5, 2012
Administrative prosecutors will not supervise referendum, club head says
Abdullah Qandil, head of the Administrative Prosecutors Club, said its members refuse to supervise the constitutional referendum, slated for 15…
Media cries foul at executive authority backlash
December 5, 2012
Media cries foul at executive authority backlash
When thousands of protesters who belong to the Islamist current rallied Saturday at Cairo University to support President Mohamed Morsy’s…
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
December 5, 2012
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Several top officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak accepted bribes in the form of gifts from the National…
Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition
December 5, 2012
Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition
Thousands marched to the presidential palace in Heliopolis Tuesday, chanting against President Mohamed Morsy, demanding a retraction of the constitutional…
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
December 5, 2012
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Thirteen people were arrested in Beni Suef on Wednesday after a firefight near a checkpoint, and found to be in…
VP: Morsy vows not to use declaration powers
December 5, 2012
VP: Morsy vows not to use declaration powers
President Mohamed Morsy has promised not to actually use the expanded powers he granted himself in the constitutional declaration issued…
Putting the pressure on
December 5, 2012
Putting the pressure on
The widening rift between Islamist and opposition protesters was evident Tuesday night as tens of thousands of protesters who fear…
Washington calls for peaceful demonstrations in Egypt
December 5, 2012
Washington calls for peaceful demonstrations in Egypt
The United States called on the Egyptian opposition Tuesday to maintain peaceful demonstrations after protesters massed at the presidential palace…
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
December 5, 2012
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
BERLIN — Egypt has slid in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the "Arab…