Egypt

VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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