constitution
Popular committee urges Islamists to support cabinet’s constitutional principles document
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Popular committee urges Islamists to support cabinet’s constitutional principles document
A self-appointed popular committee concerned with the process of drafting a new constitution is calling on Islamist groups to support…
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Groups approve Al-Azhar constitutional document, but make it non-binding
Islamist and secular groups on Wednesday endorsed a document issued by Al-Azhar earlier this summer affirming that Egypt’s new political…
Civil state is a matter of national security, says army chief of staff
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Civil state is a matter of national security, says army chief of staff
Army Chief of Staff Sami Annan affirmed his support for the principle of Egypt as a civil state on Tuesday,…
Democratic Coalition parties agree on supra-constitutional principles
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Democratic Coalition parties agree on supra-constitutional principles
The heads of several key parties comprising the Democratic Coalition for Egypt have lent their signatures to a document listing…
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between Islamists and…
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
The recent Muslim Brotherhood statement demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) refrain from interfering in how…
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has invited active political groups for an urgent meeting on Wednesday at his office to…
Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Islamists commence campaign against supra-constitutional principles
Egypt's Islamist groups on Saturday began a campaign against government plans to draw up principles regulating the election of the…
SCAF: We asked govt to set principles for choice of constitution panel
Egypt
August 13, 2011
SCAF: We asked govt to set principles for choice of constitution panel
A month and a half ago, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) instructed the government to draw up…
Egypt’s cabinet threatens reviewing legal status of Islamic parties
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Egypt’s cabinet threatens reviewing legal status of Islamic parties
Egypt’s government said on Thursday that all political parties must abide by the existing party formation law, in particular its…