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Copts and the power over personal status
Opinion

Copts and the power over personal status

When former President Hosni Mubarak introduced amendments to the 1971 Constitution in 2007, the always contested issue of the status…
VP invites opposition powers to discuss draft constitution
Egypt

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…
Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution
Egypt

Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution

The Supreme Judicial Council has agreed to supervise a referendum on a draft constitution, a legal adviser to President Mohamed…
Morsy on TV: Constitutional Declaration temporary, meets revolutionary goals
Egypt

Morsy on TV: Constitutional Declaration temporary, meets revolutionary goals

The controversial 22 November Constitutional Declaration "meets the requirements of the current period" and will expire as soon as a…
Supreme guide: Former regime trying to destroy democracy
Egypt

Supreme guide: Former regime trying to destroy democracy

Remnants of the former regime are trying to thwart every step in the democratization process, including disrupting the completion of…
Morsy to urge unity in face of political crisis
Egypt

Morsy to urge unity in face of political crisis

President Mohamed Morsy will address the nation on Thursday, calling for unity as he pushes through a new constitution he…
Constituent Assembly seeks to wrap up constitution
Egypt

Constituent Assembly seeks to wrap up constitution

The head of the assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution said the final draft should be finished on Wednesday, as the…
Al-Azhar official: Withdrawing forces to meet Constituent Assembly members within days
Egypt

Al-Azhar official: Withdrawing forces to meet Constituent Assembly members within days

Mohamed Abdel Salam, adviser to the Al-Azhar grand sheikh and a member of the Constituent Assembly, said representatives of Egyptian…
Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday
Egypt

Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday

  Church representatives in the Constituent Assembly have still not reached a conclusion on whether or not they will withdraw…
Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal
Egypt

Constituent Assembly members threaten withdrawal

Conflicts broke out Tuesday during a meeting of secularists and liberals on the Constituent Assembly, as a number of members…
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