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Egypt divided by religion and politics votes on new constitution
Egyptians vote Saturday on a new constitution supported by the ruling Islamists but bitterly contested by a secular-leaning opposition that failed to scupper the referendum with mass protests. Polls open at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) in Cairo, Alexandria and eight other provinces and are scheduled to close at 7:00 pm…
Egypt splits constitution vote into two rounds
Egypt’s vote on a divisive draft charter will take place in two rounds, its electoral commission said, after the army urged President Mohamed Morsi and his opponents to meet Wednesday over the crisis. Cairo’s presidential palace and surrounding streets were calm after a mass demonstration calling for Morsi’s ouster, condemning…
President backs down in Egypt crisis after army ultimatum
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi backed down in a political crisis marked by weeks of street protests, after the powerful army gave an ultimatum to him and the opposition to hold talks. But the initial signs were that his concession would not satisfy an increasingly fierce opposition. The Islamist leader annulled…
Sun rises over Egypt protesters after palace siege
Hundreds of protesters woke up Wednesday in front of the presidential palace, the new focus of protests against President Mohamed Morsi, as an already-polarised Egypt slipped deeper into crisis. “The final warning, the presidency under siege,” read the headline of daily al-Shuruk as the independent Al-Watan declared “Revolution at the…
Egyptian press refuses to print to protest ‘tyranny’
Egyptian independent and opposition newspapers refused to publish their Tuesday editions in protest against lack of press freedom in the country’s draft constitution, set for a popular referendum on December 15. The move was in order to “stand up to tyranny,” independent daily Al-Tahrir said on its website. “The Egyptian…
Supporters of Egyptian president rally outside top court
Hundreds of supporters of President Mohamed Morsi gathered outside Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday, ahead of ruling on the legality of a panel that drafted a controversial new charter. The Islamists, many wrapped in blankets and carrying posters of Morsi, had spent the night outside the courthouse in a…
More protests in Egypt as Morsi plans meeting with judges
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was to meet with senior judges on Monday in a bid to defuse a crisis that erupted after he assumed sweeping new powers, sparking strikes and deadly protests. The crisis talks, on the eve of rival rallies which threaten to deepen the country’s divisions, come…
Egypt Islamists call for show of support for embattled president
CAIRO — Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood called nationwide demonstrations Sunday in support of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in his showdown with the judges over the path to a new constitution. The show of strength on the streets by the president’s supporters had the potential for triggering clashes with opponents of…
‘Morsi is no dictator’ supporters say at Cairo rally
Thousands of ecstatic supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered outside the presidential palace on Friday to defend their leader against accusations from rival protesters that he has become a dictator. “We love you Morsi” chanted his supporters as protesters in Tahrir slammed “Morsi the dicator”, highlighting how polarised post-Mubarak…
More than 100 injured as protesters clash in Egypt
More than 100 people were injured in Egypt Friday as demonstrations both supporting and opposing President Mohamed Morsi converged and battled one another across Tahrir Square. According to Russia Today, the violent clashes between liberal groups and supporters of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood started following the acquittal Wednesday of…
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