Protesters in several Egyptian cities have attacked the offices of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, as rival pro- and anti-government groups demonstrate in Cairo over a new presidential decree. The violence comes a day after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi put himself above oversight and declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts or any […]
Egyptian Protests Turn Violent After President Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Plan Protests After President Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says he wants to move Egypt forward as a stable and safe nation, and says he does not want sole control of the country. He made the remarks in a speech Friday in Cairo, as supporters and anti-government protesters rallied in different parts of the city. Mr. Morsi said he was […]
Egyptians Protest After President Assumes Sweeping Powers
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s opposition supporters have set fire to Muslim Brotherhood offices in several Egyptian cities, a day after President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping new powers. State media report the Muslim Brotherhood offices were on fire in the Suez Canal cities of Suez, Port Said, and Ismailia. Demonstrators also gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after Friday prayers […]
Egyptian Plan Protests After President Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 23rd, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s opposition has called for protests Friday after President Mohamed Morsi put himself above oversight and declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts or any other authority. President Morsi’s spokesman announced the decree Thursday, citing a need to “protect the revolution.” Opposition members have called the move illegal. The decree also bars […]
Egypt’s President Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has caused controversy by putting himself above oversight and protecting Islamist lawmakers who support him. President Morsi Thursday declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts or any other authority, citing a need to “protect the revolution.” The decree announced by his spokesman also bars Egypt’s judiciary from dissolving […]
Gaza and Israel Calm as Cease-fire Holds
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
A cease-fire that halted eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held firm on Thursday as thousands of flag-waving Gaza residents poured into the streets, while in Israel the mood was more subdued. Following a night of quiet skies after an Egyptian-brokered truce went into effect late Wednesday, Gaza’s Hamas prime minister hailed […]
Gaza and Israel Calm as Cease-fire Holds
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
A cease-fire that halted eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held firm Thursday as thousands of flag-waving Gaza residents poured into the streets, while in Israel the mood was more subdued. Following a night of quiet skies after an Egyptian-brokered truce deal came into effect, Gaza’s Hamas prime minister hailed the territory’s […]
Egypt’s Morsi Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has issued a decree granting himself far-reaching powers and ordering retrials of former officials who tried to violently suppress last year’s popular revolution against longtime president Hosni Mubarak. In a statement read on state television by his spokesman Thursday, Mr. Morsi declared that his decisions cannot be appealed by the courts […]
Gaza and Israel Calm as Cease-fire Holds
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians and Israelis went about their day blanketed in relative calm Thursday, after a cease-fire brokered hours before gave citizens in the volatile area their first quiet night in more than a week. If Israel and the Hamas militants who run the Gaza Strip can maintain peace until 9 p.m. local time , border areas […]
Gaza and Israel Calm as Cease-fire Holds
Posted November 22nd, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians and Israelis went about their day blanketed in relative calm Thursday, after a cease-fire brokered hours before gave citizens in the volatile area their first quiet night in more than a week. If Israel and the Hamas militants who run the Gaza Strip can maintain peace until 9 p.m. local time , border areas […]
