Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament has reconvened in defiance of orders by the country’s military and Supreme Court. The lower house of parliament met Tuesday, days after President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree reinstating the body. Egypt’s supreme military council dissolved the parliament last month after the Supreme Court found fault with the process by which lawmakers […]
Egyptian Lawmakers Meet in Defiance of Military
Posted July 10th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Lawmakers Meet in Defiance of Military
Posted July 10th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament has reconvened in defiance of orders by the country’s military and Supreme Court. The lower house of parliament met Tuesday, days after President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree reinstating the body. Egypt’s supreme military council dissolved the parliament last month because of election irregularities in a move upheld by the Supreme Court. […]
Egyptian Lawmakers Set to Meet in Defiance of Military
Posted July 10th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
The speaker of Egypt’s lower house of parliament plans to reconvene the assembly Tuesday in defiance of orders by the country’s military council and Supreme Court. The move follows a decree by President Mohamed Morsi reinstating parliament after military leaders dissolved the body last month because of election irregularities. The Supreme Court upheld the powerful […]
Egypt’s Military Says It Expects Morsi to Obey Court
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
(NEW LEAD AND INFO THRUOUT, ALSO ADDS VIDEO )) Egypt’s supreme military council says it expects the government to obey a Supreme Court ruling upholding the military’s dissolution of parliament. The high court on Monday rejected a move by President Mohamed Morsi to reinstate parliament in defiance of the military. Military leaders ordered parliament dissolved […]
Egypt’s Top Court Sets Up Showdown with President
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s top court has ruled its decision to dissolve the new parliament is “final” and binding, setting the stage for a showdown with President Mohamed Morsi. The ruling comes the day after Mr. Morsi ordered the lawmakers to start meeting again and hours after speaker Saad el-Katatni called for parliament to meet Tuesday. The Supreme […]
Egypt’s Speaker Invites Dissolved Parliament to Meet
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s parliament speaker has invited the lower house to convene this week, after President Mohamed Morsi reversed a dissolution order on Sunday. Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency said Monday that speaker Saad el-Katatni has called for parliament to meet Tuesday, two days after President Morsi ordered lawmakers to start meeting again. Earlier Monday, the […]
Egypt’s Supreme Court Meets to Discuss Parliamentary Recall
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, the tribunal that dissolved the legislature last month, meets Monday to discuss President Mohamed Morsi ordering lawmakers to start meeting again. The court ordered the parliament dissolved after finding fault with the election process. The then-ruling military generals implemented the decision and gave themselves legislative powers in the absence of parliament. […]
Egypt’s Morsi Orders Parliament to Reconvene
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s new president has ordered the country’s Islamist-led parliament to reconvene, in defiance of the military’s dismissal of the assembly based on last month’s Supreme Court ruling. President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree Sunday ordering lawmakers to start meeting again. He also ordered that new parliamentary elections will be held within 60 days of the […]
Morsi Sworn In, Promises New Era for Egypt
Posted June 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Islamist Mohamed Morsi is promising a brighter future for Egypt, saying the country has finally turned the page on military rule. President Morsi spoke to hundreds of officials and supporters gathered at Cairo University Saturday for his inaugural address, just hours after he took the oath of office as Egypt’s first elected civilian president. During […]
Morsi Sworn In, Promises New Era for Egypt
Posted June 30th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Islamist Mohamed Morsi is promising a brighter future for Egypt, saying the country has finally turned the page on military rule. President Morsi spoke to hundreds of officials and supporters gathered at Cairo University Saturday for his inaugural address, just hours after he took the oath of office as Egypt’s first elected civilian president. During […]
