Egypt president grants self total executive and legislative powers
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a declaration on Sunday that gives the president complete legislative and executive power, abolishing a June declaration that reserved power for the military . The declaration grants...
Egypt requests release of its last citizen held at Guantanamo
The Egyptian government announced Thursday that it has requested the release of the last of its citizens currently being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Egyptian Tarek al-Sawah, 54, has been held at Guantanamo for 11...
Egypt court delays hearing on members of constitutional assembly
An Egyptian court on Monday postponed the next stage in a hearing challenging the composition of Egypt's constitutional assembly, the council responsible for drafting the country's new constitution, until late September. The assembly faces its latest challenge from a...
Egypt president releases 572 prisoners convicted by military tribunals
Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday ordered the release of 572 people who had been convicted by the military. Morsi, Egypt's first elected civilian president, had formed a committee to review all...
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court ruled Thursday that it does not have jurisdiction over two cases related to the decree issued by the newly elected President Mohammed Morsi to reconvene parliament and the constitutional declaration...
Egypt president says he will respect court ruling on parliament
Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday issued a statement saying he will respect the ruling of an Egyptian court suspending his decree to reconvene the parliament. Morsi said his order was not intended to challenge...
Egypt high court suspends presidential decree to reconvene parliament
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt on Tuesday suspended the decree of President Mohammed Morsi calling the dissolved Egyptian parliament back into session. The decision of the court will prevent the decree from taking effect [Ahram Online...
The Egyptian parliament convened Tuesday in a brief session despite a court order dissolving the entire parliament. The session only lasted for five minutes but was still enough to deepen the tension between the newly elected Egyptian...
Egypt president orders parliament to reconvene despite high court ruling
Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday issued a decree calling the dissolved Egyptian parliament back into session. The parliament was dissolved in June after the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that one-third of...
Egypt's Criminal Court in Cairo issued a decision on Monday voiding a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) that has been in place since 1954. In considering a case...
