Cairo University’s Student Union president withdraws from the Constituent Assembly
Cairo University and University of Alexandria suspend classes indefinitely
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NoMilTrials protest dispersed; prominent activists detained
33 arrested inside Shura Council prompts 10 Constituent Assembly members to suspend work; additional protests held in Talaat Harb Square
Disagreement over Constituent Assembly’s decisions
ETUF upset over cancelling labourers and farmers’ quota; administrative prosecution protesting its “trimmed jurisdiction”
MOFA announces procedures of combating violence against women
Women demand that their rights be guaranteed in constitutional articles
Constitution to contain 20 new articles: Salmawy
Constituent Assembly has concluded most articles except those relating to the Armed Forces and judicial authority
ECCR praises children’s rights article in draft constitution
Coalition’s secretary general: “This represents a quantum leap that marks the beginning of hard work for all social workers in the field”
Army rejects banning military trials for civilians : Salmawy
Constituent Assembly spokesman affirms that Article 219 will be omitted and the ban of “political activity on religious grounds”
NGOs call for the right to adequate housing
NGOs say millions of people currently live in over 1,000 informal settlements
Constitution must include expression of Egypt’s Islamic identity: Al-Nour Party
Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, Al-Nour party representative, says that the exclusion of such expressions in the preamble is “a major flaw”
Draft Constitution will be completed within a week:Salmawy
Spokesperson of the Constituent Assembly released a statement regarding its progress
Constituent Assembly to write new constitution: Moussa
Salmawy says political regime sub-committee discussed formation of supreme authority for media regulation
Administrative Court postpones verdict on Constituent Assembly validity
Judge Mohamed Keshta set to issue the verdict on 8 October
Bishop walks out of constituent assembly meeting
Orthodox Christian Bishop walks out in protest over time allowed to respond to Al-Nour representative
On International Right to Know Day, Egypt continues to grapple with freedom of information
With the right to information guaranteed in the constitution, future of laws and implementation remains uncertain
Constituent Assembly bans formation of political parties on religious grounds
“The committee amended Article 54, which pertains to the establishment of political parties, banning the formation or activities of a party that are based on religious grounds,” Salmawy said.
No plans to withdraw from Constituent Assembly: Al-Nour Party representative
Party spokesman says Al-Nour wishes to keep army articles in the new constitution as is
No Military Trials calls upon Constituent Assembly to ban military trials for civilians
Group attends second listening session in assembly regarding military trials
State Litigation Authority fears constitutional amendments may lead to more corruption
Authority suggests that the assembly reconsiders changes made by the legal experts committee
Islamists criticise constituent assembly
The Salafist Call’s deputy leader and Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya accuse assembly of trying to change Egypt’s “Islamist identity”
First hearing session on military trials
Head of the military judiciary authority talks to the 50-member constituent assembly about military trials
Al-Nour party changes position on Article 219
Salafi constitutional representative leaves session in protest
Constituent Assembly make-up draws mixed reactions
Islamists decry lack of sufficient representation in amending constitution
Dilemma: Write a new constitution or amend the 2012 one?
Several political groups oppose the idea of amending the 2012 constitution
Al-Nour Party opposes drafting new constitution
The Salafi party wants to amend the 2012 constitution and is assessing the performance of the newly appointed constituent assembly.
Presidency announces transitional period to last nine months
The presidency clarifies the schedule for the transitional period, and expects national reconciliation to begin next week
New constituent assembly formed
A new constituent assembly was ratified today by the president in order to modify the 2012 constitution.
Presidential adviser blames SCC decision for political tension
Pakinam Al-Sharkawy defends President Mohamed Morsi’s November constitutional decree
Bagato supports SCC verdicts
Minister of state agreed with verdicts on Shura Council and Constituent Assembly and said SCC had no right to review constitution
Political figures react to SCC ruling
The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the Shura Council and Constituent Assembly were formed illegally
SCC deems Shura Council and Constituent Assembly unconstitutional
The Council will remain until parliamentary elections