Arab League expresses full support for Libya’s Tobruk-based government
Libyan delegate requested Arab states to provide arms to troops to end violence
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Latest in Tag: legitimacy
Shoukry discusses Libya developments with Emirati, Libyan counterparts
Egyptian and Libyan foreign ministers discuss cooperation
Protests in Kabul deepen Afghan election impasse
More than 1,000 protesters gathered in the city for the largely peaceful demonstration but the United Nations warned that any street violence “could lead to a spiral of instability”.
Forgery will not give legitimacy to any criminal: Brotherhood
The group rejects elections and maintains that ousted president Mohamed Morsi is the legitimate president of Egypt
The coup is a betrayal of the oath Al-Sisi swore: Morsi
Egypt’s ousted president addresses Egyptians in a statement read by his lawyer
MOI vows to ‘foil all attempts at creating chaos’ during Morsi trial
Muslim Brotherhood supporters will demonstrate until the trial of ousted president Morsi
Anti-Coup calls for more protests
The coalition also called for protests against the trial of ousted president Morsi
Anti-Coup Alliance: Military leaders who ousted Morsi have lost legitimacy
Pro-Morsi alliance calls for protests leading up to 6 October
National Coalition to Support Legitimacy calls for new Friday of Rage
Muslim Brotherhood organises marches from different mosques in Cairo, headed for Ramses Square
Editor’s letter: War of the misnomers
People are stuck with the short-sighted dilemma of choosing between two conflicting labels: legitimacy or military coup, writes Maher Hamoud
Morsi supporters march to High Court
Protesters call for removing Prosecutor General; call for march to Tahrir Friday
Al-Sisi calls for green light to fight “terrorism”
Minister of Defence calls on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to authorise the army to “confront terrorism”
Interview: Gehad El-Haddad: “This is a police state back in full brute force”
Gehad El-Haddad, spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood, speaks to the Daily News Egypt about the current events, the political deadlock in Egypt, and explains the situation from the Muslim Brotherhood’s perspective
Military warns against violence during Friday Protests
6 April calls for occupying Tahrir and presidential palace area before Islamists head out from 18 mosques in a million man march titled “Breaking the Coup”
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In Pictures: Iftars, prayers, and protests in Nasr City’s Rabaa street
For over two weeks, former president Morsi’s supporters have been holding a sit in at Rabaa Al Adaweya street in Nasr City area. Residents have regularly complained, while protesters continue to go about their business of fasting, praying, eating and protesting
Rival protests planned nationwide
Sunday marches planned by both Tamarod and the pro-Morsi NCSL
Islamists comment on Friday protests
NCSL and the Muslim Brotherhood blame army and the police while army claims “psychological warfare”
Morsi announces readiness to form interim coalition government
The government will choose Prime Minister and run parliamentary elections
Tamarod mourns first death
The campaign lost its first member in clashes near Cairo University
Military and opposition respond to Morsi’s speech
Opposition says president’s speech incited violence and army page admin says they will sacrifice their lives to counter terrorism and extremism
Islamist forces join together for Rabaa Al-Adaweya protest
National Coalition to Support Legitimacy includes 11 Islamist parties and groups
Fayoum resident dies a week after clashes
Hoda Abbas denied statements that Tamarod or NSF were involved in the death of Shalakany
The legitimacy of Morsi
Wikipedia defines political legitimacy as “the popular acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a regime”. The keyword here is “popular”. The voting system was concurred as a way to gauge public acceptance of a person or government. The tallying of ballots is used as a means to assess the will of the masses. …
Friday Islamist marches announced
Several marches will head to Cairo University on Friday, FJP and Al-Nour not decided yet
Friday protest planned to support “legitimacy”
The Building and Development Party calls for a protest in response to the latest violence
Mr President, you win this round
“How did you get so powerful? They asked the Pharaoh. He retorted: there was no one to stop me.” At the expense of sounding clichĂ©, this simple proverb about sums it up; the conception of Morsy’s latest omnipotence decree is firmly rooted in the notion that his opposition is too feeble to pose a serious …
Review: Columnists debate new constitutional declaration and Mohamed Mahmoud protests
After President Mohamed Morsy granted himself sweeping new powers in a constitutional declaration on Thursday, columnists were divided for and against this bold move. On a related note, continuing clashes in Mohamed Mahmoud Street occupy more than one writer. Many commentaries denounce the clashes as meaningless, describing protesters as “thugs”. The Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas …
Morsy and the roots of dictatorship
The declaration reintroduced Egypt to an era of unchecked power, only this time, within a constitutional framework