Al-Wasat Party rejects Qandil
Al-Wasat Party is “shocked” Hesham Qandil stays on as prime minister, saying his government has not succeeded in resolving problems
Latest in Tag: Mohamed Morsy Highlight
Latest in Tag: Mohamed Morsy
Morsy addresses nation after passing new constitution
Egyptian president thanks citizens, police and judiciary for completing referendum
NSF will not participate in Morsy-sponsored dialogue
Egypt’s largest opposition bloc denies claims it will participate in the presidency’s national dialogue sessions, calls for a real agenda
Morsy appoints 90 members to Shura Council
The upper house of parliament will assume legislative powers once the constitution is ratified
Mubarak appeal adjourned
Appeal at Court of Cassation for Hosni Mubarak and Habib Al-Adly postponed till 13 January
ElBaradei: we want the country to step forward
Opposition leader calls for unity and cancelling the constitution referendum
Protests still divided one day ahead of referendum
Supporters of the constitution demonstrating at Rabaa Mosque while the opposition schedules “million man protests” in Tahrir Square and the Presidential Palace
El-Badawi meets Morsy despite NSF boycott
Al-Wafd leader met with President Mohamed Morsy despite the coalition his party belongs to refusing talks until the referendum is postponed
Opposition marches to Presidential Palace
Concrete walls and barbed wire set up
Presidency accuses journalists of insulting Morsy
Complaint filed with the prosecutor general
Opposition rejects new presidential decree
NSF opposes referendum and calls for more protests
Morsy repeals controversial declaration
Issues new declaration and states that referendum will go forward as scheduled
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In Pictures: President Mohamed Morsy leaves the palace ahead of clashes
President Mohamed Morsy left the palace ahead of clashes between his supporters and opponents. The rival camps clashed on side streets near the palace in the upscale Cairo neighbourhood of Heliopolis.
Review: Morsy’s supporters and detractors
Ongoing pro- and anti-Morsy protests provide irresistible fodder for columnists, who question the president’s legitimacy and analyse his constitutional amendment. Some question the sudden rush to finalise the draft constitution; Egyptians will now have to either pass the constitutional draft or live with Morsy’s declaration.
Morsy affirms respect for judiciary bodies
“Very optimistic” that Egypt will overcome crisis
Egypt court to examine president’s decree next week
More than 12 lawsuits demand the cancellation of a decree
Morsy meets with Pope Tawadros II
President Morsy welcomed the newly enthroned pope to the presidential palace
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue
Reports of an Egypt-mediated ceasefire emerge as the death toll rises
Governorate change may be imminent
Reach of Morsy’s powers may be tested by ability to change leadership in several governorates
El-Erian rescinds his party resignation
Muslim Brotherhood leader is still deputy chairman of the group’s political arm but will relinquish his post in the presidential advisory board.
Morsy addresses Israeli president as dear friend
President Mohamed Morsy voiced hope of strengthening the “cordial relationship” between Egypt and Israel.
Review: Rivalries and trepidations in the culture of chaos
Columnists discuss a variety of issues, including the arbitrary nature of the Egyptian cultural and political spheres and the effects of the looming US presidential elections on the Middle East.
Editor’s letter: Mohamed Morsy Mubarak
It seems that Morsy has stumbled upon Mubarak’s governance manual somewhere in the presidential palace
Morsy grants all “revolutionary prisoners” amnesty
The president’s decision relieves the detainees in questions of their charges, thus clearing their criminal records
Morsy appoints emergency court judges
Rights group says 3,000 appointments are illegal
Gazan delegations arrive in Cairo
Border issues at centre of talks
August 24 protesters declare open sit-in despite low turnout
The demonstrators, which numbered about 5,000 at the peak of the protest, were out protesting against President Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The rise and ruses of Tawfiq Okasha
Okasha gave answers favourable to Israel and when he was told the show was Israeli he did not seem to mind. He said he believed in Israeli claims to Palestinian land, that the Arabs are entitled to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem only, the rest of which is Israeli birthright, and that he has good connections with several Israeli Arabs.
Relative unknown Hesham Qandil becomes Morsy premier pick
After weeks of rumours and delays, Qandil is tasked with forming a new cabinet
Kamal El-Ganzouri caretaker government to continue through Ramadan
As President Mohamed Morsy mulls over candidates for his cabinet, officials announced that the Kamal El-Ganzouri led government will continue through Ramadan.