Egypt assembly finalizes draft constitution, raises election concerns
Egypt's draft constitution was finalized on Sunday by a 50-member assembly, creating uncertainty about the country's election procedures. The draft dictates that elections are to take place within the first six months of the constitution's ratification. However, the draft...
Egypt blogger arrested for violating new law restricting protests
Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was arrested Thursday on charges of inciting a demonstration in violation of the country's recently enacted law circumscribing citizens' right to protest in public....
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi announced on Monday that plans to hold the country's constitutional referendum will likely be delaying until January, rather than taking place in December as originally expected. The interim government, which has...
Egypt interim president signs into law bill restricting protests
Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour on Sunday signed into law a bill circumscribing citizens' right to protest in public. The law requires demonstrators to obtain permission from authorities one week in advance...
An international team of lawyers on Saturday accused the Egyptian military and the country's interim government of crimes against humanity and a number of human rights abuses since president Mohammed Morsi was ousted ...
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 12 men to 17 years in prison for their participation in the October protests at Al-Azhar University. The entire demonstration formed at the university in support of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi [BBC...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday emphasized Egypt's need to maintain and respect the right to freedom of assembly and peaceful protest as the country's state of emergency, put in place three months ago, is set to...
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi will file a complaint against current authorities alleging that the coup ousting him from his office was a crime. His lawyers told reporters on Wednesday that the former president...
Egypt's government on Tuesday lifted the country's state of emergency and evening curfew, which have been in place since August 14. An adviser to Prime Minster Hazem el-Beblawi reported to the BBC that the state of emergency...
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters on Wednesday upheld its September ruling to ban the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and confiscate all assets of the Islamist group. Earlier...
