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Egypt adopts draft constitution after marathon session

Egypt's Islamist-dominated constitutional assembly passed a rushed draft of a constitution early Friday to ease public anger against President Mohamed Morsi's expanded powers and preempt an expected court decision to disband the chamber this weekend.

 

Egypt's Mursi to meet judges over power grab

Egypt

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will meet senior judges on Monday to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers which has set off violent protests reminiscent of last year's revolution which brought him to power.

 

Morsi Urged to Retract Edict to Bypass Judges in Egypt

Egyptian Demonstrator

Judges on Saturday called for President Mohamed Morsi to alter his decree so that he would not be able to assert authority without judicial review.

 

Egypt president purges military leaders

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday purged the nation's military leadership in a provocative move to expand his power and push aside generals who epitomized the inner circle of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

 

Morsi Is Sworn In as President of Egypt

Egyptian President Being Sworn In

Mohamed Morsi was formally sworn in on Saturday as Egypt’s first democratically elected president, marking a new stage in an ever murkier struggle to define the future of the nation.

 

Mohamed Morsi of Muslim Brotherhood Declared as Egypt’s President

Egyptian Elections

The chairman of the election commission announced that Mohamed Morsi had won 51 percent of the runoff vote completed last weekend, an ambiguous marker in Egypt’s promised transition to democracy.

 

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