Chief Justice Adly el-Mansour was officially sworn into office Thursday as the new transitional President of Egypt. First, however, he was sworn in as head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court. The chief justice, chosen by Egyptian Army General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to replace ousted President Mohamed Morsi, had not yet been sworn in
The television station of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and three other channels linked to Islamist groups backing ousted President Mohammad Mursi was taken off air immediately after a military decision to remove Mursi from power. The managers of the Brotherhood’s channel 25 were arrested hours after Islamist, state news agency MENA reported. Salafist channels al-Nass,
When President Mohammed Mursi swept aside the acommanders of Egypt’s military a year ago and named a soft-spoken, deeply religious younger general to head the armed forces, it was a demonstration that the military was now subordinate to Egypt’s first freely elected leader. Fast forward one year, and now it is the general, Abdel Fattah
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday offered to form an interim coalition government even as top aide says it appeared a military coup was under way, CNN reported. "The presidency's vision includes the formation of a coalition government that would manage the upcoming parliamentary electoral process, and the formation of an independent committee for
Gu lf Arab rulers are resisting the temptation to gloat in public about the political woes of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, a group most of them mistrust, for fear of deepening unrest in a country that remains a potential ally in their standoff with Iran. Officials and analysts said official Gulf Arab silence reflected
Green search lights shone from the street as fireworks explode in the distance at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. The main thoroughfare was packed with Egyptians in tense anticipation of the end of the 48-hour deadline the Egyptian military has given for President Mohammed Morsi to either resign or agree to some sort of compromise.
Egypt’s top appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss the prosecutor general appointed by Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, judicial sources and the state news agency MENA said. The decision removed public prosecutor Talaat Abdallah and ordered the return of former prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to his post, MENA said.
Egypt’s Islamist “National Alliance” called early Tuesday for mass rallies in support of embattled President Mohammad Mursi, following a 48-hour army ultimatum for all parties to reach a resolution. Al Arabiya correspondent reported that the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups began amassing their supporters in different provinces with a focus on Cairo
Egypt’s presidency on Tuesday rejected an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if Islamist President Mohammed Morsi does not meet the demands of millions of protesters. Instead, the presidency said army declaration had not been cleared by the presidency and could cause confusion, AFP news agency reported. The presidency also denounced any declaration
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr tendered his resignation on Monday night, the state news agency MENA reported, after millions of Egyptians rallied against President Mohammed Morsi. The report did not elaborate or cite any sources for the information. At least five other ministers have resigned since Sunday's mass protests. Meanwhile, Egypt’s
