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Egyptian Cops Caught Beating Naked Man

Official voices 'regret' but later blames protesters

(Newser) - Egypt's Interior Ministry offered a rare expression of regret today after riot police were caught on camera a day earlier beating a protester who had been stripped of his clothes, and then dragging the naked man along the muddy pavement before bundling him into a police van. The video...

Amid Chaos, Egypt's Parties Hold Rare Sit-Down

Country's top religious scholar gets call for unity, but no concrete action

(Newser) - Egyptians saw a shockingly rare sight today: The leaders of their country's fractured and feuding political parties actually sitting across the table from one another. In a meeting brokered by Egypt's most influential Islamic scholar, Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb, leaders from both Egypt's secular opposition and its...

Egypt Army Chief's Ominous Warning: 'State Collapse'

Violence rages for 6th day

(Newser) - As violent clashes in Egypt continue for a sixth day, the Army chief of staff has a dire warning for protesters: If there is no reconciliation, Egypt could see the "collapse of the state." Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi also wrote on the official Army Facebook page today that any attacks...

Egypt Tumult Rages a 5th Day
 Egypt Tumult Rages a 5th Day 
Jan 28, 2013 7:46 AM CST

Egypt Tumult Rages a 5th Day

Opposition rejects Morsi's call for a dialogue

(Newser) - Despite President Mohamed Morsi declaring a state of emergency yesterday, protests are raging in Cairo and other parts of Egypt for a fifth consecutive day today, the New York Times reports. Marchers in Port Said, one of three provinces where Morsi declared a curfew, said they no longer recognize his...

Egypt's Morsi Declares Emergency, Curfew

President almost screaming in televised address

(Newser) - Egypt's president declared today a 30-day state of emergency and night curfew in the three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by the wave of violence that has left more than 50 dead in three days. Angry and almost screaming, Mohamed Morsi vowed in a televised address that he would...

Egypt Orders Mubarak Retrial
 Egypt Orders Mubarak Retrial 
Jan 13, 2013 6:15 AM CST

Egypt Orders Mubarak Retrial

Could present political peril for successor Mohammed Morsi

(Newser) - A court granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence, today ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that toppled his regime nearly two years ago. The judge also overturned the conviction...

Ex-Dictator Hosni Mubarak Returning to Hospital

No details released about 84-year-old's health problems

(Newser) - Hosni Mubarak is heading back to the hospital, reports CNN , this time with cracked ribs and a head injury after he reportedly slipped in a prison bathroom this month. Mubarak spent a month hospitalized over the summer with health problems, and at one point was rumored to have fallen into...

Egypt Rarity: A Leader Admits to 'Mistakes'

Mohamed Morsi acknowledges 'patriotic opposition'

(Newser) - Egypt's president took to the airwaves yesterday following the passage of the country's new constitution , and his tone was a rare one for an Egyptian leader, the New York Times reports. Following violent protests ahead of the constitution's approval, he cited "mistakes here and there,"...

Egypt's Constitution Passes With 63.8% of Vote

Country's election commission denies voting irregularities, certifies tally

(Newser) - Egypt's controversial proposed constitution has passed its two-part referendum with 63.8% of the vote, the country's election commission said today. The passage is a win for President Mohamed Morsi—whose Islamist allies drafted the constitution, sparking massive street protests—and is right in line with earlier unofficial...

Egypt Opposition: Voting Was Rigged

Opposition wants first round of constitution referendum re-run

(Newser) - The first of two rounds of voting on the draft constitution has been put to bed , but the opposition isn't ready to move on: It's calling for more protests in Egypt tomorrow. Though the constitution—favored by the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists—received a 57% "yes"...

Egypt Braces for Vote Amid Conspiracies, Protests

But the whole referendum might be determined by the 'couch party'

(Newser) - Egyptians will go to the polls tomorrow to vote on a controversial constitutional referendum that could determine the country's fate. Here's what you need to know:
  • The referendum would install a new constitution that Mohamed Morsi's government says is essential to move the country forward—but which
...

Vigilante Morsi Supporters Detained, Beat Foes

Protesters forced to confess to being traitors

(Newser) - Vigilante supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi captured dozens of rival protesters in clashes in Cairo last week, beat them, and held them for hours before delivering them to police, the New York Times reports. Using tactics human rights groups say are strongly reminiscent of Hosni Mubarak's regime, the...

Morsi Opponents' New Tactic: Boycott Vote

Military gets power of arrest amid continuing protests

(Newser) - The opposition's debate on how to handle Mohamed Morsi's scheduled constitutional referendum has been decided: Boycott it. In opting not to push voters to actually show up and vote no on Saturday, the move suggests Morsi's opponents determined they didn't have the votes to squash the...

Opposition Rejects Morsi Move
 Opposition Rejects Morsi Move 
Dec 9, 2012 4:33 PM CST

Opposition Rejects Morsi Move

Egyptian president puts security in hands of the military

(Newser) - Mohamed Morsi's decision to surrender the nearly dictatorial powers he'd granted himself wasn't enough to quell the fury on the streets of Cairo today, as crowds marched on the presidential palace, the New York Times reports. Morsi has responded by placing government institutions under military protection until...

Morsi Rescinds Extra Powers
 Morsi Rescinds Extra Powers 
Dec 8, 2012 5:04 PM CST

Morsi Rescinds Extra Powers

But referendum on constitution remains on track

(Newser) - Egypt's Mohamed Morsi budged on one of two key opposition demands today, but whether it's enough to appease protesters remains to be seen. Morsi rescinded the temporary extra powers that he granted himself last month, but he kept the referendum on a draft constitution on track for Dec....

Egypt's Morsi Preps Decree for Martial Law

Military warns of 'disastrous consequences'

(Newser) - With thousands of protesters still crying for his ouster on Cairo's streets, President Mohamed Morsi has prepared a decree to impose martial law, according to Egyptian media. Morsi hasn't issued it yet, but the order comes on the heels of the military warning of "disastrous consequences" if...

Protesters Converge on Egypt Palace

Huge protest comes after opposition rejects talks

(Newser) - Thousands of protesters in Egypt have made clear they don't think President Mohamed Morsi made much of a concession in yesterday's televised address . Throngs converged on the presidential palace in Cairo today, despite the presence of tanks and Republican Guard troops, reports Reuters . They chanted slogans such as...

Egypt Opposition: No Talks With Morsi

Rejects president's offer for dialogue, calls for more protests

(Newser) - Mohamed Morsi's call for a dialogue between himself and opposition leaders tomorrow has been rejected by the opposition, AFP reports.The National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition groups, called for more demonstrations today and told Reuters that its "official stance" is that it will not join any...

Tens of Thousands Clash in Cairo

 Tanks Roll In as 
 Clashes Rock Cairo 
UPDATED
Dec 6, 2012 7:49 AM CST

Tanks Roll In as Clashes Rock Cairo

5 deaths, 600 injuries reported

(Newser) - Violent protests in Cairo have reached a pitch not seen since the days of Egypt's recent revolution, the Wall Street Journal reports: Tens of thousands of demonstrators battled on the streets yesterday, with the AP reporting five dead and more than 600 injured as some threw rocks and Molotov...

Morsi Returns to Palace as More Protests Loom

Muslim Brotherhood, opposition call for competing protests at palace today

(Newser) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi returned to the presidential palace today after fleeing yesterday when it was thronged by protesters, Reuters reports. Though 200 demonstrators camped out overnight, traffic was back to normal today and riot police had left the area. In yesterday's clashes, 35 protesters and 40 police officers...

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