Egypt's interim president dissolves Shura Council: State TV

Ahram Online, Friday 5 Jul 2013

Egypt
Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour (Photo: AP)

Egyptian television has announced that President Adly Mansour issued a presidential declaration dissolving the Islamist-dominated Shura Council. 

Correction: this article initially described the decree issued as a constitutional decree.

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