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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 3:19:51 PM
Ayman Nour and his liberal Ghad Thawra party will not quit, give constituent assembly until Saturday to meet proposed reforms
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 2:56:20 PM
The withdrawal of a prominent April 6 Youth movement member Ahmed Maher signals a possible final boycott by other non-Islamists and the implosion of Egypt's Constituent Assembly
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Business
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Economy
11/18/2012 12:41:18 PM
Withdrawals from Constituent Assembly drive Egypt Bourse down on Sunday morning
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:56:24 AM
As Egypt's Christians and pro-democracy forces declare opposition to Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Constituent Assembly, the constitution-drafting process heads to a dead end. Below, a review of the main protagonists' positions
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:42:15 AM
While Hamdeen Sabbahi's Egyptian Popular Current has major reservations about the draft constitution, its primary focus is reforming Egypt's Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting new national charter
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:41:42 AM
Democratic Islamist Abul-Fotouh's new party has joined the opposition to the draft constitution, voicing concerns about lack of socio-economic rights and provisions against torture
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:40:30 AM
Mohamed ElBaradei's new Constitution Party says Constituent Assembly's draft national charter is weaker on rights, freedoms than previous 1971 constitution
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:40:06 AM
Egypt's leading Salafist party voices reservations about draft constitution, but is ready to compromise on certain articles given tight deadline for charter's completion
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2012 11:39:43 AM
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party offers detailed alternatives to Egypt's non-inclusive and 'oppressive' draft consitution
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Egypt
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Politics
11/17/2012 8:14:54 PM
Saturday's Wafd Party walk out follows the withdrawal of church representatives from the Constituent Assembly, threatening the future of the current draft national charter
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Egypt
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Politics
11/17/2012 8:14:31 PM
Representatives of the country's Christian denominations stage walk out Saturday as the current draft national charter 'does not reflect identity of Egypt'
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Egypt
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Politics
11/15/2012 5:43:50 PM
Youth leader Ahmed Maher joins latest wave of non-Islamists to freeze membership of Egypt’s constitution-drafting assembly in protest at its lack of professionalism and transparency
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Egypt
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Politics
11/14/2012 2:56:02 PM
Egypt’s constitution-drafting assembly suffers new withdrawal threats by members angry at way process is being managed and because they object to two-week deadline imposed for charter to be completed
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Egypt
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Politics
11/13/2012 9:34:03 PM
Egypt's High Constitutional Court has postponed the case which deals with the constitutionality of the assembly
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Egypt
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Politics
11/13/2012 6:02:02 PM
Senior general and member of Constituent Assembly Mamdouh Shahin says military rejects complete ban on military trials of civilians, cites national security concerns
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Opinion
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11/13/2012 2:25:09 PM
The composition of the Constituent Assembly contributed to the end result - a disfigured draft constitution that threatens to restrict all basic rights and freedoms
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Egypt
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Politics
11/12/2012 7:08:20 PM
For second day in a row, Constituent Assembly members meet with judicial representatives in hopes of reaching agreement on role of judiciary in Egypt's new constitution
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Egypt
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Politics
11/11/2012 8:32:33 PM
The labour representative in the Constituent Assembly has threatened to mobilise against the new constitution if the present 50 pct parliament quota for workers and farmers is annulled
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Egypt
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Politics
11/10/2012 12:04:59 PM
After threatening to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly, almost one third of Egypt's constitution-drafting body are to decide their stance on the two-week deadline for finalising the national charter
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Egypt
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Politics
11/9/2012 2:58:26 PM
Islamist protesters collect signatures to petition for the implementation of Sharia law in Egypt's Tahrir Square on Friday
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