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Egypt
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Politics
11/8/2012 6:59:56 PM
Almost one third of the members of Egypt's constitution-drafting body threaten to withdraw from assembly to protest 2-week deadline for finalising draft national charter
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Egypt
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Politics
11/8/2012 5:11:19 PM
Proposed constitution will be ready for popular referendum before end of November, says member of Egypt's controversy-dogged Constituent Assembly
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Egypt
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Politics
11/7/2012 11:40:52 PM
Islamist Salafist parties and movements want to uphold Sharia as the main source of legislation in Egypt's constitution; leader claims only 'infidels' would oppose divine doctrine
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Egypt
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Politics
11/7/2012 3:33:52 PM
Without stating official position, Muslim Brotherhood calls on supporters to take part in planned Friday rallies to demand that Islamic Law be enshrined in Egypt's next constitution
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Egypt
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Politics
11/6/2012 5:38:59 PM
Leading FJP voice and member of the Constituent Assembly Essam El-Erian promises that the new draft of the constitution will be ready for a referendum soon
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Egypt
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The Balance Sheet
11/6/2012 4:26:57 PM
President Morsi and the Constituent Assembly – tasked with drafting new national charter – are hosting meetings with opposition parties in hopes of reaching consensus
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Egypt
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Politics
11/5/2012 3:44:18 PM
Young cadres from six political parties slam current shape of Egypt's Constituent Assembly, reject invitation to hold talks with presidential advisors to discuss draft constitution
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Egypt
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Politics
11/4/2012 9:03:18 PM
After meeting heads of political parties on Sunday, presidency asserts that consensus has been reached on '90 per cent' of the contents of Egypt's new national charter
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Egypt
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Politics
11/2/2012 2:58:39 PM
Islamist protesters congregate in Tahrir Square on Friday, as youth Islamist groups organize protests ahead of 9 November mass rally
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Egypt
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Politics
10/31/2012 6:35:53 PM
Commercial Workers' Syndicate release joint-statement, Wednesday, condemning draft charter for omitting their 50 per cent seat quota in parliament
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Egypt
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Politics
10/30/2012 6:54:59 PM
The FJP, Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya, and other Islamist groups plan to unite forces to ensure that Egypt's new constitution conforms with 'Islamic law'
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 11:54:50 PM
Liberal, leftist political forces and rights organisations launch new campaign to dissolve the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly calling for a 'Constitution for All Egyptians'
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 9:38:19 PM
Informed sources tell Ahram Online that judge Hossam El-Gheriani, the Constituent Assembly head, intends to revise draft constitution after receiving complaints from some assembly members
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 8:58:46 PM
The Socialist Popular Alliance echoes the concern of many liberal forces towards the proposed constitution
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 7:26:26 PM
Ahmed Maher criticises the recently published draft constitution for being vague, clearing the way for 'authoritarianism'
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 7:23:44 PM
Coalition of Egypt Copts criticises the constitution drafting-process as flawed and non-representative of country's diversity
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 6:04:37 PM
Egypt's National Association for Change (NAC) calls on Constituent Assembly to suspend work on draft charter until court rules on assembly's constitutional legitimacy
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 3:03:08 PM
Anwar Esmat El-Sadat calls on assembly leader Hossam El-Gheriany to pause drafting of constitution until Assembly's fate is confirmed, says it would be shameful to pass constitution without consensus of country's political forces
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Egypt
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Politics
10/24/2012 11:53:53 AM
Vice President Mahmoud Mekki discusses fallout from 'Accountability Friday' clashes, Constituent Assembly and other issues with young political activists
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Egypt
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Politics
10/23/2012 9:06:00 PM
Egypt's Islamist-dominated constitution-writing committee gets breathing space to finish draft after lawsuit against it is referred to High Court; Liberal-Islamist differences unlikely to be resolved any time soon
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