Tunis Afrique Presse (Tunis)

Egypt's Morsi to Meet Judges Over Power Grab

26 November 2012
Photo: Xinhua/STR
An Egyptian protester hurls stones at riot police. Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood called nationwide demonstrations in support of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in his showdown with the judges over the path to a new constitution.

Cairo — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is due to meet on Monday senior judges to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers.

A decree giving him sweeping new powers was announced on Thursday, sparking violent nationwide protests and leading to a 9% drop in Egypt's stock market.

One Muslim Brotherhood member was killed and 60 people were hurt on Sunday in an attack on the main office of the Brotherhood in the Egyptian Nile Delta town of Damanhour, the website of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said.

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