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Egypt: Mursi Ousts Army Chief
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
President Mohamed Mursi ordered a surprise reshuffle on Sunday including retiring Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and appointing a vice-president. Read more »
Egyptian President Assumes Legislative Powers, Fires Tantawi
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi has cancelled the military's constitutional decrees that limited presidential powers - and retired army chief Hussein Tantawi.
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Egypt: Mursi Reverses Army Declaration
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
President Mohamed Mursi has the right to annul the complementary constitutional declaration as an elected president, Minister of Justice Judge Ahmed Mekki told Aswat Masriya on… Read more »
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Egypt: Mursi Assumes Legislative Power
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi decided to assume legislative power, reversing constitutional decrees issued by the military council in June, said his spokesman on Sunday. Read more »
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Egypt: Breaking - Mursi Retires Tantawi and Anan
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi ordered the retirement of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and his deputy Sami Anan, said Mursi's spokesman Yasser Ali on Sunday. Read more »
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Egypt: No Negative Reactions From Armed Forces Towards Mursi's Decisions - Military Source
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
A military source denied there were negative reactions from the armed forces towards President Mohamed Mursi's on Sunday to order top army generals to retire. Read more »
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Egypt: Pro-Mursi Demonstrations in Tahrir, At Presidential Palace
Aswat Masriya, 12 August 2012
Hundreds of political powers' supporters demonstrated in Cairo's Tahrir square and in front of the presidential palace on Sunday evening in support of the decisions President… Read more »
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Thousands of protesters have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir square to protest against the amendments to the constitutional declaration the ruling military council issued. Read more »
