Egyptian President Calls for National Dialogue
President Mohamed Mursi has offered to talk to the opposition about the country's political crisis. He also promised to form a new constituent assembly if the draft constitution is rejected in a referendum later this month.
VIDEO: Egypt's president offers to hold dialogue
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has offered to hold dialogue with the opposition as the political crisis in the country is deepening. But ... see more »
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Overnight Clashes in Cairo Turn Deadly
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera
- Publication Date:
- 5 December 2012
Protesters loyal to Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and opposition groups have been fighting running battles outside the presidential palace ... see more »
Photo: Xinhua/STR
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clash with anti-Morsi protesters outside the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 5, 2012. Egyptian Health Ministry said that at least 211 people were injured during the clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi on Wednesday.
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Adviser to Egypt's President Resigns
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera
- Publication Date:
- 5 December 2012
An adviser to Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi, Saif Abdelfattah, resigned in a live broadcast on Al Jazeera, amid protests and clashes between ... see more »
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The Muslim Brotherhood has called for a demonstration from supporters of President Mohamed Mursi to defend his legitimacy against protesters opposing a draft constitution and a ... Read more »
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Several groups called for a march to the presidential palace to express their disapproval of the draft constitution, a charter described by opposition groups as a project to ... Read more »
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President Mohamed Mursi called for a national referendum to be held on the draft constitution this month. Read more »
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It seems like history is about to repeat itself. The previous regime attempted to stay in power by suppressing the people’s dissatisfaction which was expressed via street protests. Mubarak called in the Army and special security forces to restore order. Now President Mursi is asking that the military, once again, take to the streets to help restore order. The fact that there was so much disagreement over the drafting of the new constitution only confirms the bitter divide between the country’s secularists and Islamists. The president’s attempt to circumvent the democratic process for expediency sake should be rejected. Egypt is slowing spiraling into the abyss of political chaos.