Egypt
Egyptian President Flexes Power with Caution
By Hamza Hendawi | AP | Cairo | 11 Jul 2012
The faceoff between Egypt‘s new Islamist president and the old guard military sharpened Tuesday, with parliament defying orders to disband and the highest court slapping back at Mohammed Morsi in what has become an early glimpse into how he may flex his power.
Egyptian Parliamentary Deputies Defy Court and Military
By Kareem Fahim | The New York Times | Cairo | 10 Jul 2012
In a raw contest between Egypt’s competing centers of power, legislators on Tuesday defied the country’s highest court and its most senior generals by holding a brief session of the dissolved Parliament, heeding an order by President Mohamed Morsi in the face of opposition from judges and the military.
Egypt’s president orders return of dissolved parliament
By Marwa Awad and Shaimaa Fayed | Reuters | Cairo | 09 Jul 2012
Egypt's new president on Sunday ordered a parliament dominated by his Islamist party to reconvene, challenging the authority of the generals who had dissolved the assembly in line with a court order.
Egypt's military pledges support to Mursi
Source : AFP | Cairo | 01 Jul 2012
Egypt’s President Muhammad Mursi began his first full day in office yesterday, but with his powers sharply circumscribed by the military that has ruled since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power last year.
After being sworn in as the country’s first freely elected civilian president on Saturday, Mursi formally received a transfer of power and pledge of support from the military.
Mursi vows to be president for all Egyptians
Source : AFP | Cairo | 29 Jun 2012
Muhammad Mursi paid tribute on Friday to Egypt’s Muslims and Christians alike and symbolically swore himself in as the country’s first elected civilian president before a huge crowd at Tahrir Square.
Crowds had thronged the square from early in the day ahead of the president-elect’s appearance on the eve of his official swearing-in.
Egypt president’s wife: Don’t call me first lady
By | Aya Batrawy | AP | Cairo | 28 Jun 2012
Egypt’s new first lady Naglaa Ali Mahmoud and her predecessor Suzanne Mubarak have at least one thing in common: Both have seen their husbands and sons detained in Egyptian prisons.
The similarities may end there though.
The deposed President Hosni Mubarak’s wife was often criticized for being vain, self-important and strong-willed — propelling her son, Gamal, toward inheriting the presidency.
In divided Egypt, U.S. plays all sides
By Arshad Mohammed | Reuters | Washington | 28 Jun 2012
The ambiguous outcome of Egypt's revolution leaves Washington no choice but to deal with the country's two major players, the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, despite its disagreements with each.
Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist movement long held at arm's length by the United States, was declared on Sunday to have won Egypt's presidency.
US urges new Egyptian president to continue Mubarak's pro-Israel stance
Source : PressTV | 25 Jun 2012
The United States has urged Mohamed Mursi, the newly-elected Egyptian president, to continue the former regime's pro-US-Israel policy in the region.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney congratulated Mursi on his victory on Sunday, and called on him to maintain Egypt’s long-standing role as a peaceful, regional powerbroker, AFP reported.
Mursi wins Egypt presidential election
Source : Reuters | Cairo | 24 Jun 2012
Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Mursi was declared Egypt’s first democratic president yesterday by the election committee, which said he had defeated Ahmad Shafiq with 51.7 percent of last weekend’s run-off vote.
