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Younes Makhioun (R), the head of the Al-Nour Party, listens to party spokesman Nader Bakkar during a news conference about the constitution in Cairo on December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt: Constitutional referendum to take place in mid-January

by Mahmud El Shafey | Dec 10, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s constitutional referendum is set to take place in mid-January, an Egyptian minister announced on Monday as political parties launched media campaigns for and against the contentious final draft. In an interview with Egyptian CBC TV,...

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, photo released Friday, July 19, by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour makes his first address to the nation since taking his post after the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt: Uncertainty clouds draft constitution, political roadmap

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s transitional roadmap was thrown into doubt once more on Saturday after local media reported that interim president Adly Mansour met with consultants to discuss “errors” in the final draft of the constitution that had been sent to him for...

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Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour (R) receives a finalized draft constitution from Egypt’s constituent assembly chairman, Amr Moussa, during their meeting at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo in this December 3, 2013, handout picture. (REUTERS/Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

Egypt: Public, lawmakers react to draft constitution

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Dec 5, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There has been a mixed reaction to Egypt’s draft constitution, sent on Tuesday to interim President Adly Mansour for approval before it is submitted to a public referendum. Feedback on the constitution from Egyptian legal experts and political...

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File photo of Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din talking to Asharq Al-Awsat in London. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)

Egypt Deputy PM on Elections, Constitution

by Ali Ibrahim | Dec 4, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat from London, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din gave his view on Western reactions to former president Mohamed Mursi’s ouster, the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential...

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Egypt’s 50-member constitution-drafting panel, including Amr Moussa, chairman of the Egyptian Constitutional panel (C-front), leader of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II (6L) and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb (7L) pose for group picture (AFP PHOTO / STR)

Egypt: Qaradawi quits Al-Azhar

by Mahmud El Shafey | Dec 3, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prominent Qatar-based cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi resigned from the governing body of Egypt’s Al-Azhar on Monday in protest at the head of the institution’s support for the country’s military-backed government. The cleric posted a message on his...