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A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in downtown Cairo September 2, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egyptian Brotherhood may participate in referendum, says acting leader

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Sep 15, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rafiq Habib, acting head of Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, has suggested for the first time that the party may take part in the forthcoming referendum on the proposed amendments to the...

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An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Egypt extends state of emergency until November

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Thursday, the Egyptian government extended the nationwide state of emergency for two additional months due to the deteriorating security that saw a failed assassination attempt against the interior minister and growing violence against police...

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A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in downtown Cairo September 2, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Mursi may be tried in open court

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 12, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Judicial sources have informed Asharq Al-Awsat that former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi will be tried in open court and that the first court date has been set for the near future. Egypt’s state prosecutor referred Mursi to trial...

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File photo of Amr Moussa. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Amr Moussa: The View from Post-June 30 Egypt

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 11, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the newly elected head of Egypt’s 50-member constitution drafting committee, Amr Moussa, gave his impressions about post-June 30 Egypt. The veteran Egyptian diplomat, who has variously served...

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Members of Egypt’s constitution committee meet at the Shura Council for the final vote on a draft Egyptian constitution in Cairo. (Reuters)

Egypt’s constitutional reform begins—again

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 8, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The monumental task of amending the Egyptian constitution is finally underway, following the formation of the 50-member constitutional drafting panel earlier this week. The majority of Egyptians have welcomed the diversity of the panel, which...