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Egypt: Mursi accused of insulting judiciary

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 24 other political and public figures, including Muslim Brotherhood members, have been referred to the country’s criminal court on charges relating to insulting the judiciary, judicial sources in Egypt...
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A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a referendum on Egypt’s new constitution in Cairo on January 14, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)


Egyptians begin voting on constitution

Egyptians begin voting on constitution

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid a heightened security atmosphere across the country on Tuesday, Egyptians began voting in a referendum over amendments to the country’s 2012 constitution, in a process set to last until Wednesday evening. More than 50 million voters are...
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File photo of Egypt’s General Prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud speaking to reporters in his office in the High Court in Cairo. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Files)


Egyptian Court Reinstates Prosecutor

Egyptian Court Reinstates Prosecutor

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned a controversial decision by President Mohamed Mursi to sack former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmud, ordering his reinstatement. Mursi had sacked Mahmud in November last year as part of a...