by Mohammed Shaaban | Jan 20, 2014 | Middle East
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...
by Sharif Yamani | Jan 14, 2014 | Middle East
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...
by Safaa Azab | Mar 28, 2013 | Middle East
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...
