http://www.mail.com/organizations/37378-muslim-brotherhood.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/37378-muslim-brotherhood.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1762776-egypts-opposition-urges-no-vote-referendum.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's opposition called on its followers Wednesday to vote "no" in a crucial referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi. The decision came as Morsi's government forged ahead with its own plan, starting overseas voting in diplomatic missions for expatriates. The moves reinforced the atmos... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1762776-egypts-opposition-urges-no-vote-referendum.html 2012-12-12T23:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760446-egypt-opposition-urges-no-vote-constitution.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's government forged ahead by starting overseas voting in diplomatic missions for expatriates. The opposition's decision did not dispel the atmosphere of a nation in crisis, d... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760446-egypt-opposition-urges-no-vote-constitution.html 2012-12-12T16:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757742-egypt-judges-will-boycott-referendum.html CAIRO (AP) — Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the legitimacy of the disputed charter. The nation's worst crisis since Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly two years ago also forced the government to put off a crucial deal with the International Monetary Fu... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757742-egypt-judges-will-boycott-referendum.html 2012-12-11T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755518-egypts-military-takes-security-ahead-vote.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military assumed responsibility Monday for protecting state institutions and maintaining security ahead of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum, as the country braced for another round of mass demonstrations by the supporters of the country's Islamist president and the liberal opposition over the disputed charter. The referendum on a c... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755518-egypts-military-takes-security-ahead-vote.html 2012-12-10T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753974-egypt-opposition-urges-protests.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's opposition said Sunday it will keep up protests against a referendum on a disputed draft constitution but stopped short of advocating either a boycott or a "no" vote less than a week before the ballot. The opposition was still pushing for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to cancel the Dec. 15 referendum, saying they reject the proces... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753974-egypt-opposition-urges-protests.html 2012-12-09T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754662-islamist-leaning-draft-constitution-divides-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — President Mohammed Morsi is unlikely to worry if Egypt's Islamist-leaning draft constitution passes by only a small margin in a Dec. 15 referendum, since he and his backers tout his 51 percent election victory in June as a "popular mandate" that is beyond any challenge. Still, an idea taking root among many secular Egyptians is that a constit... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754662-islamist-leaning-draft-constitution-divides-egypt.html 2012-12-09T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752616-egypt-panel-recommends-referendum-held-time.html CAIRO (AP) — A national dialogue committee said a referendum on a disputed draft constitution will be held on schedule, but President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to rescind the near-absolute power he had granted himself. The statement came after a meeting that was boycotted by the main opposition leaders who are calling for the Dec. 15 vote to be canceled. ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1752616-egypt-panel-recommends-referendum-held-time.html 2012-12-09T00:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753440-egypts-military-returns-to-political-fray.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's powerful military, sidelined last summer by the newly elected Islamist president, edged back Saturday into a political fray boiling over with tensions between secular forces and a government determined to pass a constitution enshrining a central role for religion. A military statement warning of "disastrous" consequences should the st... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1753440-egypts-military-returns-to-political-fray.html 2012-12-08T22:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750536-egypt-delays-early-voting-constitution.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt postponed early voting on a contentious draft constitution, and aides to President Mohammed Morsi floated the possibility of canceling the whole referendum in the first signs Friday that the Islamic leader is finally yielding to days of protests and deadly street clashes. Tens of thousands marched on the presidential palace after pushin... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750536-egypt-delays-early-voting-constitution.html 2012-12-07T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751540-charter-enshrining-shariah-core-egypt-crisis.html CAIRO (AP) — One of Egypt's most prominent ultraconservative Muslim clerics had high praise for the country's draft constitution. Speaking to fellow clerics, he said this was the charter they had long wanted, ensuring that laws and rights would be strictly subordinated to Islamic law. "This constitution has more complete restraints on rights than ever exi... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1751540-charter-enshrining-shariah-core-egypt-crisis.html 2012-12-07T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747252-egypts-president-offers-to-defuse-crisis.html CAIRO (AP) — An angry Mohammed Morsi refused Thursday to call off a referendum on a disputed constitution that has sparked Egypt's worst political crisis in two years, drawing chants of "topple the regime!" from protesters who waved their shoes in contempt. The Egyptian president's uncompromising stand came a night after thousands of his supporters and op... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747252-egypts-president-offers-to-defuse-crisis.html 2012-12-06T23:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749474-egypt-crisis-tests-opposition-ahead-key-votes.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's latest political crisis over a disputed constitution is posing a difficult test for the mostly secular opposition: Can it maintain its new-found unity and achieve anything beyond bringing large crowds out into the streets to protest? Faced with a series of ever larger and more violent protests, Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has su... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1749474-egypt-crisis-tests-opposition-ahead-key-votes.html 2012-12-06T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746688-islamists-battle-opponents-egypt-crisis-grows.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt descended into political turmoil on Wednesday over the constitution drafted by Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi, and at least 211 people were wounded as supporters and opponents battled each other with firebombs, rocks and sticks outside the presidential palace. Four more presidential aides resigned in protest over Morsi's ha... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746688-islamists-battle-opponents-egypt-crisis-grows.html 2012-12-06T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741508-100000-protest-egypts-presidential-palace.html CAIRO (AP) — More than 100,000 Egyptians protested outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Tuesday, fueling tensions over Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and the adoption by his allies of a controversial draft constitution. The outpouring of anger across the Egyptian capital, the Mediterranean port of Alexandria ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741508-100000-protest-egypts-presidential-palace.html 2012-12-04T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737726-egypts-highest-court-joins-judicial-strike.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest court has joined a judicial rebellion against President Mohammed Morsi by declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed to rule on the legitimacy of two key assemblies controlled by allies of the Islamist leader. The strike announced Sunday by the Supreme Constitutional Court and opposition plans to march on the pr... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737726-egypts-highest-court-joins-judicial-strike.html 2012-12-03T07:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736176-egypts-president-sets-constitution-vote.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi called Saturday for a referendum in two weeks on a contentious draft constitution, setting a date for another milestone in the country's transition to democracy. Widespread disputes over the charter and Morsi's recent seizure of near absolute power have marred the process and thrown the country into turmoil. A... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736176-egypts-president-sets-constitution-vote.html 2012-12-02T03:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729566-egypt-judges-strike-to-protest-presidents-decrees.html CAIRO (AP) — In an escalation of the tug-of-war between Egypt's president and the powerful judiciary, judges in the country's top courts went on strike Wednesday to protest Mohammed Morsi's seizure of near absolute powers, while Islamists rushed to complete a new constitution, the issue at the heart of the dispute. The moves came a day after at least 200,... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729566-egypt-judges-strike-to-protest-presidents-decrees.html 2012-11-28T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728232-egyptian-courts-suspend-work-to-protest-morsi-move.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeal courts suspended their work Wednesday to protest presidential decrees that gave the country's Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi nearly absolute powers, state television reported, deepening the turmoil roiling the country since the decrees were announced last week. A widening dispute between the president and the nation's j... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728232-egyptian-courts-suspend-work-to-protest-morsi-move.html 2012-11-28T15:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725686-egypt-mass-protests-challenge-islamist-president.html CAIRO (AP) — The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt's Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The massive, flag-waving throng protesting Morsi's assertion of near-absolute powers rivaled some of the largest crowds that helped dri... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725686-egypt-mass-protests-challenge-islamist-president.html 2012-11-27T22:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727070-with-egypts-morsi-us-facing-familiar-dilemma.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has been here before, praising an Egyptian leader for championing Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts while expressing concern over his commitment to democracy at home. But with options limited, the Obama administration is keeping its faith in President Mohammed Morsi. In a hectic week of Mideast unrest, Morsi emerged as ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1727070-with-egypts-morsi-us-facing-familiar-dilemma.html 2012-11-27T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723560-egypts-president-stands-decrees.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts. Morsi's supporters, meanwhile, canceled a massive rally planned for Tuesday... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723560-egypts-president-stands-decrees.html 2012-11-26T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722492-divided-kuwait-limps-toward-boycott-hit-elections.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The message from Kuwait's emir is blunt heading into this week's parliamentary elections: Opposition factions should express dissent in the legislature, and not in the streets. The response from the opposition is equally uncompromising: We're not satisfied with what we can accomplish through parliament, so we're boycotting the vote. The... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722492-divided-kuwait-limps-toward-boycott-hit-elections.html 2012-11-25T15:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1721094-elbaradei-warns-egypt-turmoil-morsi-decree.html CAIRO (AP) — Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless the Islamist president rescinds his new, near absolute powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests. Egypt's liberal and secular forces — lo... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1721094-elbaradei-warns-egypt-turmoil-morsi-decree.html 2012-11-25T04:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718088-analysis-with-cease-fire-us-pins-hopes-egypt.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Egypt we trust. In frantic diplomacy, the Obama administration helped seal a cease-fire that puts heavy responsibility on Egypt's young Islamist government to ensure the end of Hamas rockets from the Gaza Strip. If Egypt delivers, the United States will have rediscovered the stalwart regional partner it has lacked since the autocratic... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718088-analysis-with-cease-fire-us-pins-hopes-egypt.html 2012-11-23T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718408-egypts-morsi-grants-far-reaching-powers.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president unilaterally decreed greater authorities for himself Thursday and effectively neutralized a judicial system that had emerged as a key opponent by declaring that the courts are barred from challenging his decisions. Riding high on U.S. and international praise for mediating a Gaza cease-fire, Mohammed Morsi put himse... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718408-egypts-morsi-grants-far-reaching-powers.html 2012-11-22T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718358-egypt-brotherhood-leader-blasts-peace-with-israel.html CAIRO (AP) — The top leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged holy war to liberate Palestinian territories on Thursday — one day after the country's president, who hails from the movement, mediated a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians to end eight days of fierce fighting. "The enemy knows nothing but the... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718358-egypt-brotherhood-leader-blasts-peace-with-israel.html 2012-11-22T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716076-egypt-protesters-firebomb-al-jazeera-cairo-office.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian protesters firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Wednesday and attacked a police chief who tried to negotiate an end to three days of violent protests in central Cairo. The protesters hit the TV studio overlooking Tahrir Square with firebombs, engulfing it in flames. In a televised interview from inside... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1716076-egypt-protesters-firebomb-al-jazeera-cairo-office.html 2012-11-21T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712320-israel-hamas-trade-fire-tough-truce-proposals.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy fails. No deal appeared near. An Israeli airstrike targeting a Gaza media center killed a senior militant and engulfed the building in flames. The Israeli military said the Islamic Jih... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712320-israel-hamas-trade-fire-tough-truce-proposals.html 2012-11-20T00:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1711668-egyptian-police-protesters-clash-central-cairo.html CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday, marking the anniversary of a bloody confrontation in Cairo, when 42 people were killed in a street battle months after the uprising that ousted the country's longtime president. Hundreds of demonstrators threw rocks at police, who fired tear gas and bi... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1711668-egyptian-police-protesters-clash-central-cairo.html 2012-11-19T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707240-israel-bombards-gaza-strip-shoots-rocket.html GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant group even as diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire appeared to be gaining steam. Hamas official... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1707240-israel-bombards-gaza-strip-shoots-rocket.html 2012-11-18T00:44:00Z