Monday, November 26, 2012

Egypt's Political Crisis Continues



Egyptian President Meets Judges Amid Unrest -- Voice of America

CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is due to meet with the country's Supreme Judicial Council, as judges try to persuade the president to limit the sweeping powers he granted himself last week.

The decree has sparked protests by opposition activists, who continued to camp out in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a fourth day Monday demanding Morsi reverse his decision.

The president is defending a decree placing his decisions above judicial review, stressing in a statement that the move is temporary.

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More News On Egypt's Poltiical Crisis

Egypt Court to Hear Case Challenging Mursi’s Decree Dec. 4
-- Bloomberg Businessweek
Egypt's Mursi to Meet Judges Over Power Grab -- Reuters
Egyptian Prime Minister Says, Resolution to Crisis is Imminent -- FOX News
Egypt's justice minister sees compromise deal with Mursi -- Reuters
Egypt’s judges set to fight Morsi power play -- Washington Post
Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble -- Voice of America
In Egypt, president’s power grab unites those who once battled over Mubarak
-- Washington Post
Army steers clear of Egypt's latest political crisis -- Reuters

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