Egypt on Wednesday invited Indian investments in the country, and said it also proposes to establish a free economic zone for Indian companies. ...
03:46 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Egypt on Tuesday pushed for India to join its ambitious Suez Canal corridor project as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi met in New Delhi for talks to forge closer cooperation in economic and other fields. ...
06:20 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day visit, after a short stopover in Islamabad, to boost bilateral ties with India, especially in trade. ...
02:38 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 per cent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday. ...
11:37 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Egypt will announce on Tuesday the official r esults of a vote on its new constitution, the head of the elections committee told state media on Monday, a step which paves the way for the formation of a new parliament in about two months. ...
01:41 AM, Dec 25, 2012
An Islamist-backed Egyptian constitution won approval in a referendum, rival camps said on Sunday, after a vote the opposition said would sow deep social divisions in the Arab world's most populous nation. ...
01:24 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a "yes" majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil. Passage is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. ...
01:09 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Cairo: Nevine Mustafa finally had enough after 10 hours of waiting to cast her "no" vote in Egypt's referendum on a highly disputed draft constitution. She and the other women in line were convinced the judge running the polling station was deliberately stalling to drive away voters opposed to the document. So the 39-year-old housewife and dozens of other women launched a protest, blocking the street and chanting against the...
04:22 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's army chief will host national unity talks on Wednesday, seeking to end a growing political and economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation. The meeting scheduled for 1430 GMT was called in response to a wave of protests since President Mohamed Morsi awarded himself sweeping powers on November 22 to push through a new constitution shaped by his Islamist allies, which is due to go to...
04:41 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Cairo: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has cancelled a decree that gave him sweeping powers and sparked huge protests, but did not delay a referendum on a constitution as his opponents had demanded. The announcement came from the spokesman for politicians and other figures who took part in a national dialogue on Saturday convened by the Islamist president. But the main opposition group stayed away, so the talks had little credibility...
08:16 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, facing street protests over his attempts to push through a new constitution, will soon authorise the armed forces to help police keep order, the state-run newspaper al-Ahram reported on Saturday. The daily said the cabinet had also approved a legal measure. The armed forces would help 'maintain security and protect vital state institutions' and would be given powers of arrest, but it was not clear...
05:13 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama called his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi expressing concern over death of protesters and emphasised on ending violence. "The President emphasised that all political leaders in Egypt should make clear to their supporters that violence is unacceptable," White House said on Thursday after the phone call, noting Obama expressed his deep concern about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt. "He welcomed President Morsi's call...
11:26 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's ruling Islamists tried to defuse a political crisis on Monday, with President Mohamed Morsi backing a compromise over his seizure of extended powers and his Muslim Brotherhood calling off a planned demonstration. Morsi provoked outrage last week that led to violent protests when he issued a decree that put beyond judicial review any decision he takes until a new parliament is elected, drawing charges he had given himself...
03:40 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Cairo: The Egyptian presidency said on Sunday it was committed to engaging "all political forces" to reach common ground on the constitution and stressed the "temporary nature" of a decree expanding President Mohamed Morsi's powers. "This declaration is deemed necessary in order to hold accountable those responsible for the corruption as well as other crimes during the previous regime and the transitional period," the presidency said in a statement. Facing...
02:41 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Protestors stormed the headquarters of President Mohamed Morsi's party - the Muslim Brotherhood - in Alexandria, after he assumed new powers that go beyond even those of toppled president Hosni Mubarak. ...
02:37 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's new Islamist president Mohamed Morsi dismissed Cairo's two top generals on Sunday and cancelled a military order that curbed his powers, in a dramatic move that could free him of some of the restrictions of military rule. It was not clear how far the measures were agreed with the dismissed Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, whose Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) had taken over when Hosni Mubarak...
12:31 AM, Aug 13, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's parliamentary speaker said the chamber would reconvene on Tuesday after the new, Islamist president defied the generals by quashing their decision to dissolve the assembly last month. Responding a day after Mohamed Morsi's decree, the army on Monday defended its action to dissolve parliament and, in an apparent swipe at the president, said it was confident "all state institutions" would respect the constitution and the law. The row,...
02:20 AM, Jul 10, 2012
Cairo: If Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, needs any reminder of the weight of expectations bearing down as he begins work, he can glance from a window of the presidential palace. Citizens seeking jobs, compensation from the state or clemency for jailed relatives crowded at the palace gates on Sunday, showing how Morsi's unprecedented popular mandate has raised hopes for a more responsive kind of government. "My name is Alaa...
12:12 AM, Jul 02, 2012
Cairo: Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president whose powers have already been curbed by the army, began work on a coalition on Monday after touring his new palace, once home of Hosni Mubarak who banned his movement for three decades. Declared winner on Sunday a week after a tumultuous run-off vote that pitted him against a former air force chief, the Islamist faces the challenge of meeting sky-high expectations...
04:27 AM, Jun 26, 2012
The election of Egypt's president is a momentous event with ramifications that cover not just the Arab spring and Middle East but the wider world. ...
10:27 PM, Jun 25, 2012
