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Clashes

In Pictures: Clashes infront of the High Court

While Judges Club convened, clashes erupted

Rana Allam
Rana Allam
Mohamed Morsy addresses his supporters in front of the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday AFP PHOTO/STR
Constituent Assembly

Constitutional law experts reject Morsy’s declaration

Constitutional experts question legitimacy of constitutional declaration

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
ElBaradei, Sabahi, Amr Mousaa lead civil parties march to Tahrir on Friday against latest presidential decree. (DNE / Basil Al-Dabh)
Clashes

Anti-Morsy demonstration to be held Tuesday

Groups call for Tahrir sit-in

Sara Abou Bakr
Sara Abou Bakr
A court ruling allows "Dream" channels to broadcast temporarily until a final verdict on the case is released. (Dream TV logo)
Daily News Egypt

Dream TV resumes transmission

Independent channels can broadcast temporarily

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
General Prosecutor Tala’at Abdallah issued a decision to transfer Khater to the Court of Appeals in Beni Suef for six months. (DNE / Ahmed Al-Malky)
abdel meguid mahmoud

New general prosecutor starts work

Tala’at Abdallah takes office, sets up meeting with staff

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
alexandria

Protestors march on FJP offices throughout Egypt

Rage peaks in Alexandria, Suez and Mahalla

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
The withdrawal comes as a reaction to the constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy on Thursday, making his decrees above judicial review. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Constituent Assembly

Non-Islamist members withdraw from Constitutional Assembly

Members refuse to extend the mandate of the assembly

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
EU MP sends letter to High Representative Catherine Ashton asking if she would agree to freezing financial aid to Egypt. (AFP / John Thys)
aid

Morsy’s decree raises international concern

EU member calls for freeze on Egypt aid

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
Another person dies of a mysterious virus and three more cases have been discovered in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the WHO says. (AFP / FILE PHOTO, Martin Bureau)
Daily News Egypt

One more dead, three sick with mystery virus

The WHO has previously confirmed that the new strain was part of…

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila
Daily News Egypt

Syria rebels ready final assault on Sheikh Suleiman base

The prize of the bases' huge arsenal has stoked rivalries among the…

Liliana Mihaila
Liliana Mihaila