Mohamed ElBaradei

Egypt braces for rival rallies after Morsi 'coup'

Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called rival demonstrations Friday after the Islamist leader assumed sweeping powers in what critics dubbed a "coup".
 

Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers on Thursday, drawing criticism that he is seeking to become a "new pharaoh" and raising questions about the gains of last year's uprising which ousted Hosni Mubarak.
 

Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharaoh

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers on Thursday, drawing criticism that he is seeking to become a "new pharaoh" and raising questions about the gains of last year's uprising which ousted Hosni Mubarak.
 

Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharoah

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers on Thursday, drawing criticism he was seeking to be a "new pharoah" and raising questions about the gains of last year's uprising to oust Hosni Mubarak.
 

Egypt's Morsi 'pharaoh' with new powers: ElBaradei

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has become a "new pharaoh" by assuming sweeping powers on Thursday that places him above judicial oversight, opposition figure and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said.
 

Morsi decree creates 'political earthquake' in Egypt

A decision by Egypt's new president to reinstate parliament was a bold challenge to the military that dissolved the house, but some politicians slammed it as a constitutional coup that shows no regard for the judiciary or democracy.
 

Morsi decree creates 'political earthquake' in Egypt

A decision by Egypt's new president to reinstate parliament was a bold challenge to the military that dissolved the house, but some politicians slammed it as a constitutional coup that shows no regard for the judiciary or democracy.
 

Egypt's Morsi starts work as court curbs army powers

Egypt's president-elect Mohamed Morsi pushed ahead with selecting a government, as a court delivered a blow to the ruling military, suspending its powers to arrest civilians.
 

Egypt's Morsi in talks to select premier

President-elect Mohamed Morsi pushed ahead on Tuesday with selecting a government of mostly technocrats amid delicate negotiations with the ruling military on its future powers, aides said.
 

Egypt's Morsi gets to work on cabinet, economy

President-elect Mohamed Morsi was on Tuesday drawing up a battle plan to confront Egypt's economic and security crises as he pushed ahead with selecting a government of technocrats, a senior aide said.
 

Egypt's Morsi gets to work on forming new cabinet

President-elect Mohamed Morsi was on Tuesday drawing up a battle plan to confront Egypt's economic and security crises as he pushed ahead with selecting a government of technocrats, a senior aide said.
 

Egypt's Brotherhood says poll win must be respected

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood expects its anticipated presidential election win to be respected, its candidate said on Friday, after the ruling military threatened to deal "firmly" with any unrest.
 

Egypt army issues warning amid Tahrir protests

Egypt's ruling military warned on Friday that it would deal "firmly" with any attempt to harm the public interest as thousands of people packed Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square accusing it of a power grab.
 

Thousands in Tahrir Square slam Egypt military 'coup'

Thousands packed Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to denounce a power grab by the ruling military, as the nation nervously awaited the results of the first post-Mubarak presidential election.
 

More protests planned against Egypt military 'coup'

Egypt's political forces have called for more protests on Friday against the ruling military's power grab, as the nation nervously awaits the results of the first post-Mubarak presidential election.
 

Egypt's ElBaradei unveils new party

Leading Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei on Saturday unveiled a new party he said was aimed at rescuing last year's uprising from a "tragic" transitional period under the ruling military.
 

ElBaradei to co-found new Egypt 'revolutionary' party

Top Egyptian dissident and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei will set up a political party with other opposition figures to represent "revolutionary" forces, a co-founder told AFP on Monday.
 

Egypt liberal MPs quit constitution panel vote

Egyptian liberal MPs withdrew on Saturday from a crucial parliament vote for a panel to draft a new constitution amid a rift with Islamists over the constituent assembly's make up, liberals said.
 

Egypt parliament elects panel for new constitution

Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament and senate began meeting on Saturday to elect a panel to draft a new constitution amid calls by liberal groups for protests against Islamist influence over the charter.
 

Egypt to probe allowing foreign activists leave

Egypt's parliament is to probe and "hold accountable" anyone who intervened to allow foreign activists on trial to leave the country, the house speaker said on Saturday, as a new trial date was set for the defendants.