• Egyptians were voting in a referendum on the country's draft constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday, a document that would enshrine unprecedented gender equality for women. (peacewomen.org)
  • The referendum and draft constitution do not echo the aims of those who unseated Mubarak in 2011, she said. (peacewomen.org)
  • He has also given the body -- which was due to issue a draft constitution in December -- two extra months to come up with a charter, that will then be put to a referendum. (naharnet.com)
  • Voters turned out up in big numbers Saturday in most of the 10 Egyptian provinces where a first round of voting was held in a referendum on a disputed draft constitution amid allegations of mass irregularities, dpa reported. (trend.az)
  • President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies have campaigned heavily for the draft constitution, arguing that it is necessary to fast-track the transition from Mubarak's authoritarian rule. (trend.az)
  • The party's officials blamed the attack on hardline Islamists, claiming that the assailants had sought to "intimidate" al-Wafd for its opposition to the draft constitution. (trend.az)
  • If the draft constitution is voted down, Morsi will call an election within three months to pick a new constituent assembly. (trend.az)
  • GENEVA (14 December 2012) - The United Nations Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice expressed deep concern regarding equality, non-discrimination and protection and promotion of women's human rights in the final draft of the new Constitution which was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 30 November. (ohchr.org)
  • We are concerned that almost no women were represented in the Constituent Assembly charged with drafting the new Constitution and that women's perspectives were grossly under-represented in the final draft. (ohchr.org)
  • It is of the view that critical review of the draft Constitution is still necessary. (ohchr.org)
  • While the Working Group welcomes a number of positive provisions on human rights in the draft Constitution, including free maternal and health services, it draws attention to issues relating to equality for women that need to be brought in line with international human rights standards. (ohchr.org)
  • At the heart of the dispute is a decree by Morsi in which he gave himself sweeping powers, and the hasty subsequent adoption of a draft constitution in a process boycotted by liberals and Christians. (tengrinews.kz)
  • The opposition would be allowed to put any objections they have to articles of the draft constitution in writing, to be discussed by a parliament yet to be elected. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Libya's state-news agency LANA reports that a referendum on the draft constitution will be held in March, a possible breakthrough for the country in conflict. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • The British government proposed a new draft treaty with Egypt on July 18, 1927, which called for British military occupation of Egypt for ten more years. (uca.edu)
  • A parliamentary vote on the amendments is due in the coming weeks and if passed - the new draft constitution will be put to a public referendum. (amnesty.org)
  • In the case of Tunisia , the Commission provided an opinion on the draft Constitution of Tunisia after two years of close and fruitful co-operation with the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia (NCA). (coe.int)
  • In 2022, the Venice Commission adopted one opinion on the Draft State Property Code and endorsed an urgent opinion on the Constitutional and legislative framework on the referendum and elections announcements by the president of the Republic, and in particular on the decree-law n°22 of 21 April 2022 amending and completing the organic law on the independent high authority for elections (ISIE). (coe.int)
  • In March 2013, the Egyptian authorities requested an opinion from the Venice Commission on the draft law on Civic Work Organisations of Egypt . (coe.int)
  • A month after the provisional results of a referendum on a new draft constitution, Mali's Constitutional Council has confirmed a massive victory for those who voted "yes. (vifindia.org)
  • In March 1994, the Provisional Government of Eritrea established a Commission to draft a new constitution. (awate.com)
  • For two years members of the commission, handpicked by the PFDJ, roamed the world supposedly debating and explaining the draft constitution and collecting feedback. (awate.com)
  • The presidential candidacy is nominated by at least 1/3 of the members of the People's Assembly, approved by at least 2/3 and elected in a popular referendum. (remzfamily.com)
  • It has been built on the dead bodies of 800 people in Rabaa al-Adawiya," Safwat said, referring to last summer's crackdown on Morsi supporters that led to the deaths of hundreds of Islamist demonstrators. (peacewomen.org)
  • He had earlier called on Morsi to postpone the referendum, warning of a possible civil war. (trend.az)
  • On 22 December, the Constitution supported by Morsi was approved in a national referendum by 64% of the voters, with 33% of the electorate voting. (bharatpedia.org)
  • A fter the now-ousted President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power in Egypt in June 2012, the country witnessed a huge wave of political polarization. (jurist.org)
  • One year later, a presidential election brought to power the first democratically elected president of Egypt Mohammad Morsi. (citizentruth.org)
  • Morsi, who died while in prison in June of 2019, belonged to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. (citizentruth.org)
  • The judicial branch plays an important role in the political process in Egypt, as the branch is given the responsibility to monitor and run the country's parliamentary and presidential elections. (wikipedia.org)
  • This was in violation of the 2011 Constitutional Declaration issued by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and approved in a popular referendum after the Revolution of 2011 to serve as the country's fundamental law until the drafting of a new constitution. (jurist.org)
  • Tunis is facing a coup against the constitution and the country's political parties are divided. (awate.com)
  • Former Egyptian army building contractor and actor, Mohamed Ali, who sparked an outpouring of street protests across Egypt last September with his accusations of government corruption, announced the launch of his own political initiative dedicated to protect Egyptian democracy and preserve the country's economy. (citizentruth.org)
  • And the revised sequence for the political transition, in which legislative elections will not be held until a new constitution is in place, means that Egyptians will go without an independent, popularly elected political institution for the foreseeable future. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The referendum, the military-backed government's first electoral test since the Morsi's ouster in July, has also come under fire for restricting personal freedoms of all Egyptians. (peacewomen.org)
  • Many Egyptians are going to the polls this week to vote in a referendum on an amended constitution. (ispu.org)
  • As external observers and Egyptians await the results of the constitutional referendum held on the January 14 and 15, and the impending anniversary of the January 25 revolution, all wonder - what next? (ispu.org)
  • The loan will help fund a Petroleum Ministry plan to connect 850,000 Egyptians, particularly in largely rural Upper Egypt, to a natural gas grid, according to the minister of international cooperation. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • This is going to be the first constitution in Egypt's history that is recognizing women's rights. (peacewomen.org)
  • As such, both opponents and supporters are pitching the referendum as not a vote on a constitutional document, but on Egypt's new administration and the current road-map. (ispu.org)
  • Egypt's state is not a unified body, but a collection of institutions that are concerned with their own independence from each other. (ispu.org)
  • Over the weekend, on Christmas Eve Eve, Egypt's Muslims declared victory in a vote overwhelmingly approving the new sharia constitution. (debbieschlussel.com)
  • Egypt's authorities must end their crackdown against critics who oppose amendments to the Egyptian constitution, proposed by members of parliament, that will strengthen impunity for human rights violations, said Amnesty International. (amnesty.org)
  • Despite ongoing human rights abuses in Egypt, the European Union has intensified EU-Egyptian cooperation in "migration management," leading to a comprehensive crackdown on irregular migration on Egypt's north coast. (globaldetentionproject.org)
  • After instigating protests across Egypt last September, Mohamed Ali is spearheading a new movement to restore democracy to Egypt and bring down Egypt's President Sisi. (citizentruth.org)
  • In April 2019 an amendment to Egypt's constitution passed allowing Sisi to extend his term as president until 2030. (citizentruth.org)
  • In April 2019, Egypt approved via national referendum a set of constitutional amendments extending ELSISI's term in office through 2024 and possibly through 2030 if re-elected for a third term. (flagcounter.com)
  • The judicial system (or judicial branch) of Egypt is an independent branch of the Egyptian government which includes both secular and religious courts. (wikipedia.org)
  • During Mohamed Ali's reign of Egypt and his endeavor to build a modern Egyptian state, two significant developments took place in Egypt, leading to the existence of various bodies of civil judiciary in the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • On the other hand, Afaf Marie, the director of the Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement, supports the referendum. (peacewomen.org)
  • Egyptian citizens should be free to vote for or against the new constitution, not fear arrest for simply campaigning for a 'no' vote," said Joe Stork , Middle East and North Africa deputy director. (hrw.org)
  • Egypt has signed a $500 million loan with the World Bank to provide natural gas to Egyptian households. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • On July 19, 1928, King Faud I dissolved the legislature and suspended the 1923 constitution, Egyptian and British representatives resumed negotiations in London on March 8, 1929, but the parties ended negotiations without an agreement on May 1, 1929. (uca.edu)
  • A new constitution went into effect on October 22, 1930, but it was strongly opposed by Egyptian nationalists. (uca.edu)
  • Template:Infobox Civil Conflict Template:Egyptian crisis (2011-2014) The 2012-2013 Egyptian protests (sometimes called the Hirak Uprising ) were part of the crisis in Egypt including the June 2013 protests , the July 2013 coup d'état , and part of the post-coup unrest . (bharatpedia.org)
  • The undersigned organizations wish to draw your attention to the organized campaign by the Government of Egypt (GoE) against Egyptian civil society organizations. (journalofdemocracy.org)
  • Constitutionality of Constitutional Acts in Egypt: Can the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court Extend its Jurisdiction? (jurist.org)
  • Cairo, Egypt - A Tahrir Square protester painted his face the colors of Egyptian flag. (motherjones.com)
  • Egyptian security bodies arrested and ultimately released six foreigners during the protests accusing them of collaborating with the outlawed Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Group to disturb public order and create a state of chaos throughout Egypt. (citizentruth.org)
  • In 2011 the Egyptian revolution overthrew President Hosni Mubarak who ruled Egypt for 30 years. (citizentruth.org)
  • I mean, I don't think any Egyptian would be able to name the Prime Minister of Egypt, for example. (wikistrat.com)
  • Using her expertise as a biologist Dr Cantrell demonstrates that the evidence suggests that the biology of our homo ancestors was a result of severe radiation poisoning and that as we move towards Egyptian times (found on ancient Papyrus such as the Ebers Papyrus ) their diets were grounded in a thorough knowledge of body chemistry and were particularly designed to minimize the effects of radiation poisoning. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
  • Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia were made on 27 November 2005 and on 6 December 2015 through referenda. (mfa.am)
  • Amnesty International has also documented a wave of phishing attacks, that likely originated from government backed bodies, targeting independent media organizations and human rights defenders who reported on the authorities, including the role of the General Intelligence Service, in pushing for the constitutional amendments. (amnesty.org)
  • For instance, Article 148(1) of the Turkish Constitution of 1982 (PDF) empowers the constitutional court to review the constitutionality of constitutional amendments. (jurist.org)
  • The amendments would also allow future presidents up to two consecutive six-year terms in office, re-establish the senate, allow for one or more vice presidents, establish a 25% quota for female parliamentarians, reaffirm the military's role as guardian of Egypt, and expand presidential authority to appointment the heads of judicial councils. (flagcounter.com)
  • Some of it is, of course, jokes talking about amendments to the American constitution as if they are similar to this. (wikistrat.com)
  • The people shall exercise their power through free elections, referenda, as well as through state and local self-government bodies and officials provided for by the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • and elections, referendums and political parties. (coe.int)
  • He also said no judicial body can dissolve the upper house of parliament or the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly that is writing a new constitution and which has been criticized by the secular-minded opposition for failing to represent all segments of society. (naharnet.com)
  • A number of political parties, including Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, have called for a boycott of the referendum. (peacewomen.org)
  • On January 7, police arrested three volunteers from the Strong Egypt party, a centrist party founded by Abd al-Moneim Abu al-Fotouh, who left the Muslim Brotherhood due to ideological differences in 2011. (hrw.org)
  • What's fundamentally problematic and threatens both the rule of law and overall democratic checks and balances is his decision to give his decrees immunity from the judiciary until the constitution is passed," Morayef told Agence France Presse. (naharnet.com)
  • The declaration immunized the Constituent Assembly responsible for drafting the 2012 constitution, preventing it from being dissolved by the judiciary and its work from being challenged in court. (jurist.org)
  • and 22-year-old Ali Mohamed Ali, a law student at al-Azhar University - were arrested around 10 p.m., minutes after they had finished hanging several dozen "No to the Constitution" posters in the Garden City neighborhood of downtown Cairo, Abd al-Karim and a witness told Human Rights Watch. (hrw.org)
  • The police arrested three other party members, Sami Ashraf, Mohamed Abu Leila, and Ahmed Badawi, as they finished hanging posters in Hadayek al-Qobba, a district in eastern Cairo, at around 7 p.m. on January 12, according to Abd al-Rahman Yusif, a Strong Egypt party lawyer who spoke to the men at the Hadayek al-Qobba police station where they were held later that night. (hrw.org)
  • The constitutional referendum will be held on January 14 and 15, 2014. (hrw.org)
  • The National Council for Human Rights said it recorded 437 complaints in its final report on the first round of the constitutional referendum, held in 10 governorates Saturday. (egyptindependent.com)
  • In 1995, a global symposium was held for the drafting the Constitution. (awate.com)
  • Egypt, at the northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by the Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. (infoplease.com)
  • The outcome of the South Sudanese referendum is not in doubt, but where Africa is headed in the second decade of the 21st Century is very much in doubt. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia. (motherjones.com)
  • September 2018) Egypt has long been a destination and transit country for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants from across the Middle East and Africa. (globaldetentionproject.org)
  • Egypt has long been a destination and transit country for large numbers of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants from across Africa and the Middle East. (globaldetentionproject.org)
  • The National Assembly shall be the representative body of the people, which shall implement the legislative power. (mfa.am)
  • The National Assembly shall exercise supervision over the executive power, shall adopt the State Budget and perform other functions prescribed by the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • The powers of the National Assembly shall be prescribed by the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • The drafting authority was the transitional National Assembly, a body consisting of 75 members of the EPLF Central Committee, and 75 representatives elected by regional assemblies constituting EPLF members and loyalists. (awate.com)
  • President Sisi, who served as the Defense Minister of Egypt prior to his presidency, won a second presidential term in 2018, winning 95% of the votes. (citizentruth.org)
  • Remember that this is George W. Bush's and Barack Obama's legacy, since Bush called for and began the push for Muslim "democracy" all over the Middle East (and got it in Iran-back Shi'ites ruling Iraq and HAMAS ruling Gaza), and Barack Obama pushed out Hosni Mubarak to make it happen in Egypt (which Bush praised in a Wall Street Journal column). (debbieschlussel.com)
  • Mohammed Hosni Mubarak (born May 4, 1928) has led Egypt as president since 1981. (remzfamily.com)
  • The report said the main violations observed by the NCHR, a state body, included delays in opening polling stations, campaigning in front of stations, attempts to sway voters inside and outside the stations, and observers being kept or hindered from their duties by polling station heads and security who didn't recognize their permits to monitor the process. (egyptindependent.com)
  • The OSCE, a Vienna-based multilateral body, has also declined to send observers because the vote was called in violation of Ukraine's constitution. (euobserver.com)
  • Specifically, a number of judges gathered in a coalition known as Qudāh mn ajel Misr (Judges for the Sake of Egypt) to support Morsi's presidency and legitimacy. (jurist.org)
  • In January 2014, voters approved a new constitution by referendum and in May 2014 elected former defense minister Abdelfattah ELSISI president. (flagcounter.com)
  • The contrast with the past is great, since even though nearly all Arab countries had a constitution or a basic law, with the notorious exception of Libya under Gaddafi, the political authoritarianism characterising the entire region entailed a constitutional inertia that had hardly been broken except to allow a president to aspire to additional terms in office or to modify the provisions governing accession to office. (iemed.org)
  • Some of them have done so at the fall of the preceding regime and have embarked upon the development of a new text (Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen). (iemed.org)
  • This is the case in Egypt and Tunisia, as well as Libya and Yemen, who are following or have followed different methods in drawing up their new constitutions. (iemed.org)
  • At the very moment that the revolts were gaining momentum in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria, two very important bodies, the UN Development Program and the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, based in Doha, were carrying out large-scale, independent studies on a wide range of issues and attitudes in the Arab world. (jimlederman.com)
  • This can be found in Libya and Egypt with many documented examples of desert glass available. (bibliotecapleyades.net)
  • Further, Article 146(a) of the Romanian Constitution of 1991 , as it stands in the 2003 revised version, authorizes the constitutional court to adjudicate on initiative to revise the constitution. (jurist.org)
  • the president has three tries, according to the romanian constitution. (archive.org)
  • Sobhi Saleh, a Brotherhood official and member of the constituent assembly -- the body that drafted the controversial charter -- was attacked and beaten by opposition protesters in the northern city of Alexandria, MENA reported. (tengrinews.kz)
  • In Egypt, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets. (motherjones.com)
  • Heba Morayef, Egypt Director at Human Rights Watch welcomed the retrials but criticized aspects of the declaration. (naharnet.com)
  • State power shall be exercised in conformity with the Constitution and the laws, based on the separation and balance of the legislative, executive and judicial powers. (mfa.am)
  • The highest legislative body is the unicameral People's Assembly (454 deputies). (remzfamily.com)
  • Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty from Britain in 1952. (flagcounter.com)
  • Abdel Khaleq is due to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss issues regarding education in Egypt, including how to "bring back stability" to the universities before the beginning of the new academic year. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • Since President al-Sisi came to power human rights in Egypt have catastrophically deteriorated. (amnesty.org)
  • In response, during a televised public appeal President Sisi denied the palaces were built for himself, but rather for all of Egypt. (citizentruth.org)
  • At the press conference, Ali warned that if President Sisi refuses to leave office the people of Egypt will revolt against him, forcing him to step down. (citizentruth.org)
  • W: More broadly, how does Sisi maintain his popularity in Egypt in the face of a very harsh economic reality and many domestic challenges? (wikistrat.com)
  • Prosecutors charged the first group of three, arrested on January 7, under a section of the penal code that criminalizes "propogat[ing]… the call for changing the basic principles of the constitution…when the use of force or terrorism, or any other illegal method, is noted during the act. (hrw.org)
  • As the legal text containing the basic principles on which the political and legal order of the State rest, the constitution has become a symbol for all political positions. (iemed.org)
  • Consequently, the standard of review is whether these ordinary laws are consistent with the measures, norms and principles found in the constitution. (jurist.org)
  • But despite the protests prompted by the decree two weeks ago, Vice President Mahmud Mekki said a referendum on the charter "will go ahead on time" as planned on December 15. (tengrinews.kz)
  • Treaty bodies regularly recommend that States guarantee women's human rights in the national Constitution and thus ensure that they prevail over inconsistent laws of lesser status" Ms. Chandrakirana said. (ohchr.org)
  • Three others, apprehended on January 12 for "distributing fliers, attempting to overthrow the regime, provoking citizens to reject the constitution, and engaging in incitement against the police and army," will be brought in front of prosecutors on January 13 to face specific charges. (hrw.org)
  • Following a revolutionary process having led to the fall of their presidents, certain countries have chosen to break with the preceding regime by abolishing their constitutions and engaging in the process of drawing up a new constitutional text. (iemed.org)
  • Independence of courts and judges shall be guaranteed by the Supreme Judicial Council, which is an independent state body comprised of ten members. (mfa.am)
  • The Kingdom of Egypt formally achieved its independence from Great Britain on March 15, 1922. (uca.edu)
  • Many of the problems leading to the referendum are also rooted in post-independence Sudanese history - irreconcilable religious differences, economic exploitation and discrimination. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • Faced with the inevitability of Brexit, Scotland has, again, begun to consider independence from the historical Union with England and Wales.1 Already in 2014, before the first independence referendum, the search for identity and integration had led Scotland northwards, considering collaboration with the Nordic countries and an adaptation of their societal model. (lu.se)
  • The era of one man state is gone and the law does not allow the president in egypt more than two terms. (naharnet.com)
  • The President shall observe the compliance with the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • The President of the Republic shall perform his or her functions through the powers prescribed by the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • In accordance with the Constitution, the most important figure in the hierarchy of power in Egypt is the president. (remzfamily.com)
  • The president has the right to take emergency measures in the interests of the state, which must be approved by referendum within 60 days. (remzfamily.com)
  • Anwar Sadat (1918-81) was the president of Egypt in 1970-81. (remzfamily.com)
  • [5] Resignations were tendered by the director of state broadcasting, Rafik Habib (Christian vice president of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party), and Zaghloul el-Balshi (general secretary of the commission overseeing the planned constitutional referendum). (bharatpedia.org)
  • Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir's told the New York Times recently about his post-secession plans: "We'll change the Constitution. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • Recently, civil society groups have raised several rights issues related to transitional justice and the democratic transition in Egypt. (journalofdemocracy.org)
  • And he is rewriting the democratic constitution introduced after the 2011 revolution. (awate.com)
  • The Russian government has invited some of Europe's far-right parties to observe this weekend's referendum in Crimea. (euobserver.com)
  • Divisions over the constitution have sparked deadly protests and attacks on several Brotherhood offices. (trend.az)
  • It is referendum for the Sudan. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • South Sudan just finished voting in a referendum, part of a deal made in 2005 to end a civil war that dates back over one-half century. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • He says, "If South Sudan secedes, we will change the Constitution, and at that time there will be no time to speak of diversity of culture and ethnicity. (ethiopianreview.com)
  • At first sight, reviewing the constitutionality of constitutional acts seems odd simply because judicial review is concerned with the constitutionality of ordinary laws, which are inferior to the constitution. (jurist.org)
  • In the beginning, after the revolution, we all went out to vote," said Maged Fawzi Farweez, a Christian who voted "no" in the second round of the referendum on Saturday. (debbieschlussel.com)
  • The long lines of voters at polls are the best answer to those who called for boycotting or postponing the referendum," senior Brotherhood official Essam al-Erian said in a tweet. (trend.az)
  • As I've noted before, most of these "Christians" in Egypt are Coptic Jew-haters who supported Muslim extremists every step of the way until Mubarak was pushed out, so I don't feel too badly for them and their karma-laden current state. (debbieschlussel.com)
  • New York) - At least seven peaceful activists from the Strong Egypt party face criminal charges, apparently for hanging posters calling for a "no" vote in the forthcoming constitutional referendum. (hrw.org)
  • Police arrested the activists in three separate incidents after finding them in possession of posters calling for a "no" vote in the week preceding the referendum. (hrw.org)
  • Vote counting began late Saturday after the end of polling with preliminary results showing a tilt toward endorsing the referendum, local media reported. (trend.az)
  • On Friday, the day before the referendum vote, Al Gama'a Al Islamiyya members rode on flatbed trucks mounted with flags and speakers while shouting anti-Christian slogans. (debbieschlussel.com)
  • Key opportunities have so far been missed," stressed independent expert Kamala Chandrakirana, who currently heads the UN expert body charged with identifying ways to eliminate laws and practices that discriminate against women, and making recommendations on implementation of the law and empowerment of women. (ohchr.org)
  • and exchanges of views or contacts with authorities, institutions or independent bodies. (coe.int)
  • A new constitution providing for a bicameral parliament (Senate and House of Representatives) went into effect on April 21, 1923. (uca.edu)
  • The referendum comes in the midst of widening repression against political dissent in which arbitrary arrests solely for the exercise of peaceful expression and assembly have increased. (hrw.org)
  • Check cancermatters for political system of Egypt. (remzfamily.com)
  • During his reign, Egypt made significant progress along the path of limited political reform and economic liberalization. (remzfamily.com)
  • The law was adopted in accordance with Article 5 of the Constitution, which provides for a multi-party political system. (remzfamily.com)
  • Can Israel's political strife be solved by a 'thin' constitution? (jpost.com)
  • Egypt is ranked 138th of 167 countries on The Economist 's Democracy index, a widely accepted measure of political freedom. (motherjones.com)
  • Among the issues Mohamed Ali wants to bring awareness to is the situation of political female detainees in Egypt. (citizentruth.org)
  • EU ambassadors late on Sunday agreed to impose a "limited" set of visa bans and asset freezes on Russia in reaction to the referendum in Crimea. (euobserver.com)
  • People still look around them and see chaos and see destruction, and they don't want to be like that.There's a popular saying in Egypt, "At least we're not Syria or Iraq. (wikistrat.com)
  • Moreover, in the remarkable case Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India , the Indian Constitutional Court ruled that the 42nd Amendment of the Indian Constitution is unconstitutional because it violates the basic structure of the constitution. (jurist.org)
  • They started off by lobbing fire bombs and rocks at each other on Wednesday as their simmering standoff over the president's expanded powers and a new constitution turned violent. (tengrinews.kz)
  • The Government shall, based on its programme, develop and implement the domestic and foreign policies of the State, exercise general management of the bodies of the state administration system. (mfa.am)
  • All the matters pertaining to the executive power and not reserved to state administration bodies or other local self-government bodies shall fall under the competence of the Government. (mfa.am)
  • Egypt is a constitutional state with a republican system of government. (remzfamily.com)
  • In other developments, on June 6, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan visited Baghdad for meetings with PM Kadhimi that focused on security cooperation and completing a power grid connection to supply Iraqi with electricity next year. (enablingpeace.org)
  • Constitutional justice shall be administered by the Constitutional Court, ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution. (mfa.am)
  • Egypt achieved the complete liberation of the Sinai Peninsula from Israeli occupation, normalized relations with Israel, establishing diplomatic relations with it. (remzfamily.com)
  • Egypt elected a new legislature in December 2015, its first parliament since 2012. (flagcounter.com)
  • Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. (flagcounter.com)
  • Human rights organizations expressed concern over the police killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions reported in the demonstrations this month and urged the policing oversight body to investigate. (vifindia.org)
  • After Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel, Egypt is the largest recipient of U.S. assistance, including $1.3 billion in annual military aid. (motherjones.com)
  • Egypt was among the first countries in the world after France to establish a judicial institution. (wikipedia.org)
  • Egypt has gained great prestige in the international arena, and especially in the Arab world, among the developing states. (remzfamily.com)
  • Egypt plays a disproportionately important role in shaping attitudes in the Arab world. (jimlederman.com)
  • While Egypt has been courting world leaders in Sharm el Sheikh as the host for COP27, it has continued to arbitrarily and indefinitely detain thousands of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. (globaldetentionproject.org)
  • The powers of the Government shall be prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (mfa.am)
  • The body is headed by Hossam al-Gheriany, head of the Constituent Assembly, which drafted the constitution. (egyptindependent.com)
  • Elsewhere on the web , you should be reading Al-Bab , a blog by the Guardian 's Middle East editor, Brian Whitaker, and following the Guardian 's live blog of key events in Egypt and throughout the region. (motherjones.com)
  • The posters read "No to the Constitution" and "2013 = 2012" in Arabic at the top, and include the name of the Strong Egypt party in both Arabic and English at the bottom. (hrw.org)
  • Shariah and Islam will be the main source for the Constitution, Islam the official religion and Arabic the official language. (ethiopianreview.com)