http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The cease-fire deal, which brought to an end eight days of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, now moves to the second phase of confidence building, as talks began in Cairo Monday. The Cairo talks began on the cease-fire understandings amid... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13483979-cairo-talks-thorny-issues-between-israel-and-hamas political-news Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:52:39 -0800 UPDATED 5:10 P.M. ET In related news, the Associated Press is reporting that the United Nations has voted for Palestine to be recognized as a state. How will this change the balance of power in the region? Egyptian President Morsi... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13503626-egypts-unrest-escalates-top-judges-now-on-strike-protesting-presidents-power-decree political-news Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:21:12 -0800 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has reiterated his statement over the nationwide protests against his recent power-grabbing move that provides his decisions immunity from judicial reviews, saying his move to control the judiciary is not concentration of power but rather a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13473108-morsi-insists-his-move-is-temporary-calls-for-dialogue-with-judiciary-opposition political-news Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:03:56 -0800 The final draft of the Egyptian constitution is supposed to be finished by today, according to a Reuters report. "We will start now and finish today, God willing," Hossam el-Gheriyani, the assembly speaker, said at the start of a meeting... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13494735-egypt-how-to-write-a-constitution political-news Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:10:40 -0800 According to reports, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has turned the newly approved constitution into a law. The Islamist-drafted constitution was approved through a referendum where an overwhelming 63.8 percent voted for the constitution, clearing the path for the parliamentary elections... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13682851-egypts-gets-a-new-constitution-the-struggle-begins-for-mohammed-morsi political-news Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:29:38 -0800 The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has suspended its operations indefinitely because of the psychological and material pressures being exerted upon it. The announcement by the court followed just a few hours after it postponed any ruling on the legitimacy of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13523379-egypts-supreme-constitutional-court-suspends-operations-indefinitely political-news Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:43:22 -0800 In the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian leader since the shah was deposed in 1979, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo today ahead of a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled to take place this week.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13967529-irans-ahmadinejad-on-landmark-visit-in-egypt-since-1979 political-news Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:57:52 -0800 The unexpected decree by Mohamed Morsi, endowing the Egyptian president with sweeping powers, is initiating a virulent wave of protests. Once again, Tahir Square is witness to deep division brewing up in Egypt's political climate, as it was prior to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13460925-morsy-anoints-himself-with-sweeping-powers-tahrir-square-bracing-for-fresh-protests political-news Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:46:19 -0800 After the first round of a two-stage referendum in Egypt, speculations are rife that President Mohamed Morsi will emerge a winner after all the turmoil, protests and bloodshed that ripped apart the nation into two distinct camps. In the first... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13626745-twostage-referendum-thorny-issue-remain-in-a-divided-egypt political-news Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:20:22 -0800 President Morsi vowed his government will tackle the economic problems of Egypt. The economy, especially tourism, has suffered from two years of political turmoil. An IMF loan has been postponed. In the last two years, prices of a number of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13692939-egyptian-president-morsi-vows-to-tackle-economic-problems political-news Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:48:51 -0800 The world is anxiously watching a fragile cease-fire negotiated in the Gaza-Israeli conflict. While Hamas has been vocal of its contents, Israel has been relatively silent. Regardless, both sides are claiming victory. There are no real winners or losers. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13454180-middle-east-crisis-the-tap-dance-of-delicate-diplomacy political-news Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:47:32 -0800 Egyptian state television reports that at least five people were killed overnight in Cairo as protesters against the President Mohamed Morsi led government clashed with his Muslim Brotherhood supporters. A pitched battle took place in the streets around the presidential... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13550519-five-dead-as-egypt-violence-escalates-in-cairo political-news Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:56:02 -0800 Egypt's Tahrir Square is back in action. Once again, protesters have put their might against the sudden all-over-the-board power acquired by Mohamed Morsi, considered as a "power grab" and an "unprecedented attack" on the judiciary. The sudden declaration of new... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13466142-tahrir-square-flares-up-once-again-cairo-plunges-into-political-crisis political-news Sat, 24 Nov 2012 06:51:04 -0800 In a rare interview given to the New York Times on the eve of his first visit to the United States to take part in a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, Egypt's president Mohamed Morsi urged the U.S. to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13039016-egypts-morsi-will-mark-his-first-visit-to-united-states-since-being-elected political-news Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:03:44 -0700 According to reports, Egyptians have endorsed a controversial draft constitution in a two-stage referendum. The approved charter gives Islamists the mandate to decide the future of Egypt, which has a considerable Christian population and other minorities. The new constitution, drafted... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13668135-egypts-approved-referendum-gives-coptic-christians-a-bleak-and-unstable-future political-news Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:06:34 -0800