US urges dialog in Cairo

US urges dialog in Cairo

Egyptian general secretary of the constitution referendum supreme committee, resigned in protest on Wednesday
Thousands march in Cairo in support of Morsi

Thousands march in Cairo in support of Morsi

Thousands of people are demonstrating across Egypt in support of the national’s Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood hopes the turnout at these rallies will counteract earlier opposition protests....
Potential instability challenges Egypt

Potential instability challenges Egypt

(VOVworld) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insists that his newly approved Constitutional Declaration will be invalid once a new constitution is approved by a referendum. This is his latest concession following strong...
Constitutional declaration to remain unchanged

Constitutional declaration to remain unchanged

(VOV) – No amendment will be made to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's new constitutional declaration, which may have been "misunderstood" by the public, Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said on Monday...
Egyptian judges condemn Morsi’s new decree

Egyptian judges condemn Morsi’s new decree

Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council on Saturday condemned the new constitutional declaration and demanded that powers of constitutional oversight be restored to the courts. After an emergency meeting, the body...
World community welcomes Gaza ceasefire

World community welcomes Gaza ceasefire

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon followed by the Security Council welcomed the ceasefire announced Wednesday after a week of devastating violence in Gaza, stressing that it is imperative that both...
16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit opens

16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit opens

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is attending the two-day 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which opened in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. Themed “Lasting Peace through Joint...
Opportunities and challenges intertwined

Opportunities and challenges intertwined

(VOVworld) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives from more than 100 countries and territories have gathered in Iran’s capital city of Tehran for the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). As host...
Undercurrent in the Egyptian political arena

Undercurrent in the Egyptian political arena

(VOVworld) – Egypt’s political arena is growing more turbulent as the power struggle between President Mohamed Morsi and Egypt’s powerful military clique becomes fiercer. In a surprise move last Sunday, Morsi appointed...
Egypt to open diplomatic mission in Gaza Strip

Egypt to open diplomatic mission in Gaza Strip

Leader of the Hamas authority in Gaza Ismail Haneya said Sunday that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi promises to open a diplomatic mission in Palestine’s Gaza region. Speaking to reporters, Haneya called his...
New political confrontation in Egypt

New political confrontation in Egypt

(VOVworld) – Tensions in the Egyptian political arena have entered a new phase after the Supreme Court’s decision to dissolve the Parliament and block a Presidential Decree ordering the dissolved parliament to reconvene...