Egyptians approve draft constitution

Egyptians approve draft constitution

Preliminary results show supporters of Egypt’s constitution winning a solid majority (59%) in the first round of balloting held in 10 cities on Saturday. But the majority of voters in...
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...
New air strikes in Gaza Strip

New air strikes in Gaza Strip

Tensions remain high around the Gaza Strip after Palestinian armed forces fired rockets into Southern Israel triggering Israeli air strikes which killed 4 gunmen
US Presidential election- a tough race

US Presidential election- a tough race

(VOVworld)- In the final stage of the US Presidential election campaign, US President Barak Obama and his rival, the Republican Senator Mitt Romney held their first televised debate on Thursday....

Islamist militants denounce verdicts

An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for 14 Islamist militants involved in attacks on the army and police in the Sinai Peninsula last year. The court in Ismailia sentenced four other militants to life...
Terrorism separates US and Muslim world

Terrorism separates US and Muslim world

(VOVworld)-US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and 3 other American diplomat were killed Wednesday when Islamist gunmen attacked the U.S. consulate. The attack came during a demonstration against America for a film...
Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

(VOVworld)- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is over. According Ramadan tradition, people were supposed to pray and do good deeds during this month, but conflicts and bloody clashes in...
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...
American freedom or American curse?

American freedom or American curse?

(VOVworld)- In the wake of recent gun attacks which killed or injured dozens of people in the US, the New York Police Department on Wednesday asked Twitter to identify one of...
Syrian political crisis spins out of control

Syrian political crisis spins out of control

(VOVworld) – Fighting in Syria has reached a new intensity. Five days of escalating violence in the capital city of Damascus culminated in a suicide bomb blast targeting the National Security Agency on...
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...