Egyptians have voted in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi.
Both sides’ failure to follow the rules of political engagement has escalated acrimony and attacks, says Wadah Khanfar.
Egypt’s main opposition coalition has stated that it would not take part in a dialogue proposed by President Mohamed Morsi.
Egypt’s worst violence since President Mohamed Morsi was elected has forced the army to deploy tanks in Cairo, as hundreds were injured in protests.
Islamists fought protesters outside the Egyptian president’s palace, while inside the deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution.
Egypt’s rebellion of the judges against President Mohamed Morsi became complete with the country’s highest court declaring a strike.
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has postponed its work indefinitely after a protest by Islamists sympathetic to President Mohamed Morsi.
Mohamed Morsi is expected to set a date for a referendum on the constitution hastily approved by an Islamist-dominated drafting assembly.
An Egyptian panel boycotted by Christians and liberals on Friday adopted a draft constitution with an Islamist bent that activists are unhappy with.
Egypt’s muddled transition from dictatorship to democracy has entered a dangerous phase.
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi told the country’s top judges that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers.
Opposition-led protests have spread across Egypt over a decree affording President Mohamed Morsi sweeping powers immune from judicial oversight.
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has granted himself far-reaching powers and immunity from legal oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt’s president has the ability to dominate domestic politics. Now he has to find a way to appease the US after the embassy attack.
Mohamed Morsi’s Tehran visit, the first by an Egyptian leader since 1979, is part of plan to form a regional contact group to broker peace in Syria.
Egypt’s prime minister says the country has asked for $4.8-billion in aid from the International Monetary Fund to help boost its economy.
President Mohamed Morsi has dismissed two top generals and quashed a military order curbing his powers, further stamping his authority on the country.
Egypt’s president has ordered the defence minister and chief of staff to retire and has appointed a senior judge, Mahmoud Mekki, as vice-president.
Egypt’s new prime minister will announce a cabinet on Thursday almost a month after Mohamed Morsi took office amid a power struggle with the military.
Celebrations over the first day in office of Egypt’s new leader have been tempered by the continued dominance of the military in affairs of state.
Egyptian president-elect Mohammed Morsi is set to be sworn in on Saturday as the country’s first freely elected civilian president.
Victory for Mohamed Morsi in Egypt’s presidential race is a landmark in a dramatic post-revolutionary transition, writes Ian Black.
Mohamed Morsi won’t make drastic foreign policy changes – his biggest challenge lies at home, writes Ian Black.
Egypt’s president-elect says he will appoint a woman and a Coptic Christian as his deputies, as he allays concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt’s president-elect wants to "reconsider" its peace deal with Israel and build ties with Iran to "create a strategic balance" in the Middle East.