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The 50-member committee tasked with amending the suspended 2012 constitution has begun to discuss the charter's system of governance chapter, which will decide Egypt's new political system.
After weeks of relative calm, Egypt plunged into violence once again on 6 October as the country celebrated its national holiday marking the 1973 war with Israel, igniting fears over further...
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Very interesting. Right now the USA has two faction vying for power and control - Democrats and Republicans.
In the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims across the world fast for the holy month of Ramadan. Although the observance of this month can be hectic and less productive for some, it...
24:22 My iron will is with my people and is unshaken. President Morsi finishes the speech after saluting the nation.
24:19 Legitimacy and legitimacy alone, the...
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I reckon its all over for him now, reports of seeing some military vehicles on the streets are filtering through and reports that he and his main players have been given a travel ban.
So Mahmoud Ahmenadinijad is gone and now Rouhani is in. Cleric, somehow affiliated with nuclear. Don't know much else about him but can't help but wonder if this will give Iran and more positive...
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My thoughs exactly, we have to remember that all the candidates were chosen by the existing regime, so I am still highly sceptical that this may just be another way of putting a better gloss on how...
Right now, from watching the News, it seems that President Obama is facing numerous contentious issues that could affect his Presidency. I find it amazing how much he is declaring he does NOT...
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Watching the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Congressional Investigation today. Seems the Director (albeit Acting Director) knows nothing about anything, can't remember even WHO he talked to!
Can't say I've personally ever followed Russian politics or Vladimir Putin other than to occasionally see him half stripped off riding a horse, wrestling a bear, shooting a gun or doing some such....
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BTW - this just came across the Yahoo News Wire. California is passing a Bill that would allow ILLEGALS to sit on Jury Panels!!!:
The California Assembly passed a bill on Thursday that would make...
Maybe this thought that is floating through my brain tonight is happening cause of the funeral of Margaret Thatcher.
Is it just me or do you think those we are electing are doing their jobs and...
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Been thinking along these lines lately myself in that IF you're in what you see as your job for life you're going to do whatever is necessary to keep favour so as to keep your job. Politicians never...
Politically charged Coptic funeral ends in violence, one death.
A sense of panic quickly spread among mourners as they prepared to leave Cairo's main Coptic cathedral on Sunday afternoon. Young men...
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I find this sort of situation appauling where any one group has to attack another with rocks while police stand by and do nothing. Anger will fester and build until it finally breaks and all H*LL...
President Mohamed Morsi said that if he has to “impose exceptional measures to restore domestic order” he will do so, emphasising that he “is afraid” he might have to.
Seems today a new Pope was elected who is from Argentina - the Americas. Going to be interesting how this man's perspective on the world and life experiences will play out in the Vatican. It is also...
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It will be interesting if he declared that the Falklands were an Argentinian possesion, or better still if he came down on the side of free choice to be allied to whom they wished to be a part of....
The office of Egypt’s prosecutor-general has begun investigating Abu-Islam Ahmed Abdullah after he allegedly described Coptic Christian women as “whores” on his satellite television programme.
The...
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Abu Islam released on 20,000LE bail
Sheikh Ahmed Abdallah, known as Abu Islam and owner of satellite TV channel al-Umma, was released on Monday on LE20,000 bail, pending investigations on charges of...
Clashes break out in Egypt's second city at Islamist demonstration, as rival groups throw stones; security forces fire teargas into crowds to separate two sides.
Qatar-based company Alnoor Holding has said it will raise the budget for a planned movie series on the life of Prophet Mohammed to US$1 billion dollars from the $1.5 million announced three years...
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Wonder who will star as the wives? Too bad Elizabeth Taylor has passed - she was an excellent Cleopatra and would have been my vote for Kadijah........and, as for the Aisha.......hmmmm - hows about...
By next Sunday, Egypt President Mohamed Morsi will face more perplexing challenges, way beyond a controversial 'Yes' vote on a contentious constitution.
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