Regional News
December 15, 2012
After weeks of political turmoil with nation-wide rallies against President Morsi and fatal clashes between rival protesters, 10 governorates vote on controversial national charter in referendum first round.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation Friday afternoon, following the attorney general's decision to indict him on charges of fraud and breach of trust.
![Egyptians are voting in several cities across the country on the new constitution, the rest of the country votes on December 22. [File Photo].](http://albawabacdn.albawabamiddleea.netdna-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/slideshow_thumb/im/Egypt_elections_violations.jpg "Egyptians are voting in several cities across the country on the new constitution, the rest of the country votes on December 22. [File Photo].")
Egyptians are voting on a new constitution supported by the ruling Islamists but bitterly contested by a secular-leaning opposition that failed to scupper the referendum with mass protests.
December 14, 2012
Clashes have erupted in Alexandria, Egypt, in front of the Qaed Ibrahim mosque and along the nearby corniche between several thousand opponents and supporters of the draft constitution.
Spanish officials say they have frozen $24.6 million in cash and investments in Spain belonging to toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family.
Egypt's Islamist Coalition on Thursday announced plans to stage a million-man rally in Cairo today in support of President Mohamed Morsi's "democratic legitimacy" and Egypt's draft constitution.
December 13, 2012
A UN rights commissioner says he is appalled as Yemen executes a second child this year.
Alber Saber, a Coptic Christian turned atheist, is sentenced to three years for posting links to an anti-Islam movie online.
December 10, 2012
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has issued a law granting army officers the authority to make arrests, until 15 December.
December 9, 2012
A major Egyptian opposition party has said that, despite the decision to scrap the controversial decree giving President Morsi extensive new powers, "confrontation" will continue, the state-run MENA news agency reported on Sunday.
The Gulf's Arab Spring allergy may have just come to the fore: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, speaking on behalf of the Gulf states, has shared the GCC's zero tolerance for Arab Spring-like unrest.
Morsi has cancelled the controversial decree he issued on November 22, granting himself extensive new powers. However, the referendum on the new constitution will go ahead as planned.
December 8, 2012
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi may delay a controversial constitutional referendum, slated for 15 December, if the opposition accepts dialogue without preconditions, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki said on Friday.
December 7, 2012
Egyptian opposition protestors broke through barriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday night, according to reports.
President Barak Obama has welcomed President Mohamed Morsi's calls for dialogue with opposition figures.
