wpostServer: http://css.washingtonpost.com/wpost
Egypt’s political crisis Egypt’s main opposition bloc has called for protests over alleged irregularities in a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution.
Dec. 25, 2012
Children salute soldiers standing guard next to tanks outside the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo. The Egyptian government on Tuesday announced the ratification of a new constitution.
Asmaa Waguih
/
Reuters
Related Content
Dec. 26, 2012
People climb a tree branch to get to the other side of the street next to a concrete wall, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. The wall was recently built by security officials in a bid to stop clashes between supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Islamist-led government and a loose coalition of secularists, Christians and liberals.
Asmaa Waguih
/
Reuters
Dec. 25, 2012
A woman cuts her hair during a demonstration in Tahrir Square to protest against the new constitution. Protesters say the new charter, written by an Islamist-dominated committee, doesn’t do enough to protect the rights of Egyptian women.
Ahmed Abd El Latef
/
Al Shorouk via AP
Dec. 25, 2012
An Egyptian woman cuts the hair of a veiled woman during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo. The new constitution also further solidifies the role of Islam in Egyptian law and society.
Ahmed Abd El Latef
/
Al Shorouk via AP
Dec. 23, 2012
Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak hold posters of him during a protest outside a High Court in Cairo. The Cairo court has decided it will rule on the appeal of Mubarak on Jan. 13, a court representative said on Sunday. The court will decide on whether Mubarak will be retried for the killing of protesters last year.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
/
Reuters
Dec. 23, 2012
Egyptian Central Security Forces block all entryways into the Egyptian High Court as lawyer and judges supporting Egypt's chief public prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim protest in Cairo. Ibrahim, who was forced to quit last week after opposition protests, retracted his resignation on Thursday and said he had changed his mind because his resignation had been offered under duress. Ibrahim described his removal from office as "mysterious and abnormal" and said it was now up to the justice minister to decide on his future, according to the state-run al-Ahram news Web site.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
/
Reuters
Dec. 23, 2012
A lawyer supporting Ibrahim protests near the High Court in Cairo.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
/
Reuters
Dec. 23, 2012
Egyptian journalists tape their mouths and raise their pens during a demonstration against Egypt’s new constitution in Cairo. Egypt's opposition on Sunday called for an investigation into allegations of vote fraud in the referendum on a deeply divisive Islamist-backed constitution, after the Muslim Brotherhood, the main group backing the charter, claimed it passed with a 64 percent "yes" vote. Official results have not been released yet and are expected on Monday.
Amr Nabil
/
AP
Dec. 21, 2012
A woman reacts as she stands before riot police separating opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from his Islamist supporters in Alexandria, Egypt. Thousands of Islamists clashed with the opposition on the eve of the second leg of voting on the country's contentious constitution, which has deeply polarized the nation.
/
AP
Dec. 21, 2012
Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clash with his Islamist supporters as a cordon of riot police separates the groups in Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city.
Ahmed Ramadan
/
AP
Dec. 21, 2012
A police officer restrains a rock-wielding protester amid clashes in Alexandria, Egypt.
/
AP
Dec. 21, 2012
A soldier carries ballots in Giza, Egypt, a day before the second and final round of voting on the country’s new constitution.
Amr Nabil
/
AP
Dec. 18, 2012
A member of Egypt's Republican Guard stands in front of a wall of the presidential palace bearing caricatures of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, left, and former president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Opponents of Morsi staged protests in Cairo against an Islamist-backed draft constitution that has divided Egypt but looks set to be approved in the second half of a referendum this weekend.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
/
Reuters
Dec. 18, 2012
A woman holds a copy of the Koran and a cross as she shouts slogans during a demonstration against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in front of the presidential palace in Cairo.
Khaled Abdullah
/
Reuters
Dec. 18, 2012
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi with his hands chained takes part in a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh
/
Reuters
Dec. 18, 2012
An opposition supporter is pictured through green laser lights as he takes part in a protest in front of the Cairo palace of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in a last-ditch bid to scuttle the draft constitution being put to a referendum.
Marco Longari
/
AFP/Getty Images
Dec. 18, 2012
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are seen in front of murals of people killed during Egypt's uprising, at Mohamed Mahmoud Street near Tahrir Square in Cairo.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh
/
Reuters
Dec. 18, 2012
Policemen dressed in riot gear are deployed in front of the presidential palace prior to the start of a demonstration opposing President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo.
Daniel Berehulak
/
Getty Images
Dec. 18, 2012
Egyptian protesters opposing President Mohamed Morsi fly their national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Egypt's opposition alliance staged rallies across the country on Tuesday to protest a contentious Islamist-backed draft constitution, after the country's Ministry of Justice ordered a probe into allegations of widespread voting irregularities during Saturday's first round of voting on the document.
Nasser Nasser
/
AP
Dec. 18, 2012
An opposition supporter holds a national flag as hundreds of protesters march to the presidential palace in Cairo to demonstrate against President Mohamed Morsi and the upcoming draft constitution referendum second round.
Gianluigi Guercia
/
AFP/Getty Images
Dec. 18, 2012
School girls walk in front of a wall blocking a road that leads to the presidential palace in Cairo. Egypt's opposition will hold new protests on Tuesday against an Islamist-backed draft constitution that has divided the nation but which looks set to be approved in the second round of a referendum next weekend. The words read, "Martyrs' blood in your neck. Down, down with the rule of the Morshed."
Amr Abdallah Dalsh
/
Reuters
Dec. 17, 2012
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi sit in their camping area at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Morsi has won initial backing from Egyptians for a new constitution that he hopes will steer the country out of crisis, but which opponents say is an Islamist charter that tramples on minority rights.
Khaled Abdullah
/
Reuters
Dec. 17, 2012
A defaced billboard with a photo of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Arabic, left, that reads, “Morsi you are in our hearts,” is shown in Cairo. Egypt’s political crisis shows no signs of abating as the opposition to the country's Islamist government levels new challenges against the legitimacy of a referendum on a draft constitution.
Amr Nabil
/
AP
Dec. 16, 2012
Military tanks were deployed to guard the presidential palace in Cairo during the first round of a referendum on a disputed draft constitution that is backed by President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist supporters. Egypt’s main opposition bloc alleged widespread fraud Sunday and called for mass protests after preliminary results showed that 57 percent of voters backed the charter.
Hassan Ammar
/
AP
Dec. 16, 2012
Soldiers stand guard in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. Much of Egypt was calm Saturday during the vote, but the unrest resumed overnight. Street clashes in the weeks before the referendum had left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured.
Hassan Ammar
/
AP
Dec. 16, 2012
A protester looks at graffiti on cement blocks in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. The writing to the right reads, “No to the Muslim Brotherhood constitution.”
Hassan Ammar
/
AP
Dec. 16, 2012
Egyptian riot police walk near the presidential palace in Cairo. Unofficial results of the first round of the referendum reflected a narrower-than-expected victory for the draft charter, which was strongly backed by President Mohamed Morsi and his allies in the Muslim Brotherhood.
Daniel Berehulak
/
Getty Images
Dec. 16, 2012
A man walks past barbed wire set up by protesters in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo. Key Egyptian rights groups alleged Sunday that the first round of voting on the draft constitution was marred by widespread violations.
Amr Nabil
/
AP
Dec. 16, 2012
An Egyptian woman sweeps a road along Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The capital has been rocked by weeks of clashes over the substance of the Islamist-backed draft constitution and the hurried way it was put before voters.
Daniel Berehulak
/
Getty Images
Dec. 16, 2012
A view of Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where protesters opposing Morsi are camping.
Khaled Abdullah
/
Reuters
Dec. 16, 2012
Followers of Egyptian Salafist preacher Hazem Abu Ismail protest outside a police station after security agents raided his office in Cairo. The raid followed an attack by Islamists on the offices of an opposition party newspaper Saturday, as people voted on a new constitution intended to pull the country out of a growing political crisis.
Khaled Abdullah
/
Reuters
Dec. 7, 2012
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood attend Friday prayers at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo before the funeral of Morsi supporters who died in recent clashes at the presidential palace, according to local media.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh
/
Reuters
FEATURED PHOTO GALLERIES
MLB power rankings
Barry Svrluga assesses the best teams in Major League Baseball through Thursday.
Photos of the day
Cyclone Mahasen, Texas tornadoes, puffin census, melting Swiss glacier and more.
Eye on entertainment
Claire Julien, David Hasselhoff, Freida Pinto, Candice Glover, Martin Short and more.
The Johnstown Flood of 1889
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork dam that held Lake Conemaugh failed, and 20 million tons of water descended upon Johnstown, Pa. The flood claimed the lives of 2,209 people and spurred...
Turkey faces a refugee crisis
More than 400,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey seeking refuge from the conflict at home. Finding its resources stretched, Turkey is urgently appealing for international aid and...
???initialComments:true! pubdate:12/16/2012 22:14 EST! commentPeriod:14! commentEndDate:12/30/12 10:14 EST! currentDate:5/18/13 8:0 EDT! allowComments:false! displayComments:true!
Section:/world
Loading...
Comments