Coptic Christians in California have issued a statement to reject the new constitutional declaration in which Morsy is making an absolute ruler of himself.

Popular Socialist Alliance Party has participated in today’s demonstrations against the constitutional declaration and the Constituent Committee, which has started at Shubra street, led by Khalid Ali, the former presidential candidate.

The Popular Campaign for Child Protection has issued a statement in which it denounced killing two minors and arresting more than 70 minors by the police after beating them harshly in a violation of all international charters.

A president without charisma

CAIRO — Egypt’s president appeared on Monday to soften an earlier decision to take on near-absolute power, saying through a spokesman that only some of his acts would be protected from judicial review.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, told Copts United that the Coptic Orthodox Church hasn't returned to the Constituent Committee.

Ezzat Ibrahim, human rights activist, said that the prosecutors of Mallawi and Abu Qurqas, Minya, went on strike in protest against Morsy's constitutional declaration.

Tama Court yesterday set the Coptic Christian teacher, Mina Arkanion, free with a surety of 1000 EGP, till another hearing is set.

King Abdallah Global Center for dialogue between religions is officially opened today in Austria in the presence of Austrian President Heinz Fischer، Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, and Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, sheikh of Al-Azhar, aiming at promoting humanitarian values, tolerance and peace between followers of different religions.

We, the undersigned Egyptian diaspora across the world, who supported the Egyptian revolution against Mubarak and the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), express our solidarity with the Free Egyptian Revolutionists who are currently protesting inside Egypt against president Morsi’s latest decisions, which are meant to establish a fascist dictatorship, and to topple institutional legitimacy and the rule of law.

Political activist Tarik Kholy, co-founder of April 6 party, said that police has arrested two members of his party and accused them of “regime overthrow attempt”, which is, according to him, a setback for freedom and democracy, and bring back the practices of the former regime.

Dr. Imad Gad, scholar in Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said during a seminar at the headquarters of the evangelical community in Heliopolis that Morsy resembles the mistakes of Sadat, the former president, when he made enemies of all political currents.

Judge Fouad Rashid, head of Court of Appeal in Cairo and leader of the independent judiciary movement, said that he has been demanding that the former Attorney General should be replaced, but the way he was replaced shows that the presidency is taking revenge by such decision, which is not appropriate for the presidency.

25 human rights organizations in Egypt has raised lawsuits before the Administrative Court demanding the cancellation of the new constitutional declaration issued last Thursday by the presidency.

Awad Shohdy, landowner in Nag Nagar village, Sohag, said: “A Commission of the Ministry of Agriculture has inspected the land and reported that the land is ours. Then, a number of thugs have threatened to kill our children if we don't pay them 600.000 EGP. Moreover, they shot fire at our land every now and then in order to frighten us”.

Clashes between protesters and security forces continued for a seventh day near Tahrir Square on Sunday. On Saturday morning Central Security Forces (CSF) fired a barrage of tear gas in Qasr Al-Eini Street, where most of the clashes have taken place, with the gas seeping into the nearby Sadat Metro station. The offensive dispersed protesters and allowed the army to erect a concrete wall on Qasr Al-Eini Street near the Shura Council.

CAIRO — Egypt’s association of judges called Saturday for the judicial system to come to a halt to fight an assertion of near-absolute power by the nation’s first democratically elected president, setting the stage for a confrontation between the courts and a man who has said his will is not subject to appeal.

Interview with HH Pope Tawadros, HE Metropolitan Bakhomios and HG Bishop Angealos about the Holy Synod decisions.

Interview with HH Pope Tawadros, HE Metropolitan Bakhomios and HG Bishop Angealos about the Holy Synod decisions.

Interview with HH Pope Tawadros, HE Metropolitan Bakhomios and HG Bishop Angealos about the Holy Synod decisions.

Interview with HH Pope Tawadros, HE Metropolitan Bakhomios and HG Bishop Angealos about the Holy Synod decisions.