Egyptian President To Meet Judges After Claiming New Powers

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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Monday will meet with Egyptian judges over his recent power grab, Reuters reports. Morsi’s decree on Thursday claiming new powers has set off a wave of violent protests in Egypt. More from Reuters:

His political opponents have accused him of behaving like a new dictator and the West has voiced its concern, worried by more turbulence in a country that has a peace treaty with Israel and lies at the heart of the Arab Spring.

 

Mursi’s office said he would meet Egypt’s highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Council, on Monday, and the council hinted at compromise.

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