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Khalil Hamra / AP
Egyptian protesters clash with security forces near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 28. Egyptian state television says the country's highest appeal court has decided to suspend its work nationwide to protest the president's decrees giving himself nearly absolute powers.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
Protesters hit a riot policeman, center, after surrounding him during clashes in front of the U.S Embassy near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 28.
Reuters -- Hundreds of demonstrators were in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day on Wednesday to demand that President Mohammed Morsi rescind a decree they say gives him dictatorial powers, and two of Egypt's top courts stopped work in protest.
But in a move that one Muslim Brotherhood official said could help resolve the worst crisis of Morsi's five-month presidency, the assembly drawing up a new constitution said it would complete work on a final draft on Wednesday.
The official said the final draft could go to a popular referendum by mid-December. If approved it would cancel the constitutional declaration that extended Morsi's powers and sparked street protests that drew tens of thousands on Tuesday. Brotherhood and other Islamists have called for a rally backing the president on Saturday. Continue reading.
Analysis: Egypt learns the art of politics amid protests challenging Morsi's decree
Gianluigi Guercia / AFP - Getty Images
Protesters face Egyptian riot Police during clashes on Omar Makram street, off Tahrir Square, on Nov. 28 in Cairo. Police fired tear gas into Cairo's Tahrir Square, where several hundred protesters spent the night after a mass rally to denounce President Mohammed Morsi's assumption of expanded powers.
Mahmoud Khaled / AFP - Getty Images
Egyptian riot police detain a man during clashes on Omar Makram street, off Tahrir Square, on Nov. 28 in Cairo.
Khaled Elfiqi / EPA
A general view shows Egyptian protesters and make-shift tenets at Tahrir Square, in Cairo Nov. 28. Media reports state that new clashes erupted in Cairo between security forces and protesters angry at a decree by President Mohamed Morsi granting himself sweeping new powers. Police fired tears gas against the stone-throwing protesters in Tahrir Square, where thousands have been camping out for several days in a bid to convince Morsi to rescind the decree.
Since Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi launched his far-reaching constitutional decree that essentially gives him unchecked power, large scale protests have returned to Tahrir Square. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.
Previously on PhotoBlog:
- Tensions rise in Egypt's Tahrir Square as protests build
- Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes
- 'Get out!' Egypt protesters demand downfall of Morsi regime
- Egyptians rally to protest killing of 42 in clashes a year ago
- Egypt's liberals and Islamists clash in violent protests
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President Morsi has bitten off more than he can chew. The Egyptian people are prepared to face death if need be to ensure that he doesn't make himself a dictator. They already replaced one and will not abide another. He is a fool to think the people will just bow down to his authority.There is no way the people will trust his word. Unless some drastic measures are taken to ensure he has withdrawn the powers he stole from the people, it may turn into a bloody battle. And President Morsi will not be the one to come out on top.
It amazes me that the Egyptian people voted in an Islamic leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and then expected him to behave in a democratic way. I hope young Muslims fueling these revolutions stop and think seriously about what kind of gov't they want because they just might wind up with another Iran. When the protesters there tried to protest their religious leaders threatened execution.