Egypt Constitution

• 98.1 per cent of voters approve constitution in Egypt

  Voters overwhelmingly supported Egypt's military-backed constitution in a two-day election, with 98.1 percent supporting it in the first vote since a coup toppled the country's president, the election commission said Saturday.

• Egypt to announce results of constitutional referendum

  Egyptian authorities are to announce on Saturday the results of a constitutional referendum the interim government has hailed as a ringing endorsement of the army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

• Egypt top court rules Senate, constitution panel invalid

  Egypt's highest court on Sunday invalidated the country's Islamist-dominated Senate and a panel that drafted the country's constitution, state media reported.

• Egypt's parliament convenes after charter passes

  Egypt's upper house of parliament has convened in its first session after the passing of the country's Islamist-backed constitution, the first action by a state institution in accordance with a document whose legitimacy is still contested by the opposition.

• Egypt constitution approved with 63.8 per cent: election committee

  Egypt announced on Tuesday voters had approved overwhelmingly a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Morsi's Islamist allies, and the government imposed currency restrictions to cope with an economic crisis worsened by weeks of unrest.

• Egypt's top court criticises constitution draft

  Egypt's most prestigious court has lashed out at an Islamist-led panel tasked with writing the country's new constitution, saying proposed provisions undercut its mandate and keep it under the president's power.

• Egyptian parliament selects constitutional panel

  Egypt's Islamists make up a sizable majority of a 100-member panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, according to a list of names published on Sunday by the country's official news agency.