Egypt's National Security Council late on Monday voiced respect for the constitutional and legal legitimacy of the presidency ahead of the opposition's June-30 protests aiming to pressure the president to call for an early election.
Egypt is undergoing chaos and disorder following Jan. 25 nationwide anti-government protests and then the bloody clashes in Port Said and other governorates, including capital Cairo, urging President Mohamed Morsi to offer a compromise and invite opposition for dialogue to contain the ongoing crisis.
Despite the curfew that started a few hours go in Egypt's three turmoil-hit governorates of Port Said, Suez and Ismailia due to the recent bloody clashes, a lot of anti-government protestors took to the streets Monday night, fearlessly violating the curfew and ignoring the deployed armed forces.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi imposed Sunday a curfew and a state of emergency in the turmoil- stricken Port Said governorate, as well as Suez and Ismailia, due to the ongoing bloody clashes there.
With Egyptians set to hold nationwide demonstrations on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the unrest that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian opposition and revolutionary movements reaffirm their commitment to peacefulness and urge all participants to avoid violence on Jan. 25.
Egypt's 35-minister cabinet refreshed in a reshuffle Sunday as 10 new ministers were sworn in before President Mohamed Morsi.
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