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Egypt's democratic opposition rallied on Friday to protest President Mohamed Morsi's new constitutional declaration, which gives him sweeping new powers.
The decree, issued on Thursday, expands Morsi's executive powers and puts him above the judiciary, declaring that the courts are barred from challenging his decisions, RIA Novosti informs.
It also exempts the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly writing Egypt's new constitution from judicial review.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in a "million man march" organized by various opposition forces demanding that the declaration be annulled.
About a dozen people were injured in clashes between Morsi's supporters and opponents. Protesters in Alexandria set the local headquarters of Morsi's Freedom and Justice Party on fire.
Opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has accused Morsi of usurping authority and becoming a "new pharaoh."
Support for the ongoing protests in Bulgaria remains strong, according to the latest data from the independent sociological program of the “Myara” agency
Interior Minister Daniel Mitov has accused the organizers of the massive protest in Sofia of failing to prevent vandalism carried out by provocateurs after the official conclusion of the demonstration
Fourteen people have been formally charged for their role in the violence that broke out during the December 1 protest in central Sofia
Traffic toward Greece was brought to a standstill late this afternoon after Greek farmers pushed their protest convoys to the border approach
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