.Egypt's mounting crisis

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Nov 22 President Morsi issues decree assuming sweeping new powers, dismisses prosecutor generalNov 23 Protests against president's new powers begin, including a sit-in at Tahrir SquareNov 30 Islamist-dominated constituent assembly adopts controversial draft constitutionDec 1 Islamists rally in support of president's new powers after tens of thousands of Morsi opponents converge on Tahrir SquareDec 2 Supreme Constitutional Court suspends work after being prevented by Morsi supporters from ruling on the legitimacy of the constituent assemblyDec 2 Judges Club, representing judges across the country, announces it will not supervise referendum on draft constitutionDec 5 Violent clashes outside presidential palace in CairoDec 7 Protesters breach presidential palace cordonIn pictures: Cairo demonstrationsNobel prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, the movement's chief co-ordinator, posted a message on his Twitter account calling on political groups to shun all dialogue with Mr Morsi."We [want] a dialogue not based on an arm-twisting policy and imposing fait accompli," his message read.Two other opposition groups, the liberal Wafd party and the National Association for Change, said they were also boycotting the talks.The president angered his opponents on Thursday when he refused in a televised statement to withdraw his new powers - announced in a decree issued last month - and delay the referendum. Mr Morsi said that if the constitution were voted down, another constituent assembly would be formed to write a new draft.Critics say the draft, drawn up by a body dominated by Morsi-supporting Islamists, was rushed through parliament without proper consultation and does not do enough to protect political and religious freedoms and the rights of women.The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the growing tensions reveal deep divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood. Whenever there is talk of compromise, the movement's hardliners seem to win the battle, our correspondent reports. Earlier this week the presidential palace was the scene of bloody clashes, in which five people died and hundreds were injured.Late on Thursday, opposition supporters ransacked the Muslim Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters and set it on fire.On Friday rival protesters between supporters and opponents of the president were reported in a number of Egyptian cities, including Alexandria in the north and Asyut in the south.
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