The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has called off a mass rally planned for Tuesday in support of President Mursi, who last week awarded himself sweeping new powers. The Brotherhood said that the decision was made to prevent violence as opposition parties are also planning demonstrations. President Mursi has been meeting senior Egyptian judges to try to defuse the crisis. His spokesman said he would not withdraw the decree, but agreed to reassure the judges that the scope of his new powers was limited to matters of sovereignty. Jon Leyne is in Cairo.
埃及穆斯林兄弟会取消了计划在周四进行的支持总统穆尔西集会,总统于上周授予自己新的广泛的权力。兄弟会称这一决定是为阻止暴力事件发生,因为反对党也在策划游行。总统穆尔西已与埃及高级法官进行了会谈,试图平息危机。总统发言人称总统不会撤回法令,但是他同意向法官保证他的新权力的范围将不会超过国家主权事务范围。Jon Leyne在开罗报道。
We just heard from the president's spokesman, it is a five-hour long meeting between the president and judges. That meeting has ended. And it sounds from the language of the President's spokesman although we already have had his side of the story so far, that they may have reached a compromise. Specifically, according to the president's spokesman that the president made clear that his decisions are immune from judicial scrutiny are only confined to sovereign ones to protect state institutions. So it's an administrative decision on lesser things will still be subject to the courts.