Egypt Court to Rule on Constitution as Army Warns Islamists

An Egyptian court is set to hear a challenge to the panel charged with writing a new constitution, as the country’s army chief issued a warning to its elected Islamist leaders that may deepen the standoff between them.

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said yesterday that the military would not allow a “certain group” to dominate the political landscape, according to the state-run Middle East News Agency. The comment, at a ceremony in the city of Ismailiya, was interpreted as directed against the Muslim Brotherhood, from whose ranks newly elected President Mohamed Mursi was drawn.