PROMINENT Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has warned of increasing turmoil that could lead to the military stepping in unless Islamist President Mohammed Morsi rescinds his new, near-absolute powers, as Egypt’s long-fragmented opposition seeks to unite and rally new protests.Egypt’s liberal and secular forces — long divided, weakened and uncertain amid the rise of Islamist parties to power — are seeking to rally in response to the decrees issued this week by Mr Morsi. The president granted himself sweeping powers to "protect the revolution" and made himself immune to judicial oversight.The judiciary, which was the main target of Mr Morsi’s edicts, pushed back on Saturday. The country’s highest body of judges, the Supreme Judical Council, called his decrees an "unprecedented assault". Courts in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria announced a work suspension until the decrees are lifted.Outside the high court building in Cairo, several hundred demonstrators rallied aga...
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