People gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and across the country to protest President Mohamed Morsi new powers while his supporters rallied outside the presidential palace.
Egyptians Protest Presidential Decree
![Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi chant slogans and wave his campaign posters outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A4401E07-10CE-42A8-B0AC-D06F283B9CA9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi chant slogans and wave his campaign posters outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 23, 2012.
![Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi gather outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6950E0E3-5B43-49D7-9AB6-868C7430B875_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi gather outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 23, 2012.
![Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F756004B-A90E-4870-B4FD-7EE183FDD1F0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 23, 2012.
![Protesters hurl stones during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, November 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BAE4215F-63D9-4E46-A3B6-688B79476DC1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters hurl stones during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, November 23, 2012.