Men queue to walk through a gap of a wall, which was built by police in order to prevent clashes between protesters and police at Tahrir Square in Cairo, November 29, 2012 after Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi issued a decree temporarily widening his powers and shielding his decisions from judicial review. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
CAIRO (Reuters) - An assembly charged with writing Egypt's new constitution began voting on its final draft on Thursday, a process President Mohamed Mursi hopes will help to end a crisis which erupted when the Islamist gave himself sweeping new powers.
Mursi's decree last week halting court challenges to his decisions, which provoked protests and violence across the country, will lapse if Egyptians approve the new constitution.
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