Egypt: clashes between police and protesters near Tahrir Square The protesters are angry at the decree that Mr Morsi announced last Thursday allowing him to "issue any decision or law that is final and not subject to appeal," which effectively placed him beyond judicial oversight. The decree put him on a collision course with the judiciary and consolidated the long-divided opposition which accuses him of taking on dictatorial powers. In Tahrir Square, activists who have been camping out since Friday hoisted banners on lamp posts slamming the Muslim Brotherhood, on whose ticket Morsi ran for office. "The Muslim Brotherhood stole the revolution" read one banner. Another said the president was "pushing the people to civil disobedience." After a meeting on Monday with top judges aimed at defusing the dispute, Mr Morsi stuck by his controversial decree. There is "no change to the constitutional declaration," presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said at the end of the meeting. But he added that Morsi sought to clarify that any irrevocable decisions apply only to issues related "to his sovereign powers" and stressed the temporary nature of the decree. A judicial source told AFP that even if immunity were limited to sovereign powers, "which appears to be a compromise, there are still concerns that the text itself remains unchanged." Mr Morsi's decree has led to charges that he is taking on dictatorial powers. Around the capital streets were quiet on Tuesday, with several schools closed for the day despite an education ministry statement saying that schools and universities would run as normal. A new clinic was set up in the middle of the square, which was closed to traffic, while dozens of ambulances were parked nearby, an AFP reporter said.