Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
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Turkey and Qatar urge Egypt to return to the ballot box, release Morsi
FMs Davutoğlu and Al-Attiyah say that “legitimacy must return to Egypt”

NCHR reshuffle receives mixed reactions
New members mostly come from a human rights background, independent personalities form shadow council

Rafah border reopened five days after militant attack
Strict provisions outline which and when Palestinians can cross the Rafah border

Turkey PM fires back at US over his claims on Israel, Egypt
The Turkish leader on Tuesday accused the Jewish state of being behind the military-backed ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last month

US State Department remains vague on aid to Egypt
Thursday briefing stresses judicial transparency and press safety

Turkish FM tours Europe to discuss Egypt
Davutoğlu and counterparts share ‘deep concern’ about violence

US says Mubarak fate up to Egypt, Morsi should be freed
Reporters had for days asked the State Department to comment on the seemingly paradoxical situation of the two leaders.

Anti-Coup Alliance announce 28 marches
Pro-Morsi camp calls for millions to take to the streets around Egypt

Raping the Nile
By Ahmed M. El Ashram and Amgad Hegazy As the events in Egypt continue to weigh upon us, we are confronted by an increasingly disturbing impasse that has serious implications possibly beyond Egypt and its troubling fate. It may be true that the democratic experiment in Egypt has been prematurely aborted. But whether the …

Saudi, Gulf states throw weight behind Egypt
Seeing political Islam espoused by ousted president Mohamed Morsi as a threat

Foreign minister meets with EU envoy in Cairo
Fahmy discusses situation in Egypt with EU envoy as EU-Egypt relations come under review

US slams Erdogan claim on Morsi ouster
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the comments were “offensive and unsubstantiated and wrong.”

Egypt’s media line up behind state against Islamists
In portraying its fight against the Muslim Brotherhood as a “war on terror”

Egypt must get back to ‘inclusive approach’: US
Hagel reiterated Washington’s appeal for dialogue amid ongoing bloodshed in Egypt

Morsi accused of complicity in 2012 protest deaths: sources
Morsi already stands accused of crimes related to his 2011 escape from prison

European foreign ministers to discuss Egypt on Wednesday
EU PSC did not discuss the possibility of sanctions on Egypt, all options are open

Violence continues in governorates
Army spokesman office denies attack on army checkpoints in Suez

Iraq backs Egypt crackdown on Morsi supporters
Nuri al-Maliki appealed for “self-restraint” but said Baghdad stood with the Egyptian government

Qatar says it gives aid to Egypt, not Muslim Brotherhood
Qatar on Wednesday forcefully condemned the crackdown by Egyptian security forces on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood

A spectacular fall from grace for Egypt’s Brotherhood
It is a spectacular fall from grace for the Islamist movement, which saw its candidate Mohamed Morsi become the first president in Egypt’s history with a non-military background.

Morsi regime blew its chances: Al-Sisi
Defence Minister Al-Sisi meets heads of the military and police force to discuss current situation

Marches across Cairo meet violence from local residents
Clashes erupt in Zamalek, Shubra and on the Nile Corniche

Deadly clashes in Ramses Square
Demonstrators use Al-Fatah Mosque in Cairo as morgue/hospital, refuse to leave.

Human rights groups call for accountability for Wednesday’s violence
Amnesty International and Alkarama demand investigation of “unwarranted lethal force”

Clashes grip Egypt
Pro-Morsi marches lead to clashes between security forces and protesters

Health Ministry raises death toll of Wednesday’s clashes to 638
Ministry spokesman says 288 of the dead were killed in Rabaa Al-Adaweya

Security Council calls for maximum restraint in Egypt
UNSC holds a closed emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Egypt

State of emergency and curfew imposed
President authorises armed forces to assist police in maintaining security

Al-Nahda sit-in dispersal: eyewitness accounts
Local residents cheered as security forces cleared the Nahda sit-in