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In Egypt, 'Tense Calm' After Violent Night

30 dead, more than 1K wounded in clashes

(Newser) - Last night's clashes in Egypt left at least 30 people dead and more than 1,000 injured, raising the big question: Was it a prelude to even greater unrest today and in the near future? A "tense calm" prevails for now, reports al-Jazeera , but the Muslim Brotherhood wants...

3 Shot Dead at Egypt&#39;s Pro-Morsi Rally
 10 Dead in Egypt Clashes 
Jul 5, 2013 2:07 PM CDT

10 Dead in Egypt Clashes

Security forces shot into crowd: sources

(Newser) - At least three people are dead in Cairo after security forces opened fire on supporters of the freshly-ousted president Mohamed Morsi, security sources tell Reuters . While an army spokesman says the military did not use live rounds, the BBC reports that forces fired at a crowd of Muslim Brotherhood supporters...

Interim Egypt Prez Dissolves Upper House of Parliament

As Muslim Brotherhood leader addresses supporters

(Newser) - The top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood defiantly spoke before a cheering crowd of supporters in Egypt's Tahrir Square today, vowing to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Morsi and end military rule. In his first public appearance since Mohamed Morsi's ouster, Mohammed Badie declared to tens of thousands of...

Morsi Supporters Plan Rally Amid New Violence

Army: We'll allow 'peaceful protest'

(Newser) - Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohamed Morsi are fuming over the military's clampdown after Brotherhood leaders were arrested and Morsi detained. Arrest warrants are out for some 300 members of the group, the BBC reports. "What kind of national reconciliation starts with arresting people?" asks the son...

Brotherhood Leader Arrested Amidst Sweep in Egypt

Military cracking down on former ruling party

(Newser) - The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested, as have many of ousted president Mohamed Morsi's aides, in a nationwide roundup of Egypt's former ruling party. The Brotherhood's supreme guide, Mohamed Badie, was arrested in a town near the Libyan border, although security forces don't...

Interim Leader Takes Over in Egypt

Adli Mansour lauds military

(Newser) - With Mohamed Morsi under house arrest , Egypt has a new leader, at least for now: Adli Mansour, the boss of the country's constitutional court. He was appointed chief justice just four days ago and was sworn in this morning for that job, the BBC notes; afterward, he was sworn...

Obama Orders Review of US Aid to Egypt
 Obama Orders Review 
 of US Aid to Egypt 
UPDATED
Jul 3, 2013 7:28 PM CDT

Obama Orders Review of US Aid to Egypt

But is careful not to call it a 'military coup'; Morsi under house arrest

(Newser) - Well now what? Celebratory fireworks were exploding over Tahrir Square after the Egyptian military announced it had ousted Mohamed Morsi , but Morsi himself continues to reject the move. The big question is whether those who support him and the Muslim Brotherhood will respond with violence, as Morsi himself suggested yesterday...

Morsi Camp: Coup Is On


 Egypt Army: 
 Morsi is Out 
Jul 3, 2013 2:20 PM CDT

Egypt Army: Morsi is Out

Military names interim leader, calls new elections

(Newser) - Mohamed Morsi is no longer the president of Egypt, the military declared today. The army's commander also said that the nation's constitution has been suspended and that an interim leader will take command until new elections take place, reports AP . Earlier, Morsi's camp declared via tweet that...

See Egypt Melting Down? Blame the US
See Egypt Melting Down? Blame the US
OPINION
Jul 3, 2013 1:52 PM CDT

See Egypt Melting Down? Blame the US

White House stood by as Morsi made his power grab: Jeffrey Goldberg

(Newser) - The throngs massing in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt aren't just livid at Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood—they're angry at the US, too, writes Jeffrey Goldberg at Bloomberg . And what's more, they should be, he adds. The US, in particular ambassador Anne Patterson, did...

Sex Attacks 'Horrific,' Rampant in Egypt: HRW

91 confirmed victims in 4 days, group reports

(Newser) - Sexual violence against women at protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square has reached "horrific levels," with confirmation that at least 91 women have been assaulted and, in some cases, raped since Friday, according to Human Rights Watch . A group set up to protect women at the protest says...

Clashes Kill 23 as Morsi Deadline Looms

Egypt braces for showdown

(Newser) - Overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi left at least 23 people dead, most of them in a single incident of fighting outside Cairo University, but many fear much greater bloodshed lies ahead. With a military deadline for a resolution to the country's political crisis...

Morsi's Defiant Speech: I Won't Cave to Military

Egyptian president says he rejects all 'dictates' as deadline looms

(Newser) - This doesn't bode well for a peaceful resolution in Egypt: President Mohamed Morsi says he will not step down as demanded by millions of protesters—and he vowed to protect his "constitutional legitimacy" with his life. Addressing the nation in a speech carried live on state television late...

6 Ministers Quit as Morsi Rejects Army Ultimatum

On shaky ground, he opts to stick with 'comprehensive national reconciliation'

(Newser) - Mohamed Morsi says he wasn't informed in advance of yesterday's military ultimatum , that it "may cause confusion in the complex national scene," and he's not going to accept it anyway. The army said it would step in if the crisis wasn't settled within 48...

Egypt's Military: In 48 Hours, We Step In

But it promises not to be 'a party in politics or rule'

(Newser) - Protesters may say they want Mohamed Morsi out by tomorrow , but odds are he's going to pay a lot more attention to the ultimatum the military issued today, saying that if he and the rest of Egypt's political class couldn't resolve the protest within 48 hours, it...

Egypt Protesters: Morsi Is Out Tomorrow

Demonstration death toll rises

(Newser) - Egypt's renewed protests have escalated, with eight people now reported dead as crowds stormed the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Windows have been smashed and some demonstrators threw gasoline bombs, the AP reports, taking furniture and documents away with them. Countrywide, protesters are in the millions, with...

American Killed in Egypt Was Teacher, 21

Student Andrew Pochter worked with nonprofit helping kids with English

(Newser) - More details are emerging about the 21-year-old American student killed yesterday during protests in Egypt. Andrew D. Pochter had been in the country working for a nonprofit called Amideast, reports ABC News . His family in Chevy Chase, Maryland, explains in a statement:
  • “Our beloved 21-year-old son and brother Andrew
...

US Student Dead as Egypt Violence Grows

Huge protests expected tomorrow on Morsi's anniversary

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi rallied yesterday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people were killed—including an American. The State Department identified him as Andrew Pochter, and Kenyon College in Ohio says he...

Mubarak Back in Prison
 Mubarak Back in Prison 
Apr 18, 2013 12:28 PM CDT

Mubarak Back in Prison

Supporters try to block move from military hospital

(Newser) - Hundreds of Hosni Mubarak fans last night crowded into the road in front of the military hospital where he had been staying, attempting to block or at least delay his transfer back to prison, Egyptian state news reported today. Chants of "We love you Mubarak!" and "Down,...

Egyptian Court Ruling Sparks Fatal Riot

Soccer fans outraged over death sentences

(Newser) - An Egyptian court today confirmed the death sentences against 21 people for taking part in a deadly soccer riot but acquitted seven police officers for their alleged role in the violence. The verdict enraged fans in Cairo, prompting them to torch the soccer federation headquarters and a police club in...

Angry Egyptians Try to Send Prez Into Space

They enter him in Buzz Aldrin-backed contest

(Newser) - Egypt has found a new way to express political discontent. An opposition group has entered President Mohamed Morsi in a contest to win a space flight, the AP reports. It's a way of showing their desire to eject the leader, the April 6 Youth Movement says on its Facebook...

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