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A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shouts slogans in front of barbed wire near Republican Guard headquarters in Nasr City, a suburb of Cairo July 19, 2013. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
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Egyptians hold portraits of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reading “Come down Sisi” as they gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 5, 2013. (AFP)
Debate: Mursi’s ouster was not a military coup
The fact of the matter is that before the announcement of the Egyptian military’s decision to depose Mursi, there were crowds in the streets across the country. More than 22 million people came out to demand early presidential elections. The military decision...Caption:
A poster of ousted President Mohammed Morsi hangs on the barbed wire at the Republican Guard building in Nasr City, (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egypt: New PM seeks to form cabinet as constitutional declaration draws fire
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opponents and supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi have criticized a new constitutional declaration granting interim president Adly Mansour extensive powers, as newly appointed prime minister Hazem El-Beblawi seeks to form a...Caption:
Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi clash in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Egypt spirals out of control
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt continued to spiral out of control on Saturday after national political forces sought to get a handle on the violence that has broken out across the country following Mohamed Mursi’s ouster. Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour met with...Caption:
Adli Mansour, Egypt’s chief justice and head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, speaks at his swearing in ceremony as the nation’s interim president in Cairo July 4, 2013, a day after the army ousted Mohamed Mursi as head of state. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)