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Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi sit guard outside a pro-Mursi sit-in area around Raba’ al-Adawya mosque, east of Cairo July 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih.)

Debate: Egypt’s military did not have to intervene

by M. Fareed El-Shayyal | Jul 20, 2013 | Debate

When asked whether I support Egypt’s military intervention, my reply is that the statement issued by the Armed Forces’ General Command and read by Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Minister of Defense and commander of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...

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People celebrate at Tahrir Square with a portrait of Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a broadcast confirming that the army will temporarily be taking over from the country’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, 2013 in Cairo. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI.)

Debate: Egypt’s military had to intervene

by Abdullah Al-Sinnawi | Jul 20, 2013 | Debate

The question of the future of the Muslim Brotherhood is a sore spot for the group. A year after coming to power, and attempting to monopolize the state, the Brotherhood have lost everything that they gained. Following a long period in which they denied that violence...

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, photo released Friday, July 19, by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour makes his first address to the nation since taking his post after the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt: Mansour pledges security as Brotherhood protest

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Islamist protesters held rallies across the country calling for the return of deposed president Mohamed Mursi, Adly Mansour vowed to protect Egypt against those seeking chaos and violence in his first public address as president. Speaking in...

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Pro-Islamic Turks take part in a demonstration supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Istanbul July 14, 2013. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Egypt-Turkey ties deteriorate on Mursi ouster

by Thair Abbas | Jul 17, 2013 | Middle East

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey has called for the immediate release of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, a step that the new government in Cairo has condemned as “blatant interference” in Egypt’s domestic affairs. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

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Egyptian supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi hold posters depicting Morsi and shout slogans as they protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 08 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Debate: Mursi’s ouster was a military coup

by Ibrahim Munir | Jul 17, 2013 | Debate

This was not just a coup. Mursi’s ouster is the tip of the iceberg, demonstrating the conspiracy that has been enacted against the Egyptian people and state since “military rule” began in Egypt. This “military rule” has been in place...