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A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi tries to take cover as a police officer uses a shotgun during clashes in Nasr city area, east of Cairo July 27, 2013. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Egypt: More than 100 killed in Cairo massacre

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—More than 100 people have been reported killed by security officials in Egypt in what represents the worst state-led massacre since former president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. The violence took place in the early hours of Saturday morning at a...

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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.)

Opinion: Egypt’s Testing Times

by Bakir Oweida | Jul 26, 2013 | Opinion

Last Sunday, I received an email signed, “Kylil Morrow, 18 years old from Michigan University,” containing the following question: Do you expect the Syrian scenario to be repeated in Egypt—not between the army and the people, but between the Muslim...

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A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against the army during a protest Cairo University, in Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Mursi faces jailbreak probe as Egypt braces for protests

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 26, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt braces for a new wave of protests and counter-protests between supporters and opponents of Mohamed Mursi, state prosecutors have ordered the deposed president’s detention for a period of 15 days over alleged contacts with the...

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In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards during an arrival ceremony for his U.S. counterpart at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo. (AP/Jim Watson, Pool)

Egypt: Violence escalates as Sisi calls for Friday protests

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 24, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi continue to face off across the country, Egypt finds itself in the midst of a deteriorating security crisis. This security crisis looks set to worsen after Egypt army chief Gen....

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Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (not pictured) after their meeting at Presidential Palace “Qasr Al Quba” in Cairo February 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt prosecutors announce criminal investigation into Mursi

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s public prosecutor’s office has announced that it is in the process of investigating complaints against deposed president Mohamed Mursi and senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood. In a statement earlier today, the public...