An Islamist coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood appealed to Egyptians on Thursday to demonstrate across the nation in a “Friday of Rejection” against a military coup that ousted elected President Mohamed Morsy. The National Coalition in Support of Legitimacy … read more
Egypt’s Tamarod movement succeeded in its attempt to pressure the Egyptian military to expel former President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood-led government from office. Now the question is whether Tamarod and the other elements of the former opposition can … read more
Hamza Mansour, head of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s Labor Front Party, has claimed events in Egypt that lead to the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsy represent an “ugly coup.” In a telephone interview with the German DPA news agency, Mansour … read more
Islamist gunmen open fire on El Arish airport in Egypt’s troubled Sinai Peninsula and at three military checkpoints early on Friday, state television reported. The attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at the army checkpoints outside the airport, close to the border … read more
Dozens of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi gathered in front of the Mosque of Hamza in Suez, demanding Morsi’s return and raising al Qaeda flags, Shorouk News reported July 4. read more
A senior politician in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday that the military overthrow of elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi will push other groups, though not his own, to violent resistance. “The issue is not with Brothers being in or … read more
Following are key dates in the one-year rule of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. His destitution by the Egyptian army followed widespread protests and ended an administration based on the Muslim Brotherhood. — 2012 — JUNE – 30: Morsy, elected … read more
The Salafi Daawa, Egypt’s largest Salafi group, has urged supporters of toppled President Mohamed Morsy to disperse following the Islamist leader’s removal by the army on Wednesday. An estimated 50 civilians have been killed over the past two weeks during … read more
William Hague has condemned the intervention by the military in Egypt, where the armed forces have toppled Mohamed Morsi’s government and suspended Egypt’s constitution, but said the UK will recognise the new administration. The foreign secretary said on Thursday that … read more
The Egyptian military’s overthrow of elected President Mohamed Morsi left President Barack Obama grappling with a difficult question of diplomacy and language in dealing with the Arab world’s most populous nation: was it a coup? At stake as Obama and … read more