Nationwide protests continue for third consecutive day as President Morsi defies opposition calls to step down; at least 20 die in clashes between president’s supporters, opponents on Tuesday and early hours of Wednesday Egypt braces for post-Morsi scenarios Egypt’s Morsi … read more
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy called on the armed forces on Tuesday to withdraw an ultimatum for him to share power with his political opponents and said he would not be dictated to. “President Mohamed Morsy asserts his grasp on constitutional … read more
More than one hundred diplomats have signed a statement in which they declared their support for the “legitimate demands of the Egyptian people,” referring to protests against President Mohamed Morsy. The 129 diplomats who signed the statement said: “At this … read more
Egypt continues on Tuesday to witness rival protests by both supporters and opponents of Brotherhood-fielded President Mohamed Morsi. The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced on its official Facebook page that it will hold nationwide marches to support Morsi’s … read more
Ever since Egyptian demonstrators first took to the streets two years ago to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, they have suffered from one glaring handicap: they do not have a leader. In a country that gave the world … read more
The spokesmen for the Egyptian presidency and the cabinet quit on Tuesday, the latest in a string of resignations from the administration of President Mohamed Morsi, who is facing massive public pressure to step down. Presidential spokesman Ehab Fahmy – … read more
Outright military takeover General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s defence minister, demands that President Mohamed Morsi resign. Morsi refuses, insisting he enjoys full democratic legitimacy. Troops surround the presidential palace and Muslim Brotherhood premises and place Morsi under house arrest with other … read more
Egypt is being described as a nation on the brink of a volcano, as protesters again march across the country, this time demanding President Mohamed Morsy step down by Tuesday. And the army has warned both the president and the … read more
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak watched 30 June demonstrations demanding President Mohamed Morsy stand down, well-informed sources have revealed. The imprisoned dictator reportedly expressed astonishment at the number of protesters on the streets of Cairo, commenting that crowds dwarfed those … read more
73 percent of Egyptians believe President Mohamed Morsy has not made the right decisions since he assumed office in July 2012, according to a recent poll released amid wide-scale demonstrations demanding early presidential elections on the one-year anniversary of Morsy’s … read more