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5 Things the Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Countercoup’ Tells Us About Egypt

1. ‘It’s Never as Bad as It Seems on Twitter’ As analysts scrambled over the weekend to interpret President Mohamed Morsy’s decrees retiring the head of Egypt’s military junta and reversing its June 17 constitutional putsch stripping the presidency of much of its executive … read more »

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Egypt to deploy troops ahead of strike

Cairo – Egypt’s ruling generals said on Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as a warning to activists planning a national strike on the anniversary of the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak. … read more »

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Egypt soccer tragedy ‘polically motivated’

Cairo – Egyptian opposition lawmaker Amr Hamzawi believes Wednesday’s deadly rioting, following a football game in the coastal city of Port Said, was deliberate and politically motivated, to keep the country’s military rulers in power. “It was premeditated chaos, aimed … read more »

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Egypt protesters clash with police, one dead

Protesters demanding an end to army rule clashed with police firing tear gas near Egypt’s parliament building on Saturday in a flare-up that cast another shadow over a parliamentary election billed as the nation’s first free vote in decades. Protesters … read more »

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Egyptians rally on ‘last chance Friday’

Cairo – Thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule converged on Cairo’s Tahrir square on Friday in what activists say will be the biggest day yet of protests in a week of violence that has seen at least … read more »

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Former Mubarak associate to run for president

Ahmed Shafiq, a former Egyptian air force commander and close associate of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, said on Thursday he planned to stand in the country’s presidential elections, insisting that experience was more important than background. Mubarak appointed Shafiq as … read more »

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Over 1,000 defy Egypt army order to quit square

More than 1,000 protesters ignored an army order to leave Cairo’s main square on Sunday, extending into a third day their calls for a quick move to civilian rule and a deeper purge of corrupt officials. Barbed wire blocked roads … read more »

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Ethiopia: Protest and “danger of Military Government”

The announcement of Mubarak’s fall was greeted with the loudest cheer in Egyptian history. People power had come and triumphed in the Arab world’s most important country. There was every reason to celebrate. And with their live images broadcast around … read more »

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