Muslim Brotherhood calls for uprising against Egyptian army after dozens killed
The Muslim Brotherhood called on Egyptians to rise up against those who “want to steal” the revolution, a statement by its political wing said on Monday, after Egyptian state television said 42 people were killed in shooting outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard.
Dozens dead as Egyptian Islamists rally to defend Morsi
42 protesters have been killed, including children in the overnight clashes, Egypt’s state TV reported. A spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood said at least 37 of its members have been killed, with as many as 500 injured. Egypt’s Health Ministry confirmed that women and children were among the 42 killed overnight in Cairo.
Law requires Obama administration to cut off Egyptian aid
The $1.5 billion in U.S. foreign aid slated for Egypt next year is in jeopardy after the Egyptian army deposed…President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday. Section 508 of the…Foreign Assistance Act stipulates that “none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup or decree.”
Morsi Muslims ‘Rage’ Against Copts
Mobs of Muslims enraged over the forceful removal of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi from office have retaliated against Christians across Egypt, according to Morning Star News. The attacks came as part of nation-wide protests that culminated Friday in what Morsi supporters called a “Day of Rage”.
Egypt army preparing for Sinai operation
Egypt’s army is preparing for a large-scale military operation in Sinai, an army official said Sunday, as forces sealed more smuggling tunnels along the Gaza border. An Egyptian military official told Ma’an the army was preparing for a major operation in Sinai “to clean it up from terrorist and criminal cells.”
Shooting of pro-Morsi protesters deepens Egypt crisis
At least 15 people were killed in Cairo on Monday, medical sources said, when the Muslim Brotherhood said shots were fired at supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi near the military building where he is being held.
Egyptian protesters renew fears of street violence with calls for mass rallies
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is calling for protests to denounce the military’s toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, while opponents of the ousted Islamist leader also are urging supporters to take to the streets for mass rallies.
‘Muslim Brotherhood claims interim Egyptian president is Jewish’
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed in a post on its official website that Egypt’s new interim president Adli Mansour is Jewish, The Washington Post reported on Friday. The article on IkhwanOnline was subsequently removed.
“What happened in Egypt was not a military coup. It was the army listening to the voice of millions and millions of Egyptians on the street. Many people seem to confuse one election with a democracy.
More than 30 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in Friday’s violence following the ousting of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, it has emerged. At least 12 died in Alexandria, and eight in two separate clashes in Cairo, the Health Ministry said. The army removed Mr Morsi from power on Wednesday after millions of people protested over his leadership.