Muslim Brotherhood & Egyptian Miltary in face off
Conflict
over presidential powers to remain between Egypt military and
Brotherhood
The conflict between the Egypt’s military force and
political wing Muslim Brotherhood will remain as the presidential powers are
apparently seized by the generals, expert have warned. The Muslim Brotherhood’s
Mohammad Mursi has been elected Egypt’s first president since former leader
Hosni Mubarak’s toppling.
Israel
now entering ‘deeply problematic’ period in ties with Egypt, says
ex-envoy
Israel must brace itself for a deeply problematic
period in its relations with Egypt, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt said
Sunday afternoon, responding grimly to the election of Muslim Brotherhood
candidate Mohammed Morsi as Egypt’s president. Incoming president Morsi seeks
the destruction of Israel, charged Mazel, who was Israel’s ambassador to Cairo
in the late 1990s. “He has said he wants to conquer Jerusalem.”
Egypt
braces for announcement of president
Egyptian police were
ordered to confront any attempt to break the law with decisive force ahead of
the announcement Sunday of a new president as soaring tensions in the country
raised fears of a new outbreak of political violence. In Cairo’s Tahrir Square,
the birthplace of the pro-democracy uprising, a swelling crowd of thousands
gathered in sweltering midday heat awaiting the announcement.
Morsi seeks ‘to conquer Jerusalem,’ says Ambassador Zvi
Mazel
Israel must brace itself for a deeply problematic period
in its relations with Egypt, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt said Sunday
afternoon, responding grimly to the election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate
Mohammed Morsi as Egypt’s president. While Israel’s political leadership issued
no immediate response to the election result, and the Foreign Ministry also had
no immediate comment, ex-envoy Zvi Mazel was unequivocal in expressing his
concerns. Incoming president Morsi seeks the destruction of Israel, charged
Mazel, who was Israel’s ambassador to Cairo in the late 1990s. “He has said he
wants to conquer Jerusalem.”
election commission: Islamist Mohammed Morsi wins presidential
runoff
Egypt’s election commission has declared Mohammed Morsi
of the Muslim Brotherhood the winner of Egypt’s first free elections by a narrow
margin over Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed leader Hosni
Mubarak. The commission said Morsi won with 51.7 percent of the vote versus 48.3
for Shafiq. A huge crowd of Morsi supporters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted in
cheers and dancing when the result was read out on live television.
I will work to expand bilateral ties with Iran
Egyptian
President-elect Mohammed Morsy is looking to expand ties with Tehran to create a
strategic “balance” in the region, according to an interview with Iran’s
semi-official Fars news agency published Monday. Diplomatic relations between
the two countries have been severed for more than 30 years, but both sides have
signalled a shift in policy since former president Hosni Mubarak was overthrown
last year in a popular uprising.