Egypt's Prisons Swamped with Morsi Supporters

Authorities are imprisoning anyone thought to be against them from senior Brotherhood officials to grassroots activists.

'Morsi Failed to Govern Democratically, His Case Is Over' - Egypt Foreign Minister

Egypt on the crossroads, again, after deposing the dictator Mubarak, it seemed like the first green shoots of democracy appeared. But just after a year in office, Egypt's first ever democratically-elected leader Mohammed Morsi was removed as well. Now the question is: what's next? We address it to our guest Nabil Fahmy, the minister of foreign affairs of Egypt's interim government.

Death in Egypt: Dozens Feared Killed in Crackdown on Morsi Supporters

Security forces in Egypt have unleashed a wave of violence to crush protest camps in Cairo set up by supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood claim around 600 people have been killed in the ensuing clashes, something the government denies.For more details RT speaks to Bel Trew who's in the Egyptian capital.

Egypt's Cabinet Orders Police to End Pro-Morsi Sit-ins

BBC: Egypt's military-backed government has ordered police to end sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the capital Cairo.

"The cabinet has decided to take all measures necessary to confront these risks and put an end to them," an official said in a televised statement.

The statement termed the continued rallies "a national security threat".

Three top Muslim Brotherhood leaders have also been referred to court on charges of inciting violence.

The movement's supporters have been staging sit-ins for several weeks since President Morsi was removed on 3 July, after just one year in office.

They have defied previous threats of removal from their sit-in protests, despite deadly clashes with security forces. (+ video) » | Wednesday, July 31, 2013

BBC: Morsi meeting: EU chief Catherine Ashton speaks to BBC (+ video) » | Tuesday, July 30, 2013

In Gefangenschaft: "Mursi geht es gut"

Catherine Ashton, Außenbeauftragte der EU, ist die erste Ausländerin, die den gestürzten Präsidenten Ägyptens an seinem geheimen Aufenthaltsort besuchen durfte. Es gehe ihm gut.

Netanyahu Sees Mursi Fall as Sign of Political Islam's Weakness

SWISSINFO.ch: BERLIN - In rare remarks on Egypt's government crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that the fall of the president, Mohamed Mursi, demonstrates the weaknesses of political Islamist movements.

"I believe that over the long haul these radical Islamic regimes are going to fail because they don't offer the adequate enfranchisement that you need to develop a country economically, politically and culturally," Netanyahu told the German weekly Welt am Sonntag.

He said he thought radical Islamism was wholly unsuited to dealing with a global economic and information revolution, and "goes right back to medievalism against the whole thrust of modernity, so over time it's bound to fail". » | Reuters | Sunday, July 21, 2013

Dozens Dead as Egyptian Islamists Rally in Support of Morsi

Police reportedly are using live bullets and tear gas against supporters of the ousted President Morsi. There are also unconfirmed reports that dozens of people have been killed. RT's Paula Slier reports from Cairo.

Morsi Leaves through Back Door as Egypt Protesters Surround Palace
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Egypt's presidential palace was encircled by anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters in a violent demonstration in Cairo, as the constitutional crisis caused by Mohammed Morsi's assumption of unchallengeable powers showed no sign of abating.


Mr Morsi was forced to leave the palace through a back door as up to 100,000 people moved in to surround it on all sides. Some stones were thrown, one hitting the rear car in the president’s convoy.

Ignoring volleys of tear gas, the protesters burst through first one then a second line of police set in the way to reach the palace, which was the site of the final act in the overthrow of former dictator Hosni Mubarak last year.

Then, as on Tuesday, demonstrators chanted: "The people want the downfall of the regime".

There were also protests in towns and cities all over the country, including places previously unaffected. Nineteen people were injured when offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political front, came under attack in the Nileside city of Minya. » | Richard Spencer, and Magdy Samaan in Cairo | Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Ägypten: Proteste gegen Präsident Mursi nehmen zu
In Ägypten haben tausende Oppositionelle ihre Proteste gegen Präsident Mohammed Mursi fortgesetzt. Auch in Alexandria und Städten am Suez-Kanal wurde demonstriert.

100,000 Egyptians Protest as ‘Pharaoh’ Morsi Digs Heels In over Power Grab
Egyptian protesters wave their national flag as they shout political slogans against President Mohamed Morsi's decree granting himself broad powers during a demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square on November 27, 2012

Protests and Clashes across Egypt as 'Pharaoh' Morsi Seizes New Powers
Protesters run from tear gas released by riot police during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 23, 2012

Egypt's Morsi Branded New 'Pharoah'

THE AUSTRALIAN: EGYPT'S Islamist President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers yesterday, drawing criticism he was seeking to be a "new pharoah" and raising questions about the gains of last year's uprising to oust Hosni Mubarak.

The move is a blow to the pro-democracy movement that toppled the long-time president, himself derided by many as a pharoah, and raises concerns that Islamists will be further ensconced in power.

"The president can issue any decision or measure to protect the revolution," according to a decree read out on television by presidential spokesman Yasser Ali.

"The constitutional declarations, decisions and laws issued by the president are final and not subject to appeal."

Nobel laureate and former UN atomic energy agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei lashed out at the declaration, which would effectively put the president above judicial oversight.

"Morsi today usurped all state powers and appointed himself Egypt's new pharaoh. A major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences," ElBaradei wrote on his Twitter account. » | AFP | Friday, November 23, 2012