Egypt’s interim president has told the prime minister the military has the right to arrest civilians due to the weekend of violence that has resulted in at least 72 deaths.
Officials who spoke to Fox News said the decision could be the start of a major crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. They would also crack down on Islamic extremists who have attacked security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading
In a not so subtle message to the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s military chief has asked the public to give troops a mandate to stop “violence and terrorism.”
The move is seen both as a warning and an attempt to gain public backing for a removal of protest camps set up by the Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi supporters outside military complexes and government buildings. Continue reading
The Obama administration has suspended the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in their most visible response to the military removal of President Mohammed Morsi.
A Pentagon spokesman said the delay was a cautionary measure. Continue reading
Nine people were killed during a series of protests lead by the Muslim Brotherhood. Local officials say that most of the dead were killed at a sit-in near Cairo University.
The pro-Morsi demonstrators were supporting claims by Morsi’s family that he had been abducted by the military. Morsi has been held at an undisclosed location since being removed as President on July 3. Continue reading
Protesters connected to the Muslim Brotherhood upset about the ouster of Mohammed Morsi attacked security forces overnight resulting in the deaths of at least 7.
Police also used tear gas to disperse the protesters who had blocked major roads throughout Cairo. The protesters responded by throwing rocks at the police. Continue reading
Extremists Muslim have used the ouster of Mohammed Morsi as an excuse to kill and torture Egyptian Christians according to civil rights activists.
Muslim mobs have shot a priest dead in the middle of the street, marked Christian businesses with painted black X’s to target them for arson and churches have been besieged by mobs. Four Christians were slaughtered with machetes and knives in one village last week by an Islamic mob. Continue reading
The head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, is now the subject of an arrest warrant from Egypt’s state prosecutor.
Warrants were also issued for many other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. Badie and the other officials are accused of inciting the violence against a military compound Monday that resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people. Continue reading
Egypt’s defense minister issued a warning to protesters connected to Islamist groups and deposed president Mohammed Morsi to not “disrupt” the “difficult transition” of the Egyptian government.
The warning comes days after a protest by pro-Morsi activists ended in an attack on a military compound that left dozens dead. Continue reading
At least 54 people were killed and over 400 wounded in a clash outside a military building in Cairo where Muslim Brotherhood affiliated protesters were demanding the return of Mohammed Morsi to power. Continue reading
Islamists in Egypt are calling for intifada, or a call for Islamic revolution, in an attempt to restore Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power. Continue reading