The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has refused to work with what it called the “usurper government” installed after the army on Wednesday ousted Egypt’s Brotherhood-linked government. Instead it has called its followers into the streets: The National Coalition in Support of Legitimacy “calls on the Egyptian people to take to the...

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A day after the Egyptian army ousted Mohamed Morsi from the presidency and subsequently placed him under house arrest, chief justice Adly Mansour was sworn in as Egypt’s interim president. Little is known about Mansour, who served just days as chief justice between his predecessor’s resignation and his own appointment...

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Hamas is struggling to set a line – and remain silent in the meantime – as the crisis in Egypt plays out. The Iran-backed terror group is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which until yesterday was in control of the Egyptian government, and the links have created tension between...

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The Egyptian army has reportedly relieved Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi of his authority, informing the Muslim Brotherhood-linked official at 7pm Egyptian time that he was no longer president. At a press conference called shortly afterward, Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi outlined a roadmap that that involves provisionally suspending the Egyptian constitution,...

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“There was no other way but for the army to intervene,” says Danny Yatom a former general in Israel Defense Forces who headed the Mossad, Israel’s foreign espionage agency, in the late 1990’s. “Egypt was and still is on the verge of a civil war and bloodshed. Only the army...

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Pro-Morsi protesters at Cairo University – which was the scene of bloody clashes overnight – were heard chanting an anti-Semitic slogan threatening massacres against Jews: Pro-Morsy protesters at Cairo University chant the anti-Jewish slogan: “Khaybar, Khayber, O Jews, the army of Mohamed will return.” — Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) July 3,...

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The toll in pro- and anti-government gun battles at Cairo University has risen to 18 dead and 367 injured, Egyptian security sources said today. The bloodshed began in the lead-up to televised address yesterday by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, in which the Muslim Brotherhood-linked president refused calls from both the...

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In a dramatic development, the Obama administration now appears to be urging Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi to call for early elections. Speaking to CNN’s Elise Labott, a senior administration official explains, “We are saying to him, ‘Figure out a way to go for new elections…That may be the only way that...

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Israel’s political and military echelons are watching the situation unfolding in Egypt closely, and are analyzing the multiple scenario presented by the unrest. A senior Israel security source who spoke to The Tower on condition of anonymity given the diplomatic and military sensitivity of the issue evaluated the chance of...

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In addition to its successful mobilization of millions of Egyptians, the so-called Tamarod anti-government movement in Egypt has drawn attention for explicitly denouncing the role that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to play in the country’s political life. On Monday Tamarod protesters threatened “complete civil disobedience” if the Muslim...

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