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Qatar and Turkey have condemned deadly police crackdown on supporters of ousted Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, in the capital Cairo A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement released on Wednesday that “Qatar strongly denounces the means by which peaceful protesters in Rabaa al-Adawiya camp and al-Nahda square have …

A court order to detain ousted president Mohamed Morsi for alleged crimes during the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak signaled that the regime of the former strongman was “back in full force” in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood said Friday. “The accusations read as if they’re a retaliation from the …

Clashes broke out between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in the Cairo neighborhood of Shubra on Friday, witnesses said. The clashes erupted early in the afternoon, the witnesses said. Live footage on satellite station ONTV showed crowds throwing rocks at each other in the neighborhood.

A court in Egypt has ordered that ousted President Mohamed Morsi be detained over a string of accusations, including killing soldiers. Official MENA news agency reported on Friday that investigating Judge Hassan Samir had confronted Morsi with evidence during his questioning.

Three more Egyptian parliamentarians have resigned the acting parliament ahead of army 48-hour ultimatum against President Mohamed Morsi. In a statement issued by prestigious University of al-Azhar on Wednesday, the three lawmakers including Abdoldayem Nasir, Mohammad Mahna as well as Abdolhadi al-Qosay, who were represented al-Azhar in Shura Council, have …

Egypt rejoices over defense minister’s dismissal Egyptians have celebrated President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to order the retirement of the head of the Army and Defense Minister, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Press TV reports.