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How International Events Played into Egypt’s Crisis

By Amro Ali

Egypt’s road to the current crisis has been, in part, shaped by an understated yet unhealthy obsession on the part of Egyptian political groups in scanning the international terrain for allies to bolster domestic positions and fuel their narratives. While many Egyptians are proud to have exported Tahrir Square-styled civil disobedience to rest of the […]

Ahram: Roadmap Calls for Military-Led Interim Government

As President Mohamed Morsi was addressing the nation, stressing his role as Egypt’s first democratically president, Egyptian state newspaper Al Ahram had already published what it describes as the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces roadmap for the coming months in Egypt.  

Top News: Egypt Army Denies “Coup,” Aims to Push Politicians

The Egyptian armed forces issued a statement on Monday denying that an earlier statement from its commander amounted to a military coup and said his aim was only to push politicians to reach consensus. President Mohamed Morsi rebuffed the army’s ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt’s political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for […]

Top News: Obama Urges Morsi to Respond to Protesters

US President Barak Obama called President Mohamed Morsi to warn him that the voices of all Egyptians must be heard as the political crisis escalates.

The Military’s Ultimatum

As Egypt is witnessing unprecedented protests across the country, with millions of citizens calling for President Mohamed Morsi to step down, the military has come out with its most direct statement yet—giving Morsi and the political forces forty-eight hours to reach consensus, or the military would be forced to step in and enforce its own […]

Live Updates from Egypt – July 1

We have completed live blogging for the day but will update as events happen. 

Top News: Egyptian Military Gives Forty-Eight Hour Ultimatum to Brotherhood, Political Forces

In a televised statement, Monday evening, the armed forces announced that they are giving all political forces forty-eight hours as a last chance to solve the ongoing problems, or else the armed forces will have to announce a new roadmap for the future, and will enforce certain measures with the help of all factions including […]

Top News: Egyptian Military Gives Forty-Eight-Hour Ultimatum to Brotherhood, Political Forces

The armed forces are giving all political forces forty-eight hours as a last chance to address ongoing problems, or else the armed forces will announce a new roadmap for the future, and will enforce certain measures with the help of all factions including the youth, without excluding anyone.