Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi was paid a visit by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Ashton met Mursi "for two hours," her spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told AFP. Other sources told the news agency that Ashton had left Cairo in a military helicopter heading to the undisclosed
Jordanian King Abdullah II added fuel to the ongoing debate over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount Sunday, when he told visiting Muslim and Christian dignitaries from Jerusalem that he will continue his efforts to “safeguard” Islamic and Christian sites in the holy city of Jerusalem from what he termed "Judaization." The Hashemite monarch also
The White House condemned on Monday the "bloodshed and violence" in Egypt but took no immediate steps to suspend U.S. military assistance to the country, Al Arabiya reported. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the weekend violence, in which 80 people were killed in Cairo, sets back the process of democratization in Egypt and
Supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi have called for protest marches to be held Monday and Tuesday, raising the possibility of further bloodshed, after 72 Morsi supporters were killed Saturday. Marches toward security buildings are being held on Monday, and a "million-person march" against his ouster to be held on Tuesday.
Egypt’s National Defense Council on Sunday warned supporters of ousted President Mohammad Mursi that security forces would take “decisive and firm” action if protesters overstepped their rights. The council called on protesters “not to exceed their rights to peaceful, responsible expression of their opinions,” warning that they would face “decisive and firm decisions and
The Egyptian Army has launched Operation ‘Desert Storm’ in a bid to restore order to the lawless Sinai Peninsula, where an undetermined number of terrorist groups have set up bases, military sources said Saturday. At least 20 Egyptian police officers and soldiers were killed since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi in clashes
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammad Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday. Security forces shot dead dozens of Mursi supporters on Saturday, days after the army called for
Terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula are planning to attempt attacks on Friday, Egyptian military sources have warned. The attacks would be timed to take place parallel to protests in Cairo. Terror groups in the Sinai have primarily targeted the Egyptian army, which is currently engaged in a large-scale operation aimed at restoring order to
Tens of thousands of Tunisians turned out for the funeral of slain opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi on Saturday, and called for the Islamist-led government to be toppled. Crowds gathered at the procession in a show of support for Brahimi, who was shot dead outside his home on Thursday with the same weapon used
Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi is likely to be transferred to the same Cairo prison where former leader Hosni Mubarak is now held, interior minister said on Saturday. Mohamed Ibrahim said Mursi, who has been accused of murder and other crimes, would be taken “mostly likely to Torah” prison, where Mubarak, his
