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Morsi Turns to His Islamist Backers as Egypt's Crisis Grows - New York Times Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:28:37 GMT

Voice of America

Morsi Turns to His Islamist Backers as Egypt's Crisis Grows New York Times CAIRO — Facing the most serious crisis of his presidency, Mohamed Morsi is leaning more closely than ever on his Islamist allies in the Muslim Brotherhood, betting on their political muscle to push through a decisive victory in the referendum on Egypt ... Egypt's opposition defies call for dialogue, marches on presidential palaceWashington Post Egypt Protesters Threaten Presidential PalaceVoice of America Egypt protesters demand that Mohamed Morsi step downLos Angeles Times CNN -Huffington Post all 1,758 news articles »

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Egypt Nabs Suspected Terrorist Ringleader - Wall Street Journal Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:43:13 GMT

AFP

Egypt Nabs Suspected Terrorist Ringleader Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Egyptian authorities have detained the alleged ringleader of an Egyptian terrorist network whose members are suspected of participating in the September attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other ... Egypt nabs terror suspect linked to Benghazi attackRappler Egypt Arrests Possible Key Figure in Benghazi AttackNewser all 10 news articles »

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Egypt's Morsi, looking to army for support, pushes charter that enshrines ... - Washington Post Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:26:21 GMT

Egypt's Morsi, looking to army for support, pushes charter that enshrines ... Washington Post CAIRO — With tanks and barbed wire ringing the presidential palace, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday called for a “national dialogue” but remained determined to press forward with a controversial referendum on an Islamist-backed ...

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Updates on Protests in Egypt - New York Times (blog) Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:48:30 GMT

Updates on Protests in Egypt New York Times (blog) The Lede is following the political crisis in Egypt, where supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi rallied on Friday. Auto-refresh is: ONTurn ONTurn OFF. Refresh now Updating…FeedTwitter · Middle East, News, world, Egypt, Middle East and ...

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How to Save Egypt's Dying Chance at Democracy - New York Times (blog) Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:54:13 GMT

New York Times (blog)

How to Save Egypt's Dying Chance at Democracy New York Times (blog) Muslim Brotherhood supporters carry a body of one of six victims killed during Wednesday's clashes outside Hassan Ammar/Associated Press Muslim Brotherhood supporters carry a body of one of six victims killed during Wednesday's clashes outside Al ...

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In Egypt, Women Lead Fight Against Mob Sexual Assaults - Huffington Post Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:20:58 GMT

In Egypt, Women Lead Fight Against Mob Sexual Assaults Huffington Post Cairo — In the crowd, a group of men surround a woman. They close on her, with hands groping every inch of her body, stripping her of her clothes and raping her with their fingers. The unstoppable frenzy of invading hands intensifies as the mob grows ... and more »

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Egypt delays overseas vote on constitution as protesters gather near ... - NBCNews.com Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:11:46 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Egypt delays overseas vote on constitution as protesters gather near ... NBCNews.com Updated at 3:40 p.m. ET: CAIRO -- Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters surged around the presidential palace on Friday and the opposition rejected President Mohammed Morsi's call for dialogue to end a crisis that has polarized the nation and ... Egypt protesters break through barrier around Morsi's palaceDAWN.com Egypt's Morsy stands by edict, calls for punishment of violent protestersCNN Morsi refuses to cancel Egypt's vote on constitutionLos Angeles Times Christian Science Monitor -Voice of America all 10,955 news articles »

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Charter enshrining Shariah at core of Egypt crisis - Newsday Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:08:33 GMT

Newsday

Charter enshrining Shariah at core of Egypt crisis Newsday CAIRO - One of Egypt's most prominent ultraconservative Muslim clerics had high praise for the country's draft constitution. Speaking to fellow clerics, he said this was the charter they had long wanted, ensuring that laws and rights would be strictly ... and more »

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Egypt opposition rejects President Morsi's call for talks - BBC News Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:06:12 GMT

BBC News

Egypt opposition rejects President Morsi's call for talks BBC News Egyptian opposition leaders have rejected calls by President Mohammed Morsi to enter a national dialogue. Mr Morsi, under fire for assuming broad new powers, had invited political groups for talks on Saturday. But the opposition said the president had ...

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UN Rights Chief Cites 'Disastrous' Situation in Egypt - New York Times Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:43:49 GMT

UN News Centre

UN Rights Chief Cites 'Disastrous' Situation in Egypt New York Times GENEVA — Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, expressed alarm on Friday at the rising casualty toll in Egypt's deepening political turmoil and said flaws in the substance of its draft constitution and the process of ... UN official voices alarm at Egypt violence, cites 'major' problems with draft ...UN News Centre UN Human Rights: 'Disastrous Situation' in EgyptArutz Sheva UN Rights Chief Decries Deficiencies in Egypt's Draft CharterNaharnet Reuters all 59 news articles »