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Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai - Reuters Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:08:35 GMT

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Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai
Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel intercepted a rocket near Egypt's Sinai Peninsula early on Tuesday, exploding it in the air over the southern Israeli city of Eilat, a military official said. No damage or injury was reported in the incident, but explosions ...
Egypt Claims Aerial Strikes Against Militants in SinaiVoice of America
Militants dig in as Egypt cracks down on jihadi sandbox in SinaiChristian Science Monitor
Mohamed Morsi protest camps face closure by Egypt security forcesThe Guardian
Center for Research on Globalization -New York Times (blog)
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Cairo Sit-Ins Swell, Protesters Gird - Wall Street Journal Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:13:10 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Cairo Sit-Ins Swell, Protesters Gird
Wall Street Journal
CAIRO—Two central Cairo protest sites swelled in size on the day Egypt's government said it could begin cracking down on Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins there, with new arrivals setting up tents and others donning helmets and building makeshift battlements.
Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrestFox News
Morsy supporters hunker down and wait. Is a crackdown imminent in Egypt?CNN International
What's the matter with Egypt's liberals?Washington Post
BBC News -The Guardian -Reuters
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Egypt Protesters Defy Warning to Disperse - Voice of America Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:45:25 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Protesters Defy Warning to Disperse
Voice of America
Egyptian authorities have warned again that a siege of anti-government encampments is imminent, but tens of thousands of demonstrators camped out in key areas of Cairo remain defiant. At the main anti-government encampment in Cairo on Monday, ...

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Condoleezza Rice: We cannot sanction military rule in Egypt - CBS News Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:18:29 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Condoleezza Rice: We cannot sanction military rule in Egypt
CBS News
(CBS News) Amid the possibility for new clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressed the mounting tensions in a wide-ranging interview with Charlie ...
Egypt Delays Plans to Clear Morsi Backers From CampsNew York Times (blog)
Turkey's president: Release Morsi to save EgyptChristian Science Monitor
Main Issues Behind Egypt's Political StalemateABC News
Huffington Post -Politico (blog)
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police prepare to clear Cairo protest camps - The Guardian Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:50:53 GMT

The Guardian

police prepare to clear Cairo protest camps
The Guardian
Supporters of Egypt's ousted president have dug in at their two Cairo sit-ins after security officials said police would besiege the entrenched protest camps within 24 hours – perhaps as early as Monday morning. The latest development sets the stage ...


Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi camps - Aljazeera.com Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:22:19 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi camps
Aljazeera.com
Egyptian authorities have postponed a move to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country's deposed president Mohamed Morsi, to "avoid bloodshed,'' security sources said, as Morsi's detention was extended by 15 days. Al Jazeera's Rawya ...


Egypt police hold off on threat to evict pro-Morsi sit-ins - USA TODAY Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:51:20 GMT

Egypt police hold off on threat to evict pro-Morsi sit-ins
USA TODAY
CAIRO — Egypt's authorities on Monday held off on a threat to forcefully evict protest camps occupied by thousands of supporters of the ousted Muslim Brotherhood government. Security officials declared Sunday that forces would besiege two sit-ins ...


Protests Swell, Prompt Egypt to Postpone Dispersal - ABC News Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:57:50 GMT

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Protests Swell, Prompt Egypt to Postpone Dispersal
ABC News
Supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi increased the pressure on Egypt's interim leadership by defiantly flooding into two protest camps Monday, prompting police to postpone moving against the 6-week-old sit-ins because they feared a ...


Tensions in Egypt Rise as Crackdown on Camps Near - Wall Street Journal Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:54:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Tensions in Egypt Rise as Crackdown on Camps Near
Wall Street Journal
CAIRO—Egyptian government officials said police could crack down as early as Monday on two vast camps in Cairo supporting ousted President Mohammed Morsi, a move that could lead to clashes as impassioned demonstrators hunker down in the tent ...


No, don't cut military aid to Egypt - CNN (blog) Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:05:48 GMT

No, don't cut military aid to Egypt
CNN (blog)
Editor's note: Khairi Abaza is a senior fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The views expressed are his own. The overthrow of Mohamed Morsi last month left the United States with a dilemma – should it continue to offer aid to Egypt as ...