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It was a dramatic day in court for Mohammed Morsi as the ousted Egyptian president repeatedly argued the process was "invalid." Gwen Ifill speaks to McClatchy's Nancy Youssef who was on the scene inside the courtroom. Then Margaret Warner offers analysis on how the trial affects U.S. influence ...
Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi appeared in court Monday to face criminal charges of inciting violence. The nation's first democratically elected president took a defiant stance and demanded the military coup who deposed him be put on trial. The trial was adjourned until Jan. 8. Kwame Holman reports.
The reports that we are halting all of our military assistance to Egypt are false.... We will announce the future of our assistance relationship with Egypt once we have made the appropriate diplomatic and congressional notifications. Marie Harf, State Department Deputy Spokeswoman
Egyptian security forces use tear gas to disperse pro-democracy activists during protests at Ramses Square on October 6, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Khaled Kamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Attacks in three different regions of Egypt resulted in at least nine deaths Monday morning, the day after dozens ...
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
Coptic Christians have been a part of the social fabric of Egypt for centuries, but in recent history they have also become a target for assault and discrimination. In the days since the ouster of former President Morsi, Coptic churches have been attacked in some of Egypt's most fiercely ...
Photo: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour announced he will extend the state of emergency by two months due to a security situation. The original state of emergency, declared on Aug. 14, was supposed to only last one month.
... The church also provides a free medical clinic. Fr. Paul Girguis says the number of Egyptians joining St. Mark has grown exponentially since 2011, when Egypt lost its structured government. Photo by Larisa Epatko "In the last two years, we've had a huge influx of immigrants coming from Egypt ...
GWEN IFILL: The interim president of Egypt formally extended a national state of emergency today for another two months. The country's prime minister first previewed the move last night on the NewsHour. The state of emergency has allowed security forces to conduct a crackdown on Islamist supporters of ousted ...
Margaret Warner talks to Egyptian interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi about the ouster of former President Morsi, the military's influence on the government, the crackdowns on the Muslim Brotherhood, protecting liberal critics of the military takeover from prosecution and the outlook for democracy in Egypt.
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