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... Tahrir Square for a third day, while Morsi supporters called for a day of "rejection" against the military's ouster. Margaret Warner talks to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo and Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Mohamed Tawfik for more on the impacts of Egypt's political change.
What promises and pitfalls lie ahead for Egypt in the wake of the army's removal of Morsi and crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood? Judy Woodruff talks to the University of Maryland's Shibley Telhami and commentator and blogger Hussein Ibish about the significance of Egypt's leadership change for ...
... The Obama administration is treading carefully in its response to the developments in Egypt. In a written statement, the president acknowledged the grievances of the Egyptian people,but said he was deeply concerned about the military's removal of Morsi and the future of democracy in Egypt. At the White ...
In other news Wednesday, the price of oil spiked as Egypt's political situation unfolded. For the first time in over a year, the cost of a barrel passed the $102 mark. Also, France called for a two-week suspension of trade talks between the U.S. and E.U ...
Jeffrey Brown talks with Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo, Michelle Dunne of the Atlantic Council and Samer Shehata of the University of Oklahoma about what led up to the dramatic power shift in Egypt, how Egyptians are responding to the removal of former President Mohammed Morsi and what ...
In Tahrir Square, hundreds of thousands of protesters erupted in celebration after Egypt's military commander announced Mohammed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, had been removed from office and the constitution suspended. Margaret Warner reports.
Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but as wire services scrambled this afternoon to see if they could get a reaction from Mohammed Morsi, (the newly deposed former President of Egypt) they turned to a quote via a Twitter account where he allegedly called the military's actions ...
... was expected to be sworn in as interim president on Thursday. Read Morsi's full statement, issued prior to his removal, as posted on the Egyptian Presidency's Facebook page: Egyptian Presidency: Press Release, June 3, 2013 The Egyptian Presidency renews its adherence to the roadmap to which all national ...
GWEN IFILL: Outside the Aviation Ministry, armored vehicles ringed the compound in a show of military force. Soldiers stood by as observers. But Morsi supporter vowed to resist any efforts to drive the Egyptian president from office. AHMED AABDEL HADI, Egypt: Gen. al-Sisi yesterday did a great service to ...
An outpouring of dissent by millions of Egyptians prompted a threat of intervention by the Supreme Military Council. Michele Dunne of the Atlantic Council and Hussein Ibish, a Middle East commentator, join Margaret Warner to discuss the protests, the military's ultimatum and what it all means for Egypt and ...
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