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Thousands of Egyptians gathered at Tahrir Square to protest President Mohammed Morsi's declaration of new constitutional powers.
Ray Suarez talks to McClatchy Newspaper's Nancy Youssef, who says that at the heart of the Egyptian debate about President Mohammed Morsi's sweeping new powers is whether presidential authority should be wide-ranging, or whether greater accountability measures need to be enforced. ... RAY SUAREZ: A short while ago ...
RAY SUAREZ: And we turn to two stories about conflict in the Middle East, starting with Egypt, where the controversy surrounding the president's recent decrees continues. This morning saw relative calm in Cairo's Tahrir Square, but protesters insisted they will not leave the site until President Mohammed Morsi ...
... it significant that this wasn't just Tahrir Square, but Alexandria, Port Said, even all the way out in Asyut at the other end of Egypt? NATHAN BROWN, George Washington University: Oh, yes. Essentially, most of the non-Islamist political forces in Egypt, that is the Brotherhood, the Salafi movements ...
In the same week as he successfully mediated a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself new political powers, sparking rallies both for and against him on Friday. The Islamist leader gained praise from President Obama and others on Wednesday for helping broker a cease ...
... of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. They threw rocks at riot police, who retaliated by firing tear gas canisters to disperse the crowds. HAZEM MESHAABIN,Egypt: This is just a new era of dictatorship in Egypt. This is not what the revolution was about. The revolution was about stripping the ...
Judy Woodruff talks to McClatchy Newspaper's Nancy Youssef about the efforts of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to negotiate a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants. Though close to a deal, Youssef reports common ground is scarce between Israelis and Palestinians and will prevent long-term brokerage of peace ...
... Prophet Muhammed. That led to a massive protest in Cairo that kicked off a week of demonstrations across the Arab world. It's interesting that Egypt should be the flashpoint for this anti-American rhetoric this time around. As illustrated in an interactive chart a few weeks ago, Egypt has ...
Mitt Romney holds a press conference in the wake of the attacks in Benghazi and Cairo at his campaign office on Wednesday in Jacksonville. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Four years ago this week the collapse of Lehman Brothers sent shockwaves through the financial markets and the presidential race between Senators...
Soldiers stand guard along the route of the funeral of Omar Suleiman, former chief of intelligence in Egypt as well as a presidential candidate, on Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by James Lawler Duggan/MCT via Getty Images. Our Arachne here on Making Sen$e, multimedia producer Elizabeth ...
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