Nov 23 Cairo Erupts in Protests After President Morsi Decree By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a decree that granted him new political powers. Supporters greeted the president outside the palace in Cairo, while protesters gathered in Tahrir Square. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch Protesters and Police Clash After Egypt’s President Grants Himself New Powers When elected in June, Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi was a symbol of the change from dictatorship to burgeoning democracy. But as Morsi granted himself sweeping powers he deemed necessary to prevent old regime figures from halting progress, Egyptians didn't stand… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Players in Israel-Gaza Truce Talks Face ‘Complicating’ Regional Realities Players in Israel-Gaza Truce Talks Face 'Complicating' Regional Realities… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Anti-Muslim Video Sparks More Violent Demonstrations Across Muslim World Protests, some violent, broke out in Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Egypt, in continued response to an incendiary anti-Islamic U.S. video. Overnight, President Obama talked to Egypt's President Morsi about the events and Secretary of State Clinton rebuked the filmmaker, who… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Egyptian President Morsi Rejects Previous Limits on Presidential Power Egyptian President Morsi Rejects Previous Limits on Presidential Power… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch President Morsi Ousts Egypt’s Defense Minister, Rewrites Power Restrictions After attacks on Egyptian border patrol left 16 guards dead, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi moved decisively to consolidate government power. He announced the retirement of defense minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and other top military leaders, many of whom served under… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Instability on Sinai Border Poses Challenge for New Egyptian Government Instability on Sinai Border Poses Diplomacy Questions for Israel and Egypt… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Islamic Militants in ‘Lawless Zone’ of Sinai After militants attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint, killing 16 border patrol guards, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi launched a crackdown in the dangerous Sinai peninsula where drug smuggling, human trafficking and militant terrorism are on the rise. John Ray of Independent… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Egypt’s President-elect Mohammed Morsi Promotes ‘Message of Peace’ Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi Promotes 'Message of Peace'… Continue watching
May 25 Watch What a Muslim Brotherhood Win in Egypt Could Mean for U.S. Two of the most-polarizing candidates for Egypt's presidency might face off in a runoff after a partial vote count Friday in the country's first free presidential election. Jeffrey Brown and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss the candidates, Ahmed Shafiq of… Continue watching