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Egypt orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader, escalating crackdown on group

YoopyaJul 10, 2013July 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Authorities escalated their crackdown Wednesday on the Muslim Brotherhood, ordering the arrest of its top leader for inciting violence this week in

Egypt: Army tightens grip as ultimatum passes

YoopyaJul 3, 2013July 4, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military moved to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for

Egypt’s President Morsi calls elections

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on 27 April and end in June. A presidential decree said voting would take place in

Defying military, Egypt’s Morsi orders parliament to reconvene

kiemtarJul 9, 20120

Egypt’s president on Sunday ordered the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene in defiance of a military decree dissolving the legislature last month on the basis of