Mursi’s blunders helped doom Egypt’s first stab at democracy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi’s early challenge to the army and his imposition of an Islamist-tinged constitution were fateful moments in his turbulent year as Egypt’s first freely elected president.
Analysis: Tugged by Syria storm, Lebanon risks drifting into chaos
BEIRUT (Reuters) – After weeks of sectarian violence fuelled by Syria’s civil war, Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker summoned deputies this week for a legislative session to address the country’s deepening crisis.
Turkey calls Mursi’s removal ‘unacceptable coup’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday said the army’s overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi was a “military coup”, and “unacceptable”.
Tunisian president’s party condemns ousting of Egypt’s Mursi
TUNIS (Reuters) – The party of Tunisia’s president condemned on Thursday the Egyptian military’s overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi as a blow to democracy, in the first public reaction to events in Cairo from the cradle of the ‘Arab Spring’ movement….
Fighting spreads to city in Sudan’s Darfur region
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A gunfight broke out on Thursday in Sudan’s second-largest city, in the strife-torn Darfur region, witnesses said, prompting residents to take cover and the United Nations to cancel a routine flight there.
Qatar’s emir congratulates Egypt’s new interim leader: QNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s new emir congratulated Egypt’s Adli Mansour on Thursday after he was sworn in as an interim leader following the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, an ally of the Gulf Arab country, state news agency QNA reported.
Italy’s Letta under pressure to pay company bills
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta came under pressure on Thursday to start clearing a multi-billion-euro backlog of bills the state has racked up with companies as the price of preserving his uneasy coalition.
ElBaradei tops list to head Egypt government: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohamed ElBaradei, a former U.N. nuclear agency chief, is favorite to head a transitional government in Egypt after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Mursi, military, political and diplomatic sources said on Thursday….
African Union likely to suspend Egypt after army overthrow
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union is likely to suspend Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military suspended the constitution and overthrew the elected president, Mohamed Mursi, a senior AU source said on Thursday.
Qatar says supports will of the Egyptian people – al Jazeera TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar supports the will of the Egyptian people and views Egypt as a leader in the Arab and Islamic world, al Jazeera television reported, quoting a foreign ministry source in the first Qatari reaction to the ousting of President Moham…
