Syria’s Assad says political Islam being defeated in Egypt
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fighting to crush a two-year-old uprising against four decades of rule by him and his late father, said on Wednesday the upheaval in Egypt was a defeat for political Islam.
Hounded from office, Mursi finds he and Egypt ‘don’t mix’
CAIRO (Reuters) – In the end, the army sided with the protesters and the cruel joke was on the president: whether it was tragedy or comedy, placards reading “Egypt and Mursi don’t mix” got the biggest laugh on Tahrir Square.
South Sudan suspends radio station for criticizing government
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan suspended a Catholic radio station after it investigated the suspicious death of a prisoner, reporters and human rights activists said on Wednesday, the latest crackdown on media in the young republic.
Mursi supporters vent anger at army statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi who have gathered in a Cairo suburb reacted angrily to an announcement by the army that it had suspended the constitution and appointed a new, interim head of state.
Egypt’s Mursi quoted as calling army action a military coup
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Facebook page of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi quoted him on Wednesday as saying he rejected measures announced by the army as a “military coup”.
Portuguese prime minister tries to defuse crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister and his junior coalition partner in the government attempted on Wednesday to cool tempers in a political crisis that could derail Lisbon’s efforts to emerge from its international bailout.
Muslim, Christian leaders back Egypt transition
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s leading Muslim and Christian clerics backed an army-sponsored roadmap on Wednesday which suspended the constitution and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections.
Fireworks burst over Cairo’s Tahrir after army statement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Fireworks burst over Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the center of protests against Mohamed Mursi, and across the Egyptian capital after the army suspended the constitution and appointed a new, interim head of state on Wednesday.
Egypt army commander suspends constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) – The head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration on Wednesday suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim head of state.
Cameroon says it has 4,000 refugees from Nigeria conflict
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon has received 4,000 refugees fleeing a Nigerian military offensive against Islamists in the north, the governor of the affected region said on Wednesday, bringing total refugee numbers from the conflict to at least 10,000.
