Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Crisis In Egypt -- News Updates July 3, 2013



Shocking Images Emerge Of Egyptian Protesters Trying To Bring Down Army Helicopter As Morsi Expected To Step Down Or Be Sacked By Military Today -- Daily Mail

* At least 23 killed in overnight clashes in Cairo and 200 more injured
* The Al-Ahram newspaper reports that the army could step in today
* Anti-Morsi demonstrations have become the largest since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising as they enter the third day of protests
* Protesters have been chanting: 'The people demand the fall of the regime'
* Deadline set by military for resolution fast approaches before it will intervene
* U.S. and UK have urged citizens to cancel travel plans to or within Egypt
* Protests caused Egyptian shares to reach three-week high as oil prices soar

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is expected to either resign or be forced out of his role by the military today, claim the country's media, as images emerge showing protesters trying to bring down an army helicopter.

Violence between anti-Morsi protesters and opposition groups escalated last night with trouble in the capital Cairo seeing at least 23 people killed and 200 injured.

The clashes came hours after the country's military leaders laid down a deadline for President Morsi to find a resolution to Egypt's political crisis or else the army would impose its own political plan.

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More News On The Crisis In Egypt

Live: Crisis in Egypt -- BBC
Egypt Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Egypt counts down to army deadline - live updates -- The Guardian
Egypt on edge as Mohamed Morsi defiant and army deadline looms: Live -- The Telegraph
Crisis In Egypt: Live -- Reuters
Live: Egypt protests in Tahrir Square as military deadline closes in (video, updates) -- Times Standard

Mursi, Egypt army ready to die in 'Final Hours' showdown -- Reuters
Morsi and Military Prepare for Collision in Egypt -- New York Times
Morsi Defies Egypt Army’s Ultimatum to Bend to Protest -- New York Times
Egypt: President Morsi defiant as army deadline runs out -- The Guardian
Tense Egypt Awaits Army Move After Deadline -- Al Jazeera
Government crisis stirs deadly protests in Egypt as military deadline looms -- CNN
Mursi, Egypt army ready to die in 'Final Hours' showdown -- Reuters
Price of legitimacy my life, says Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi -- The Australian
Egypt: Army and Morsi strike defiant stances as deadline looms -- The Telegraph
Street clashes, demonstrations continue as deadline looms; Morsi vows not to cede power -- Washington Post
Egypt's Morsi and military on collision course -- USA Today
As military deadline nears in Egypt, Morsi vows fight to death -- McClatchy News
Egyptian military secures state television studios: sources -- Globe and Mail/Reuters/AP
Egypt’s military deploys troops at TV, meets political, religious leaders ahead of deadline -- Washington Post/AP
Egypt's army chief meets with key opposition figures -- USA Today
Egypt army meets with religious, other figures -- Reuters
Egyptian army in crisis talks as Morsi deadline looms -- BBC
Egypt crisis: '100 women sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square' -- The Telegraph
Egypt: Epidemic of Sexual Violence -- Human Rights Watch
Egypt’s political turmoil puts Obama administration in precarious position -- Washington Post
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi 'emerges as Egypt's strongman' -- The Telegraph
Four days that shook Morsi's rule in Egypt -- AFP
Egypt timeline: from revolution to the current crisis -- The Telegraph
Key Events in Egypt's Revolution and Upheaval -- AP

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