Friday, July 12, 2013

Unrest In Egypt -- News Updates July 12, 2013

Supporters of President Mohamed Morsi carry a banner with his pictures during a protest to counter anti-Morsi protests elsewhere in Alexandria, July 2, 2013.

Thousands of Morsi Supporters Rally in Egypt -- New York Times

CAIRO — Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian Islamists and other supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first freely elected president who was ousted and detained by the military last week, filled public squares in Cairo and other cities on Friday in an intensified campaign aimed at returning him to power.

The size of the protests underlined the large section of society that has rejected the military intervention on July 3 that deposed Mr. Morsi after protests by millions against him and the continued split over the country’s direction.

With many of Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters finding new motivation during the holy month of Ramadan, which started on Wednesday, the largest pro-Morsi sit-in, in the Cairo suburb of Nasr City, swelled to take on an increasing air of durability.

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More News On The Unrest In Egypt

Egypt Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Egypt In Turmoil -- Al Jazeera
Egypt crisis: Morsi supporters hold Cairo protest -- BBC
Egypt's bruised Islamists protest after bloody week -- Reuters
Ousted president's backers protest in Egypt -- AP
Pro-Mursi Protesters Gather in Egypt Demanding His Return -- Bloomberg
Thousands gather for pro-Morsi rally in Cairo -- Al Jazeera
Egypt braces for violence as Morsi supporters plan march -- USA Today
Egypt Morsi: US seeks end to ex-president's detention -- BBC
U.S. joins German call for Egypt's Mursi to be released -- Reuters
US calls on Egyptian army to release Morsi -- AFP
State Department calls for Morsy release -- CNN
Attacks increase against Egypt’s Coptic Christians -- Financial Times
Egypt's Christians face backlash for Morsi ouster -- AP
Egypt bureaucracy deals Brotherhood hard lessons in governance -- Al Arabiya
Misgivings Over Coup Spread in Egypt -- Wall Street Journal

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