Egypt Braces For More Protests

France 24: Egypt braces for fresh anti-Sisi protests

Egypt braced Friday for a second weekend of protests, as anger stemming from economic hardship and alleged top-level corruption threaten to eclipse a long-standing ban on street rallies.

Last week’s open defiance of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi triggered by viral videos from exiled Egyptian businessman Mohamed Aly has surprised observers in a country where opposition of all stripes has been severely curtailed.

Elected president in 2014 after pushing predecessor Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood from power the previous year, Sisi is seen by many as one of the most authoritarian figures in the Middle East.

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Security Tightens Over Protests in Egypt -- The New York Times
Protests break out across Egypt demanding el-Sisi's resignation -- Al Jazeera
Egypt's security forces move to block anti-Sisi protests -- Reuters
Egypt steps up security as country braces for more anti-Sisi protests -- The Guardian
Nearly 2,000 arrested as Egypt braces for anti-Sisi protests -- Al Jazeera
El-Sisi plays down protest call as Egypt tightens security -- Al Jazeera
Egypt’s Sisi says protests ‘no reason for concern’ -- Arab News/Reuters
President Sisi calls on Egyptians 'not to worry'; says 'people have become very aware' -- Ahram Online
Muslim Brotherhood or el-Sissi rivals: Who is behind Egypt's protests? -- DW

Protests Against President Al-Sisi Continue For A Second Day In Egypt

BBC: Egypt: Protests and clashes enter second day

Egypt has seen a second night of clashes and dozens of arrests in rare demonstrations against President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

About 200 demonstrators took to the streets in the port city of Suez demanding his resignation.

Dozens were reportedly arrested and police responded with tear gas.

The protests - which also took place in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday - are in response to corruption allegations against President Sisi's government.

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Riot police tear gas protesters in Egypt as they take to the streets to demand resignation of President Al-Sisi -- Daily Mail
Demonstrators clash with Egyptian police in second day of anti-Sisi protests -- France 24
Hundreds of Egyptians arrested in latest wave of protests against Sisi -- The Guardian
Riot police crack down on spontaneous demonstrations against President Sisi in cities across Egypt -- The Independent
Clashes in Egypt's Suez on second day of protests against el-Sisi -- Al Jazeera
Following protests, Egypt warns media it's monitoring press coverage -- CBC/AP

Are Egypt's Security Forces Conducting Extrajudicial Executions?

EMPOWERED: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi introduced an anti-terrorism law that shielded the police and military from prosecution for the proportionate use of force in performing their duties . The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

Reuters: Egypt kills hundreds of suspected militants in disputed gun battles

Egyptian security forces have shot dead more than 460 men since the middle of 2015. The Interior Ministry said they were Islamist militants or criminals, and the shootings were in self-defence. Bereaved families, forensic experts and some officials disagree.

CAIRO – Mohamed Abu Amer, a landscape gardener, was working in downtown Cairo when national security agents took him away on Feb. 6, 2018, his family said.

For almost six months Amer’s family waited for news of the 37-year-old father of two. Their messages to the Public Prosecutor and the Interior Ministry, which oversees the police and the national security agency, went unanswered.

Then on July 31, the ministry announced on its Facebook page that Amer was among five terrorists killed in a shootout earlier that day when police approached their hideout 40 km north of Cairo. Amer was wanted for the murder of a national security agent, the statement said.

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WNU Editor: Egypt is a country that has been in turmoil for years. I am surprised by the government saying that 460 men have been killed since 2015. I expected the number to be far greater.

Hundreds Of Muslim Demonstrators Storm An Egyptian Coptic Christian Church South Of Cairo

DW: Crowds attack Coptic Church in Egypt

Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators have reportedly assaulted an Egyptian Coptic Christian church south of Cairo. This marks the latest in a series of assaults on members of the country's Coptic minority.

The incident took place at the Prince Tawadros church in Giza, 100 kilometers (60 miles) outside Cairo, following Friday prayers at a nearby mosque. Demonstrators gathered outside the church building in the afternoon and stormed it, chanting hostile slogans and calling for the church's demolition.

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Update #1: Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt (AP)
Update #2: Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators storm Egyptian Coptic church and call for it to be demolished (Daily Mail)

WNU Editor: At least the authorities arrested some of them .... 15 arrested in connection with Egypt's church attack (Washington Post). On a more positive note .... Christians gather to celebrate Christmas in Mosul church for first time since Isis driven out (The Independent).

Egypt Devalues Its Currency By 48% To Obtain An IMF Loan

BBC: Egypt allows its currency to float freely

Egypt has floated its currency in a move that has reduced its value by almost 50% against the dollar.

One US dollar is buying around 14 Egyptian pounds, up from the nine Egyptian pounds the central bank was trying to keep it at.

The country's central bank said the move was one of a list of reforms designed to strengthen confidence in the economy.

Egypt's main stock index jumped by more than 8% on Thursday.

The central bank has also increased interest rates by 3 percentage points to 14.75%.

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Egypt devalues currency by 48% to meet IMF demands for $12bn loan -- The Guardian/AP
Egypt Floats Currency, Appeasing IMF at Risk of Enraging Poor -- New York Times
Egypt raises energy prices hours after floating currency -- Financial Times
Egypt Defends IMF Deal Measures as Households Worry About Costs -- Bloomberg
From float to subsidy cuts, Egypt says no time to delay reforms -- Reuters
Egypt Floats Its Currency, Paving Way For An International Bailout -- NPR
Egypt just massively devalued its currency — here's what happens next -- Elena Holodny, Business Insider
Egypt tiptoes toward a 'breaking point' -- Taylor Luck, CSM

Protests Return To Egypt Over Red Sea Island Deal With Saudi Arabia

Reuters: Protesters demand fall of Egypt's government over islands deal

Thousands of Egyptians angered by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia called on Friday for the government to fall, chanting a slogan from the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.

Their protests signaled that the former general, who is also under mounting criticism over the struggling economy, no longer enjoys the broad public support that let him round up thousands of opponents after he seized power in 2013.

In the evening, riot police who had surrounded the site of the biggest demonstration, in the heart of downtown Cairo, dispersed the crowd with tear gas, Reuters witnesses said.

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Hundreds of Egyptians stage anti-Sisi protest -- Al Jazeera
More than 1,000 Egyptians rally against regime -- AFP
Egypt Saudi Arabia: Police fire tear gas at protests over island deal -- BBC
Protesters return to the streets of Cairo in echo of 2011 revolt -- Financial Times
Protests in Egypt against Red Sea islands deal, vow to return on 25 April -- Ahram Online
Egyptians have yet another reason to protest the president -- Mashable

Egyptian Security Forces Accidentally Killed 12 Mexican Tourists And Egyptian Guides In The Western Desert

Al Jazeera: Egyptian forces kill Mexican tourists in error

Ministry confirms deaths of 12 Mexicans and Egyptians travelling in convoy during fighting in the western desert.

Egypt's police and military have killed 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and injured 10 others by accidentally shooting at a Mexican tourist convoy while engaging fighters in the country's western desert, according to the interior ministry.

The ministry did not give the exact number of Mexicans killed, or indicate whether the vehicles were targeted by automatic weapons or aerial bombardment, in Sunday's incident.

"On the 13th during a joint military police and armed forces operation chasing terrorist elements in Wahat in the Western Desert, four pick-up trucks carrying Mexican tourists were mistakenly dealt with," the interior ministry said in a statement.

"The incident led to the death of 12 and wounding of 10 Mexicans and Egyptians.

"The area they were in was off-limits to foreign tourists."

More News On Reports That Egyptian Security Forces Accidentally Kill 12 Mexican Tourists And Egyptian Guides In The Western Desert

Egyptian security forces shoot at Mexican tourist convoy, kill 12 -- Reuters
Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces -- BBC
Twelve killed, 10 injured after Egyptian security forces mistakenly target Mexican tourist convoy -- ABC News (Australia)
Egyptian security forces accidentally shoot dead 12 tourists and guides -- The Guardian
Egypt forces kill 12 Egyptians and Mexicans 'by mistake' -- Ahram Online
Egyptian Forces Kill 12 After Mistaking Mexican Tourists for ‘Terrorist Elements’ -- VICE News/Reuters

Violent Protests Mark Egyptian Arab Spring Uprising Anniversary

Reuters: At least 17 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising

Violent Protests To Mark The 4th Anniversary Of the Arab Spring In Egypt Kills 18

Egypt: Protests marking uprising leave 18 dead -- BBC
Egypt erupts during day of protests as death toll rises to 17 on fourth anniversary of Arab Spring after mother, 32, is gunned down by Cairo police during demonstration -- Daily Mail
16 dead in protests marking Egypt revolution -- CNN
At least 17 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising -- Reuters
Images of killed Egypt protester revive criticism of police -- Haaretz
At Least 18 Die in Egyptian Violence -- NYT

Egyptian Court Sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood Members To Death

Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced To Death -- Al Jazeera

Egyptian court sentences 529 members of the outlawed group to death on charges of murder.

An Egyptian court has sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges including murder, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement.

Family members stood outside the courthouse screaming after the verdict - the biggest mass death sentence handed out in Egypt's modern history, defence lawyers said.

Turmoil has deepened since the army overthrew Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim
Brotherhood, in July.

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Egyptian court sentences 529 supporters of former president to death -- FOX News/AP
529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death in Egypt -- AFP
Hundreds of Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer -- New York Times
Egypt sentences 529 to death -- Washington Post
Egypt Court Sentences Hundreds to Death for Attacking Police -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Egyptian court issues death sentences to 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi -- Daily Mail
Egypt sentences to death 529 supporters of Mohamed Morsi -- The Guardian
Egypt sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death -- USA Tpday
528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in Egypt -- CNN
Egyptian court sentences 529 Morsi supporters to death for killing one police officer -- UPI
Amnesty International slams ‘grotesque’ death penalty on 529 Egyptians -- Ahram Online
What death sentences say about Egypt's Islamist crackdown -- BBC
What Next for Egyptian Islamists? -- Michael Rubin, Commentary

Deadly Clashes Between Egyptian Security Forces And Muslim Brotherhood Protestors

Several Dead As Egypt Protests Turn Violent -- Al Jazeera

At least 11 killed as Muslim Brotherhood continued protests against being labelled a "terrorist" group by government.

At least 11 protesters have been killed as Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with police in Cairo and other Egyptian cities, the country's Health Ministry has said.

The ministry told Al Jazeera that four deaths were recorded in Cairo on Friday, two each in Alexandria, Ismaliya and Fayoum, and one in Minya in upper Egypt. Protesters said the figure was much higher.

Among those killed was a protester shot dead by police in Ismailia after joining a march following midday prayers, and a protester shot in the head in the Fayoum, southwest of Cairo.

A further 42 people were reported injured, while at least 122 people have been arrested, according to medical and security officials.

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Egypt Live Blog Live -- Al Jazeera
11 killed in Egypt as Morsi supporters clash with police -- Ahram Online
Eleven killed in Brotherhood clashes with police in Egypt -- Reuters
11 Egyptian protesters killed in clash with police -- CBC/AP
Deadly clashes kill 11 as Morsi backers rally in Egypt -- AFP
Egypt unrest: 11 deaths at Muslim Brotherhood protests -- BBC
'Fearless' Egypt Islamists rally in defiance of ban -- AFP
Is Egypt About to Explode—Again? -- Eric Trager, The Atlantic

Growing Fears In Egypt That Islamic Militant Groups May Resort To A Violent Insurgency

Bomb Near Cairo Bus Raises Fear of Growing Militancy -- Wall Street Journal

Deepening Political Polarization and Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Could Push Egyptians Toward Violent Groups

CAIRO—A small bomb exploded near a municipal bus here on Thursday, raising fears that deepening political polarization of the country is fueling a violent insurgency.

The bombing, which injured five passengers, came two days after an apparent suicide car bombing killed 16 people at a police headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura.

Though thousands of Egyptians have died in political violence since the 2011 uprising, most were killed in street fighting surrounding protests. In the restive Sinai Peninsula, Islamic militants have mounted dozens of bombings and attacks, mainly targeting security forces.

The Mansoura and Cairo bombings this week show that the type of militant attacks that had been largely confined to remote and sparsely populated Sinai are now spreading to the densely populated heartland of Egypt as anger grows over a crackdown on the once-powerful Muslim Brotherhood group.

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Fresh protests in Egypt turn deadly -- Al Jazeera
Four killed, scores wounded in clashes across Egypt -- Reuters
Egypt widens crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood -- Al Jazeera
At least 265 arrested in crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -- NBC
Egyptian Army steps up arrests of Brotherhood supporters -- Christian Science Monitor
Egypt roadside bus bomb wounds five, two other devices defused -- NBC
Egypt's interim Cabinet officially labels Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group -- CNN
Egypt’s Military-Backed Rulers Brand Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’ and Extend Crackdown -- Time
Egypt's decision fuels vigilante violence against Muslim Brotherhood -- Al-Monitor
Egypt’s ruling military criminalizes its opposition -- Washington Post editorial

Egypt's Ousted Leader Mohammed Morsi Appears In Court But His Trial Is Adjourned Until 2014

In Court, Defiant Mursi Says He Is Still Egypt's President -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt's legitimate president and shouted: "Down with military rule!"

Mursi, an Islamist who was toppled by the army in July after mass protests against him, spoke with anger and passion, interrupting the first day of his trial repeatedly from his cage during an unruly hearing that the judge adjourned to January 8.

State television aired brief footage of Mursi, the first public sighting of the president since his overthrow in July. Mursi, Egypt's first freely elected president, had been kept in an undisclosed location since then.

"I am Dr. Mohamed Mursi. I am president of the republic," said Mursi.

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After chaotic start, trial of ousted Egyptian president Morsi postponed until Jan. 8 -- Washington Post
Ex-Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Trial Adjourned Until Jan. 8 -- USA News and World Report
Mohammed Morsi trial adjourned until January -- CBC News
Egypt: Mohamed Morsy trial interrupted by defendants' chanting -- CNN
Morsi Calls Trial in Egypt ‘Illegitimate,’ and Case Is Delayed -- New York Times
Morsi grabs limelight to insist he is Egypt's president -- AFP
Egypt's Morsi on trial: Chaos in court as ousted president shouts at judge -- NBC
Egypt ex-president Morsi tells trial: 'I am president' -- BBC
Egypt's Morsi at trial insists he is president -- USA Today
Morsi trial begins amid high tension, tight security -- FOX News

Widepspread Unrest And Violence In Egypt

Scores Killed As Egypt Marks War Anniversary -- Al Jazeera

Clashes erupt after protesters defy army's warning against holding rallies on 40th anniversary of war with Israel.

At least 53 people were killed in clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and police in Egypt, as thousands of the military's supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Loyalists of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, overthrown in a July military coup, tried to converge on Cairo's Tahrir Square for the anniversary celebrations on Sunday, when police confronted them.

At least 46 people were killed in Cairo and at least five others south of the capital, while another 268 people were wounded across Egypt, a spokesman of the Health Ministry said.

Mostafa Ramadan, an anti-coup protester and student at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, suffered injuries to the head after being hit by a rock and was struck in the hand with birdshot.

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Egypt Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Bomb hits Egypt’s Sinai, soldiers ambushed a day after deadly clashes in capital -- Washington Post
Grenades fired in Cairo, troops killed near Suez Canal after protesters die -- Reuters
Gunmen kill five Egyptian soldiers near Suez Canal, two people die in blast -- Reuters
Government Targets Hit in Egypt -- Voice of America
Egypt Hit by Three Brazen Attacks in New Mayhem -- New York Times
Egyptian soldiers killed in Ismailiya and Sinai attacks -- BBC
Deadly attacks target Egyptian security forces in growing Islamic militant campaign across Sinai -- The Independent
Wave of attacks in Egypt kills 8, wounds dozens -- USA Today
Egypt: 51 killed as clashes erupt, security forces crack down on protests -- CNN
More bloodshed in Egypt after weekend street clashes leave 51 dead -- FOX News/AP
Egypt: dozens of protesters killed as rival factions tear Cairo apart -- The Guardian
Death toll reaches 53 in day of violence in Egypt as police turn on Brotherhood protesters -- Miami Herald/MCClatchy News
53 killed as protesters, security forces clash in Egypt -- USA Today
Dozens Are Killed in Street Violence Across Egypt -- New York Times

Violent Protests Return To Egypt

Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood clash with anti-Morsi protesters during a march in Shubra street in Cairo, Oct. 4, 2013.

Thousands Of Muslim Brotherhood Protesters March In Cairo -- Voice Of America/Reuters

CAIRO — Defying a crackdown, thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood marched through a Cairo suburb on Friday toward the site of their former protest camp that was crushed by security forces in August, a Reuters witness said.

Soldiers and policemen boosted their presence around Rabaa al-Adaweya mosque, the larger of the Brotherhood's two former Cairo sit-ins, as the march approached, the state news agency reported.

Egypt has been gripped by political and economic turmoil since army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overthrew Islamist Mohamed Morsi, the country's first freely elected president, on July 3 after mass protests against his rule. Hundreds of people were killed when the security forces broke up the Brotherhood sit-ins in August.

Friday's protesters loudly chanted slogans calling for Sisi's downfall, and waved Egyptian flags.

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Clashes as thousands of Morsi backers march in Cairo -- AFP
Violent clashes between supporters of ousted Egyptian President Morsi, military -- FOX News
Violence erupts after Friday prayers in Egypt -- Al Jazeera
Clashes erupt in Egypt; Brotherhood supporter killed -- Reuters
Clashes erupt at pro-Morsi demonstrations in Egypt -- BBC
Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters -- AP
Muslim Brotherhood supporter dies in Cairo clash after military open fire on pro-Mursi demonstration -- Euronews
Egyptian security forces fire teargas at pro-Morsi protesters near Tahrir -- Ahram Online/Reuters

Cairo Descends Into Chaos As Egypt Police Storm Muslim Brotherhood Stronghold

Egypt Army Storms Area Near Cairo -- Al Jazeera

Fighting between security forces and armed groups in Kerdassah district leaves one policeman dead, state TV reports.

Egyptian troops and police have stormed the Kerdassah district in the outskirts of Cairo to clear it of "terrorist elements", security officials said, triggering clashes with armed groups based in the area.

Vehicles carrying armed personnel were sent into the village on Thursday while army helicopters hovered above.

The clashes have so far left one policeman dead and at least 48 people were arrested, the interior ministry said, adding that another 135 people were wanted for arrest.

It said police forces took control of the area and imposed a curfew.

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Egypt police storm area near Cairo, officer killed -- Reuters
Egyptian security forces encircle Islamist stronghold near Cairo, senior officer killed -- Washington Post/AP
Egypt forces raid Islamist bastion near Cairo -- AFP
Death of a police chief: Egyptian officer is fatally shot despite wearing a bulletproof vest as Cairo descends into violence -- Daily Mail
Egyptian Police Chief Killed During Operation to Re-take Islamist Stronghold -- Voice of America
Egyptian police official killed in clashes on outskirts of Cairo -- CNN
Egypt policeman killed in operation against armed groups near Cairo -- Al Arabiya
51 arrested in raid on Islamist-dominated district near Cairo -- Ahram Online

Egyptian Security Forces Storm Islamist-Held Town

Egyptian Security Forces Arrest 56 People After Storming Islamist-Held Town -- The National

CAIRO: Egyptian security forces took control of a southern town besieged by supporters of the former president, Mohammed Morsi, as suspected militants struck at police in Sinai with a blast that wounded nine people.

Military troops and police secured the entrances to Dalga, a town of more than 100,000 people, gaining control of a police station that had been torched along with churches following Mr Morsi’s July 3 removal.

The operation marked the latest offensive by security forces to curb what officials say is rising militancy since the Islamist president was pushed from office. It came as a blast struck a bus carrying police conscripts in north Sinai, injuring eight of them and a civilian.

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Egyptian security forces storm Islamist -controlled town -- Reuters
Egypt: Security forces storm southern town -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Dozens arrested as Egypt army storms Islamist-held town -- AFP
Security forces arrest 45 Islamists in Upper Egypt -- UPI
Egyptian authorities recapture Islamist-held town -- The Guardian
Egypt forces raid Islamist-held town -- Al Jazeera
Egypt army storms Islamist-held town -- BBC

Egypt Protests Weaken Amid Crackdown By The Military

Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi protest in Cairo August 23, 2013. Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Low Turnout At Egypt's Protests Highlights Islamists' Disarray -- Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor

Although the brutality of the military's crackdown on them has prompted broader public support, Egypt's Islamists are still having trouble mobilizing.

Thousands of anti-military and Islamist protesters took to the streets in Cairo and around the country today, displaying their defiance of a government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups.

But their relatively low turnout – compared to the huge mobilization of previous Islamist protests – showed the extent to which the crackdown has hurt the Brotherhood and its ability to bring out supporters.

In Cairo, where military and security forces deployed to block several major squares and roads, some of the protests were smaller and more disorganized than typical for those called by the Muslim Brotherhood. But those who came out were willing to brave possible violence to make their voices heard on what the alliance dubbed “The Friday of Martyrs.” Roughly 1,000 people have been killed since Aug. 14, including at least 173 when protesters took to the streets last Friday.

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My Comment: The Muslim Brotherhood has gone underground .... what comes next is anyone's guess.

EU Suspends Arms Sales To Egypt Over Crackdown But Will Continue Aid programs

Photo: Catherine Ashton: "Ministers have been extremely concerned about the levels of violence". BBC

EU Suspends Arms Sales To Egypt Over Crackdown -- BBC

EU member states have agreed to suspend export licences for any equipment that could be used for repression in Egypt, but humanitarian aid will continue.

The decision was announced by EU foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton after emergency talks in Brussels.

She said EU governments "feel very strongly that they want to continue to support vulnerable people in Egypt".

The foreign ministers met after a week in which more than 900 people have died in Egypt's political violence.

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EU restricts arms, security sales to Egypt, maintains aid -- AFP
EU Foreign Ministers Move Carefully on Egypt Ties -- Wall Street Journal
EU suspends some arms export licenses to Egypt but leaves aid programs untouched -- Washington Post
Europe shies away from cutting aid for Egypt -- Reuters
Ashton: EU partnership with Egypt 'important' -- BBC

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Egypt's Army Chief: Military Will Confront Violence -- Voice of America

Small signs of normal life returned to Cairo Sunday, with traffic flowing and some stores and banks reopening, but Egypt's army chief warned that the city could blow up again at any time.

General Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi said police will not stand by and silently watch the country be destroyed. He threatened to use force against attacks on government buildings and police stations by anti-government protesters.

But Sisi said the army has no intention of seizing power. He also called on Islamic supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to join the political process, saying "there is room for everyone."

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Egypt: Troops committed 'mass unlawful killings', watchdog says – as it happened -- The Guardian
Egypt’s military vows to crush violence -- Washington Post
Islamists Killed While in Custody, Egypt Confirms -- New York Times
Egypt unrest: Islamist detainees die in 'escape bid' -- BBC
Egyptian lawyers call for investigation into deaths of 37 Islamists -- Reuters
U.S. troubled by 'suspicious deaths' of Egyptian prisoners -- Reuters
Egypt bloodletting rages with Islamic militants killing 25 police in Sinai Peninsula -- CBS/AP
Egypt: police officers killed by militants in Sinai, say officials -- The Guardian
Police Killed in Sinai Given Hero's Welcome in Cairo -- Voice of America
Egypt: massacre of police raises fears of growing jihadi activity in the Sinai -- The Guardian
Egypt arrests Brotherhood spiritual leader; Mubarak could be released -- Washington Post
Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested — as Hosni Mubarak ordered released -- NBC
Egyptian Christians return to worship in church destroyed by Muslim Brotherhood -- FOX News
Saudi Arabia Promises to Aid Egypt’s Regime -- New York Times
Allies Thwart America in Egypt -- Wall Street Journal
Israel walks fine line on Egypt turmoil -- L.A. Times
After more than 900 deaths in Egypt, EU weighs cutting aid -- Christian Science Monitor
European Union Sets Emergency Session on Suspending Aid to Egypt -- New York Times
Egypt condemns European Union threats to halt aid as death toll rises -- The Guardian
Egypt in turmoil: What the chaos means for the US -- Ayman Mohyeldin and Erin McClam, NBC News
What's Next For Egypt: 3 Scenarios -- Greg Myre, NPR
America Has No Leverage in Egypt -- Steven Simon, New York Times
As Obama debates Egypt, U.S. allies pick sides -- Hannah Allam and Lesley Clark, Miami Herald/McClatchy news
Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest -- FOX News/AP

Sinai Rocked By Deadly Ambush And Murder of 25 Egyptian Polive Officers

Militants Execute 25 Egyptian Police In Sinai Ambush -- USA Today

CAIRO — At least 25 policemen were killed Monday when assailants ambushed two minibuses carrying security personnel in Egypt's north Sinai Peninsula, which shares a border with Israel and the Gaza Strip and has been a restive center for militant activity.

The attack is among the deadliest in the peninsula since the 2011 overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak and part of a larger backlash against the state over what militants view as a slew of injustices.

"What I can say about the future is that violence will not disappear anytime soon," said Khalil al-Anani, an expert on Islamist organizations and a senior fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. "We should expect a new cycle of violence — religious, political and social violence, and sectarian violence."

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Islamist militants slaughter 25 Egyptian policemen in Sinai ambush as fears grow over Irish family arrested and held in notorious Tora jail -- Daily Mail
Egypt: 25 soldiers killed in Sinai Peninsula ambush -- CNN
25 Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai peninsula by suspected militants -- FOX News
Egypt turmoil deepens; militants kill 25 policemen -- Bloomberg bBusinessweek/AP
Egyptian police killed in Sinai ambush at Rafah -- BBC
Militants Kill 25 Egyptian Policemen in Sinai -- Wall Street Journal
With Cairo distracted, militants ambush police in Egypt's Sinai (+video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Egyptian police ambush adds to Israeli concern over Sinai -- The Guardian
Sinai attacks: Dark omen for Egypt? -- Shashank Joshi, BBC