Four Turkish journalists detained in Egypt Four Turkish journalists were detained today in Cairo by the Egyptian army INFOGRAPHIC: EU leads in providing non-military aid to Egypt (News) The European Union is the largest of contributor of development assistance to Egypt, where a military-backed interim government ousted the country?s first democratically elected leader, … Read more
Massacre in Cairo CAIRO — Egypt is specializing in worst-case scenarios these days. In the early morning hours of Monday, the Egyptian military opened fire on pro-Morsy demonstrators at the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo, where the protesters had gathered to call for the release of the deposed president. At this point, the Egyptian Health Ministry … Read more
Turkish PM urges ?so-called? new rulers of Egypt to release Morsi Turkish PM Erdoğan has again slammed the military overthrow of elected Egyptian President Morsi, raising his rhetoric against the countries that have shied away from describing the takeover as a ‘coup’ The Wikipedia War Over Egypt’s ‘Coup’ In recent days, the protests and clashes over the Egyptian military‘s July 3 … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan slams Western countries over Egypt PM Erdoğan has slammed Western countries which did not describe the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi as a “coup” Turkish President Gül urges democratic elections in Egypt as soon as possible Turkish President Abdullah Gül said today that there should be elections in Egypt as soon as possible, … Read more
Egypt’s Islamists Turn Violent After Morsy’s Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFX1heljE9k CAIRO – Rallies in support of Mohammed Morsy were smaller than they had been previously during the day today, perhaps because supporters of the deposed president stayed away out of fear of violence. But while the numbers may have been down, reports of violence throughout the city suggested … Read more
Without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, July 3, 2013, p. 29 Seumas Milne From Egypt to Brazil street action is driving change ? but organisation is essential if it is not to be hijacked or disarmed. Two years after the Arab uprisings fuelled a wave of … Read more
Morsi, Egypt army pledge lives in ?Final Hours? showdown Egypt?s army commander and President Mohamed Morsi each pledged his life to defy the other as the hour approached. Egypt’s Morsi says he won’t step down to protect democratic ‘legitimacy’ with his life Egypt’s embattled president says he will not step down as demanded by millions … Read more
Istanbul court rejects ministry?s appeal to suspend Gezi redevelopment, pending definitive ruling An administrative court which had suspended the redevelopment plans of Gezi Park late May, has rejected today a government appeal against the ruling Brazilian Tear Gas Used Against Turkish Protesters [All links lead to sites in Portuguese unless specified otherwise. At the time … Read more
Morsi supporters rally in Istanbul A group of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered in Istanbul?s Fatih district on July 1. Egypt and Turkey There is a difference between Turkey and Egypt. To start off with no one can imagine the kind of gay pride parade Tahrir: Take 2 First, it was the fall of … Read more
Egyptian protestors direct laser lights on a military helicopter flying over the presidential palace in Cairo. Muslim Brotherhood HQ burnt down… via @BowenBBC Six dead in Egypt as protests call for Morsi to go Five people died as protesters flooded Egypt’s streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down Egypt?s Ultras position … Read more
I guess protesters in Egypt are more prone to pro-government thugs… not as scared as Turkish ones… for the moment… Egyptians flood streets to demand Morsi’s ouster in biggest protests since revolution Egyptians flooded the streets calling on President Morsi to resign on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in power, in the biggest … Read more