Egypt’s armed forces deployed troops in the city of Suez early on Saturday, following amid clashes during Egyptian opposition supporters’ protests, marking the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Read more
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Thousands Egypt’s Islamists rally behind Morsi in Cairo
Thousands of Egyptians marched in Cairo with Egyptian flags and green Islamist emblems on Saturday in support of President Mohamed Morsi’s constitution, the one who granted himself sweeping powers through a decree.
Calling Morsi’s opponents “enemies of God and Islam” , Muslim Brotherhood and its ultra-orthodox Salafi allies came forward with larger rallies to wash out amid opposition protests.
“The people support the president’s decision!” they chanted outside Cairo University, urged people to come out in support of Islamist law. Read more
Morsi’s Decree Bloody Clashes continue, Judiciary Meet today
The most protesting President Mohamed Morsi’s controversial decrees rocked with bloody clashes between Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and Morsi’s opponents, burned Muslim Brotherhood offices.
Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party’s (FJP) offices were torched in the canal cities of Ismailiya and Port Said. And first clash hit out in the Nile Delta city of Damanhoor, left a Muslim teenager dead and more than 40 people wounded, as per media reports.
On the third day of clashes, along with opponents, Judges Club of the country has also called to take part in protests in Cairo against the President’s decree that is an act of ‘a power grab’ and an ‘assault’ on the branch’s independence. Read more
