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6Ashton offers Egypt crisis mediation August 21, 2013 10:19 AM EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met Egyptian officials last month, including ousted leader Mohammed Morsi The EU's top foreign policy official, Catherine Ashton, has offered to return to Egypt to help mediate a political solution to the crisis in the country. "I am more than willing to go back... if they wish me to," she said. She was speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers, who will discuss whether to continue with a 5bn-euro (£4.3bn) aid package to Egypt. Violence in the country has left more than 900 people dead in the last week. Lady Ashton said member states would have to balance the need to continue to support the people of Egypt, while also reflecting their concerns about the situation. There is "great concern about acts of violence" among the countries of the EU, Lady Ashton noted, but member states also recognise they need ...

Egypt army chief al-Sisi: Room for all in Egypt The head of Egypt's armed forces has said that his message to the supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi is that "there is room for everyone". Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi urged them to help "rebuild the democratic path" and "integrate in the political process". But he also warned the military would not be silent in the face of violence. Later, at least 36 people were killed when members of the Muslim Brotherhood tried to escape during their transfer to a prison on the outskirts of Cairo. The Mena state news agency reported that gunmen exchanged fire with guards of prison vehicles transporting more than 600 detainees to Abu Zaabal prison in Qalyubia province, north of the capital. The interior ministry said a number of people died from the effects of inhaling tear gas, which was fired when the escaping inmates took a police officer hostage. He was freed, but was badly injured, it added. ...

http://m.spiegel.de/international/world/a-916921.html Egypt cabinet to hold crisis meeting August 18, 2013 8:37 AM Egypt's cabinet is set to discuss the crisis in the country, where hundreds have died in clashes in recent days. The interim prime minister has put forward a proposal to legally dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood. Its members are key supporters of Mohammed Morsi, whose ousting as president sparked Egypt's stand-off. The interim government is continuing to crack down on protests by the Brotherhood, but more demonstrations are planned around Cairo on Sunday. Many Egyptians support government efforts to quash Brotherhood protests Overnight, television pictures showed protesters on the streets of Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria, and in Helwan and Minya to the south of Cairo, in defiance of an overnight curfew. On Saturday Egypt's security forces cleared the al-Fath mosque in Cairo after a long stand-off with Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricade...

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Coptic Christian churches, buildings targeted in Egypt for second straight day Published August 15, 2013 | FoxNews.com ADVERTISEMENT Attacks on Coptic Christian churches in Egypt continued for a second day Thursday, the country’s state-run news agency said, as Muslim Brotherhood supporters torched a church in a province outside of Cairo. Egypt's MENA agency said supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi set fire to the Prince Tadros church in the province of Fayoum, where three similar attacks occurred on other churches the day before. Ishaq Ibrahim from The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights group, documented as many as 39 incidents of violence against churches, monasteries, Coptic schools and shops in different parts of the country on Wednesday. Violence across Egypt in the past two days has left at least 638 dead and 4,200 injured, according to Health Ministry figures. Looking to crack down on church-related attacks, Egyptian authorities on Thursday referred 84 ...

Dozens dead in Egypt 'day of anger' August 16, 2013 10:00 PM At least 60 people have been killed in Egypt, officials say, as protesters loyal to the ousted President Mohammed Morsi clashed with security forces. Most of the reported deaths were in Cairo, but about 25 were elsewhere, including 12 in Nile Delta cities. Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday that there would be a week of daily rallies across Egypt. Two days ago the protesters' camps were cleared, leaving at least 638 dead and sparking international condemnation. Smoke rises in the distance as protesters gather near a road flyover in Cairo In the wake of Wednesday's violence, the interior ministry says police have been authorised to use live ammunition "within a legal framework". A state of emergency is also in force, including a dusk-to-dawn curfew. 'March of Anger' Hundreds of people had gathered at a mosque in Cairo's Ramses square on Friday, after the Muslim Brot...

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Bloodshed as Cairo camps cleared August 14, 2013 10:11 AM Egyptian security forces have moved in to clear two protest camps occupied by supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, with reports of many killed. The Muslim Brotherhood said more than 100 died, but the authorities put the death toll much lower. State TV showed armoured bulldozers moving deep into the main camp outside the eastern Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque. Authorities say the Nahda Square camp in western Cairo has been cleared. Tear gas was fired as armed bulldozers moved in The interior ministry said a mopping up operation in the streets surrounding Nahda Square was under way. Pro-Morsi activists were chased into the nearby zoo and Cairo University, Nile TV said. Witnesses at Rabaa al-Adawiya spoke of seeing dozens of bodies on the ground, and the Muslim Brotherhood described the security forces' intervention as a massacre. A spokesman told the BBC he had been told in a field hospital used by Morsi ...

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US-EU call to end Egypt 'stalemate' August 8, 2013 12:22 AM Barricades have been strengthened at pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo The US and the European Union have called on all sides in Egypt's political crisis to end "a dangerous stalemate" after the interim government said foreign mediation had failed. In a joint statement, they said the Egyptian government bore a special responsibility to begin this process. The army-backed government says it will break up sit-ins in Cairo being held by supporters of ousted President Morsi. Scores have died in unrest since Mohammed Morsi was ousted on 3 July. Since then, diplomats from the US, EU, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have all tried to bring Egypt's political process back on track. But on Wednesday the office of interim President Adly Mansour declared in a statement that the "phase of diplomatic efforts has ended today". "These efforts have not achieved the hoped-for results," said the...

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Pentagon Press Secretary George Little issued the following readout: This morning, Egyptian Minister of Defense Al-Sisi called Secretary Hagel to provide an update on developments in Egypt.  Secretary Hagel and Minister Al-Sisi discussed progress in U.S. and EU mediation efforts. Minister Al-Sisi underscored his desire for peaceful resolution of the ongoing protests, and reiterated commitment to an inclusive, transparent political roadmap as announced by  the interim civilian government.  He thanked Secretary Hagel for U.S. support and ongoing diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence, calm tensions, and facilitate an inclusive dialogue to pave the way forward for transition to a democratically elected civilian government.  Secretary Hagel underscored the importance of an inclusive, transparent political process that includes all Egyptians.

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US can be Iran's 'willing partner' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23570307 US can be Iran's 'willing partner' August 4, 2013 10:19 PM The US has offered Iran a "willing partnership", after President Hassan Rouhani was inaugurated in Tehran. The White House said Iran now had a chance to allay fears over its nuclear programme and meet its international obligations. Mr Rouhani used his inauguration speech to promise a government of moderation for all Iranians, but also called for international sanctions to be lifted. US-Iran relations soured under ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He regularly made inflammatory speeches denouncing the US and Israel. Analysts said Mr Rouhani's inauguration speech was conciliatory in tone, and he appeared to be reaching out to groups inside and outside Iran. "In international interactions, my government will try to build mutual trust between Iran and the regional and global countries," he...

New attempts to defuse Egypt crisis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23580654 New attempts to defuse Egypt crisis August 5, 2013 8:17 PM Pro-Morsi protesters gathered outside the attorney general's office on Monday Diplomats are continuing efforts to defuse Egypt's political crisis, with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns visiting Muslim Brotherhood deputy head Khairat al-Shater in jail. US Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have also arrived in Cairo to take part in two days of talks. Egypt has been deeply polarised since the military ousted President Mohammed Morsi, a Brotherhood member, on 3 July. Thousands are taking part in sit-ins in Cairo demanding his reinstatement. There has been mounting tension over plans to break up the two mass sit-ins by Morsi loyalists outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in the suburb of Nasr City, and in Nahda Square, near the campus of Cairo University in Giza. There had been reports that the new interim governm...