Egypt
Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum
CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video
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Obama urges Egypt's Mursi to respond to demonstrators
DAR ES SALAAM - U.S. President Barack Obama called embattled Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi to urge him to respond to mass opposition demonstrations and said the political crisis could only be resolved by talks, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tunisia's Islamist PM says Egypt scenario unlikely to happen there
TUNIS - A situation like the one unfolding in Egypt is unlikely to happen in Tunisia - the cradle of the Arab Spring - Prime Minister Ali Larayedh of the Islamist led-government in Tunis, said late on Monday.
Mursi not consulted by army, says plans own path
CAIRO - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi believes a statement by the head of the armed forces setting a deadline for politicians to forge a consensus risks causing confusion and will stick to his own plan for national reconciliation, his office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Egypt army gives Mursi 48 hours to share power
CAIRO - Egypt's armed forces handed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi a virtual ultimatum to share power on Monday, giving feuding politicians 48 hours to compromise or have the army impose its own road map for the country. | Video
Egypt's Nour Party fears army return to politics
CAIRO - Egypt's second-largest Islamist party said on Monday it feared the army's return to public life "in a big way" after the military gave politicians 48 hours to resolve the country's political crisis.
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Egypt protests ahead of vote
Activists gather in Tahrir Square to demonstrate against the verdict for Hosni Mubarak and against presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik ahead of a run-off vote. Slideshow | Slideshow
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