“Morsi’s defence minister, armed forces chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, announced Morsi’s overthrow on state television on Wednesday, even as police began rounding up key Morsi aides and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a total of 300 Brotherhood officials, state media reported. US President Barack Obama said he was ‘deeply concerned’ over Morsi’s ouster and urged the army to refrain to ‘arbitrary arrests’ of Morsi and his supporters. In May, Washington approved $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt. That was now under review, said Obama, as he called for a swift return to democratic rule.”
Related posts:
Greenspan Sees Turmoil as QE Boost to Markets Unwinds
Six dead as thousands of Mursi supporters march in Egypt
High School Student Disarms Gunman...Gets Suspended
Billionaire Soros Cuts U.S. Stocks by 37%, Buys Gold Miner Barrick
4 police officers arrested for performing rectal searches
WhatsApp’s Founder Goes From Food Stamps to Billionaire
Did secret deal let hundreds of ISIS fighters flee Raqqa?
Cocaine Sales, Prostitution Will Now Be Counted Into Italy's GDP
U.S. officials: We didn’t ask the UK to detain Greenwald’s partner
Central banks becoming major investors in stock markets
TV's Unnatural Monopolies
Greek footballer given lifetime national ban after apparent Nazi salute
Bankrupt Detroit Receives Less U.S. Aid Than Colombia
CNN: What is Bitcoin?
Japan’s economic minister wants Nikkei to surge 17% to 13,000 by March