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The Israeli military says shots have been fired from Egypt toward a bus of soldiers in southern Israel.
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• Egypt’s deafening three-letter yell | Egypt Independent
  On “a7a”.
• Postponement amid court chaos – DNE
  Ugly scenes from today’s session.
• Blanket Thinkers « Qunfuz
  Important post on silly leftists and their take on Syria.
• The Fading of Tahrir Square | Foreign Affairs
  Ashraf Khalil
• Dear Leader, Could We Have A New Military Museum? (Part II) | Eric Schewe
• Egyptians to Government: Focus on Jobs
  Latest from Gallup offers no surprise.
• Thousands stage strike at Egypt textile giant | Reuters
  Mahalla again.
• Morocco’s ‘luxury prisons’ stir controversy
  Typical and revolting.
• Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum | Egypt Independent
  Must-read local journalism.
• Islamists’ hold over Mali threatens Europe, diplomat warns | Guardian
  Mali, from democracy to intervention target.
• .:Middle East Online::In Syria, Cameras are sometimes as powerful as Kalashnikovs:.
• Terrified villagers tell of the horror of Tremseh – The Independent
  #syria
• The U.S.-Egyptian relationship: It’s complicated – latimes.com
  Miller, writing about a country he probably he hasn’t set foot in in years.
• Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Between a Present with Qatar and a Future with Libya | Atlantic Council
  Good piece by Sultan Qassemi.
• The Only Alternative is War | Souciant
  Plitnick on the Levy report.
• Tunisie-L’Obsession salafiste – Tawa fi Tunis
• ElBaradei calls on Egypt’s powers to draft new constitutional addendum – Ahram Online
  Amen: “away from anger and mistrust, we have to start a national conversation”
• nisralnasr: Political Conflict and Legal Maneuvering
  Ellis Goldberg.
• Revolutionary group calls for disbanding supreme court | Egypt Independent
  Good.
• The Bold Comedians of Syria Strike Back | The Global Mail
  Great piece.

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By Mossaab.

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Egypt’s president says he wants talks with judges and the military to find a way forward in a row over his attempts to reinstate parliament.
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Egypt’s parliament convenes briefly, despite the ruling military council ordering it to be dissolved so the constitution can be upheld.
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Youth in Egypt still hold the country’s military in high esteem, and a majority of them disregard criticism of it. Even when Tahrir Square demonstrators chanted slogans such as “Down with military …
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Mohamed Mursi faces a daunting path as Egypt’s first democratically elected president, reports Dina Ezzat
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Egypt’s first freely elected president Mohammed Mursi is to be formally sworn in, a week after his victory in a hotly contested poll was confirmed.
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Now that Egypt has its first freely elected president, Egypt's powerful generals appear headed toward copying the Turkish model from decades past — retaining overwhelming powers while allowing a civilian regime complete with the trappings of democracy to emerge.

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