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The Presidency announced that Wednesday marks the end of the first phase of diplomatic attempts to resolve the turmoil, which has been spiralling since July 3 when the military removed President Mohamed Morsi.
In a statement carried on state news agency MENA, it said: "Today ends the phase of diplomatic efforts, which began more than 10 days ago.
"The Egyptian state ... holds the Muslim Brotherhood fully responsible for the failure of those efforts [by foreign envoys] and what may be the consequences of this failure."
The remarks follow a call by Qatar's foreign minister, Khaled al-Attiya, to release members of the Muslim Brotherhood from jail, and come amid visits to Cairo by US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.
"This is essentially the first time we have heard from Egyptian officials on the outcome of mediation efforts," said Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from Cairo.
"There are so many concerns about possible security interference. The removal of sit-ins by force could result in a large number of fatalities should authorties decide to go down that route."
Foreign envoys from America, Europe, Africa and several Gulf Arab states have been visiting Egypt in the past month, with little success.
Thousands of pro-Morsi protesters have camped out in Cairo, demanding the resinstatement of the leader, and rejecting proposals by the interim leadership.
They say that several of their political leaders have been detained illegally, including Morsi himself.
The EU's foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton and an African Union delegate, former Malian President Alpha Oumar Konare, both managed to secure meetings with Morsi and reported he was in good health.
On August 1, the interim leadership first warned those protesting that it had authorised police to break up rallies in "gradual steps".
http://www.aljazeera.com
7/8/13
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Egypt PM says decision to break up sit-in is final ...
ReplyDeleteCAIRO- Egypt's interim prime minister said on Wednesday the government had not retreated from its decision to break up two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
Hazem el-Beblawi, speaking in a televised statement, said the decision to break up the protest camps was final. He also said the protesters had "broken all the limits of peacefulness" by inciting violence, using weapons, blocking roads, and detaining citizens.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Egypt-PM-says-decision-to-break-up-sit-in-is-final-322346
7/8/13
McCain visits Egypt, calls ouster of President Morsy a 'coup'...
ReplyDeleteCairo (CNN) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain says this summer's ouster of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was "a coup," a description that goes against the statements so far from the Obama administration.
The White House has avoided using that term for the Egyptian military's ouster of Morsy.
"We have said we share the democratic aspirations and criticism of the Morsy government that led millions of Egyptians into the streets ... . We've also said that the circumstances of (Morsy's) removal was a coup," McCain told reporters in Cairo on Tuesday.
McCain also referred to the ouster as a "coup" in July, but he chose to reiterate that description on Egyptian soil at a time when the country is roiling with unrest and violence in the ouster's aftermath.
He and Sen. Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, met with officials there to press for a quick return to civilian life. The senators were visiting the country for the first time since its president was removed from office.
McCain said they were not in Egypt to dwell on the past but to help the country move forward in a peaceful, democratic manner. He and Graham also urged the government's release of political prisoners.....http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/06/world/africa/egypt-unrest/index.html
7/8/13
Diplomatie in Ägypten gescheitert ...
ReplyDeleteVier Tage lang haben sich internationale Vermittler in Ägypten darum bemüht, die Lage zu entschärfen. Doch die Muslimbrüder bestanden darauf, dass der abgesetzte Präsident frei kommt. Die Gespräche sind gescheitert und wurden abgebrochen.
Von Uwe Lueb, ARD-Hörfunkstudio Kairo
Grundsätzlich kam die Nachricht vom Scheitern der internationalen Vermittlungsbemühungen zur Lösung der Krise in Ägypten nicht überraschend. Denn schon in den vergangenen Tagen hatte sich die Übergangsregierung ungeduldig darüber geäußert, dass nichts vorangehe. Doch dass die Übergangsregierung die Vermittlungsbemühungen für gescheitert erklärt, obwohl noch internationale Vermittler im Land sind, überrascht doch......http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/aegypten1774.html
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Muslim Brotherhood banned by Egyptian court...Court rules that Islamist party's assets should be confiscated as crackdown escalates on supporters of Mohamed Morsi...
ReplyDeleteAn Egyptian court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Egyptian state TV said the court issued its ruling on Monday.
The Brotherhood was outlawed for most of its 85 years in existence. But after Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011 it was allowed to work openly, formed a political party and rose to power in a string of post-Mubarak elections. In March it registered as a recognised non-governmental organization.
The ruling, which can be appealed against, opens the door for authorities to track down the group's elaborate network of social services, dealing a deadly blow to its pillars of grassroots support.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/23/muslim-brotherhood-egyptian-court
23/9/13
Egypte : les "activités" des Frères musulmans interdites...
ReplyDeleteLa justice égyptienne a officiellement interdit, lundi 23 septembre, les "activités" des Frères musulmans et ordonné la confiscation des biens de la confrérie. Selon un arrêt lu par la télévision d'Etat :
"La cour interdit les activités de l'organisation des Frères musulmans (...) et toutes les activités auxquelles elle participe et toute organisation qui en dérive."
Le jugement s'applique à la confrérie, qui n'a aucune existence légale, mais surtout à l'Association des Frères musulmans, une ONG créée sous la présidence Morsi et accusée de servir de façade à la confrérie, et à "toute organisation qui en émane ou est financée par eux".
2000 ARRESTATIONS
Depuis le 3 juillet, date de la destitution du président Mohamed Morsi, lui-même issu de la confrérie, les nouvelles autorités installées par l'armée répriment les manifestations de ses partisans et ont arrêté les principaux dirigeants de la confrérie. Plus de 2 000 membres des Frères musulmans ont été arrêtés.....http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2013/09/23/egypte-les-activites-des-freres-musulmans-interdites_3483020_3212.html#ens_id=1538049&xtor=RSS-3208
23/9/13
Court orders dissolution of Ikhwan society...
ReplyDeleteA lawyer filed a lawsuit with the Cairo summary court to demand the society be dissolved on the grounds that it was established "in violation of the law"
CAIRO (AA) – An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood Society and the confiscation of all of its assets.
The Muslim Brotherhood Society was registered as an NGO in March, with former Brotherhood supreme leader Mahdi Akef as chairman. Akef is currently in jail on charges of "inciting violence."
The society's administration does not include all the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood or its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).
Last month, Egypt's State Commissioners Authority – a judicial body tasked with ruling on administrative issues –recommended the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood Society and the closure of its Cairo headquarters.
The authority has also called for a court ruling revoking the March 13 registration of the Muslim Brotherhood Society.
Hundreds of leading Brotherhood and FJP figures have been detained on different charges, mostly of "inciting violence," since the July 3 ouster of elected president Mohamed Morsi by Egypt's military.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/231634--court-orders-dissolution-of-brotherhood-society-confiscation-of-assets
23/9/13
Egypt govt to form committee to manage Brotherhood funds...
ReplyDeleteWhile the cabinet did not say whether it would confiscate the group's funds and property, it said it would "not take measures in this regard until a final court ruling is issued."
CAIRO (AA) – The Egyptian government on Wednesday said it would draw up a committee to manage the Muslim Brotherhood's funds and properties following a Monday court verdict banning Egypt's oldest Islamist movement.
"The government is committed to enforcing the verdict issued by the Court for Urgent Matters regarding the Muslim Brotherhood," Egypt's cabinet said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Anadolu Agency.
"The cabinet will take measures to implement the ruling once it receives the rationale for the verdict," it added.
On Monday, Egypt's Court for Urgent Matters ordered "the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood Society, the banning of the Muslim Brotherhood group and all affiliated bodies, and the confiscation of all its offices and funds."
While the cabinet did not say whether it would confiscate the group's funds and property, it said it would "not take measures in this regard until a final court ruling is issued."
On Tuesday, Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed al-Borei said the Egyptian government had decided to delay implementation of the court ruling until a final verdict was issued.
By Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/232650--egypt-govt-to-form-committee-to-manage-brotherhood-funds
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