149 Dead In Cairo As Security Forces Clear Protest Camps

Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in the interim government, resigned in protest over the assaults.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

CAIRO — Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 149 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the crackdown on the protest sites. Vice

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In Egypt, Reconciliation Appears Distant Despite US Call For ‘Inclusive Transition’

As a U.S. official visited Egypt, ousted President Morsi’s supporters and opponents alike accused the other of receiving U.S. backing.

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

After initial calls by Egypt’s military-backed interim government for the Muslim Brotherhood to join the political process, prospects for reconciliation have further dimmed as the country’s new leaders issued arrest warrants, froze assets and detained Brotherhood members for criminal investigation. Brotherhood leaders and followers, meanwhile,

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