Egyptian revolution • El Baradei appointed prime minister
Mohamed El Baradei was appointed head of the provisional government •unrest continues in Egypt • Over thirty people were killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood and opponents of deposed president
- Yoel Koritz, Behadrey Haredim
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Mohamed El Baradei was appointed this evening (Saturday) to head the interim government in Egypt.
Earlier El Baradei met with Interim President Adlai Mansour, at the presidential palace in Cairo.
El Baradei, the former head of the International Agency for Atomic Energy - IAEA, was a presidential candidate and a most prominent opponent of the regime of ousted president, Mohammed Morsi.
Islamists called on their supporters to continue demonstrating in the country, but for now they do not openly call for violence.
At least 30 people were killed in violent clashes which broke out over the weekend between the Muslim Brotherhood and the opponents of President Morsi.
In Cairo, crowds gathered on the bridge over the River Nile after clashes erupted near Tahrir Square between supporters of Morsi and his opponents. Conflicts, some of which were also involved the security forces too, broke in several cities in southern Egypt, along the Suez Canal and the Delta when Morsi's supporters marched to the local government buildings. A senior in the Egyptian Health Ministry said at least 210 people were injured in clashes in the country this evening.
Three people were killed earlier yesterday after a few hundred protesters, supporters of Morsi, tried to march into the military installation where the deposed president is held and fire was opened at them. Eyewitness told the Reuters news agency that they saw several people fall on the ground with injuries of bullets.
A chain of security personnel surrounded the military facility where Morsi was held, but it is still not clear who opened fire. The army spokesman said that it was not Egyptian forces which opened fire on supporters of deposed president. He noted that the soldiers used only riot control measures.
Meanwhile, U.S. media reported criticism on behalf of factors in Egypt against U.S. government in dealing with the severe crisis in the country. The headline of the New York Times, "The crisis in Egypt finds Washington ambivalent and indifferent" dealt extensively with anger of those Egyptian officials against Obama's decision to leave for a golf game and the Secretary of State, John Kerry, for a holiday on the yacht.
Obama's advisers and Kerry said they are updated about what is happening in Egypt, but in the paper it was emphasized that "by appearances it was not expressed that they relate to the crisis very seriously."
Meanwhile, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood claimed on Friday that Egypt's interim president is Jewish. The movement being deposed from power in Egypt on Friday quoted the famous media personality in the Arab world, Ahmed Mansour. According to the Muslim Brotherhood, Mansour - presenter of the program "Without Borders" on Al - Jazeera - published in his Facebook account that Egypt's interim president, Adlai Mansour, is a member of the Sabbatean community, so his ancestry is Jewish.
During a rally in Cairo yesterday, Muslin Brotherhood leader, Muhammad Badia, surprised when he stepped to the podium despite various reports according to which he was detained by the Egyptian army. To many thousands, and while a military helicopter was circling above their heads, Badia gave am emphatic speech in which he called Morsi to regain the presidency. "We agree to negotiations with the army - when Morsi returns to his position," declared Badia. He said that the movement "will sacrifice whatever it takes" for the deposed president, and urged the army not to harm civilians because "our bare chest is stronger than any of your bullets."
Earlier El Baradei met with Interim President Adlai Mansour, at the presidential palace in Cairo.
El Baradei, the former head of the International Agency for Atomic Energy - IAEA, was a presidential candidate and a most prominent opponent of the regime of ousted president, Mohammed Morsi.
Islamists called on their supporters to continue demonstrating in the country, but for now they do not openly call for violence.
At least 30 people were killed in violent clashes which broke out over the weekend between the Muslim Brotherhood and the opponents of President Morsi.
In Cairo, crowds gathered on the bridge over the River Nile after clashes erupted near Tahrir Square between supporters of Morsi and his opponents. Conflicts, some of which were also involved the security forces too, broke in several cities in southern Egypt, along the Suez Canal and the Delta when Morsi's supporters marched to the local government buildings. A senior in the Egyptian Health Ministry said at least 210 people were injured in clashes in the country this evening.
Three people were killed earlier yesterday after a few hundred protesters, supporters of Morsi, tried to march into the military installation where the deposed president is held and fire was opened at them. Eyewitness told the Reuters news agency that they saw several people fall on the ground with injuries of bullets.
A chain of security personnel surrounded the military facility where Morsi was held, but it is still not clear who opened fire. The army spokesman said that it was not Egyptian forces which opened fire on supporters of deposed president. He noted that the soldiers used only riot control measures.
Meanwhile, U.S. media reported criticism on behalf of factors in Egypt against U.S. government in dealing with the severe crisis in the country. The headline of the New York Times, "The crisis in Egypt finds Washington ambivalent and indifferent" dealt extensively with anger of those Egyptian officials against Obama's decision to leave for a golf game and the Secretary of State, John Kerry, for a holiday on the yacht.
Obama's advisers and Kerry said they are updated about what is happening in Egypt, but in the paper it was emphasized that "by appearances it was not expressed that they relate to the crisis very seriously."
Meanwhile, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood claimed on Friday that Egypt's interim president is Jewish. The movement being deposed from power in Egypt on Friday quoted the famous media personality in the Arab world, Ahmed Mansour. According to the Muslim Brotherhood, Mansour - presenter of the program "Without Borders" on Al - Jazeera - published in his Facebook account that Egypt's interim president, Adlai Mansour, is a member of the Sabbatean community, so his ancestry is Jewish.
During a rally in Cairo yesterday, Muslin Brotherhood leader, Muhammad Badia, surprised when he stepped to the podium despite various reports according to which he was detained by the Egyptian army. To many thousands, and while a military helicopter was circling above their heads, Badia gave am emphatic speech in which he called Morsi to regain the presidency. "We agree to negotiations with the army - when Morsi returns to his position," declared Badia. He said that the movement "will sacrifice whatever it takes" for the deposed president, and urged the army not to harm civilians because "our bare chest is stronger than any of your bullets."
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