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angirai has admitted he starts his campaign with a "heavy heart," a sentiment shared by many observers. Middle East Egypt: The ousting of President Morsi on July 3rd reflects both continuity and change. It revealed the military establishment's ability to remain a stalwart in Egyptian political life, h
sed Sunni Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi issued a fatwa (religious decree) on July 6th imploring Egyptians to support overthrown Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in accordance with sharia law, which "imposes on all believers allegiance to the elected president, to carry out his orders and conform to his dire
y 4th, with participants claiming that 180,000 signatures have been gathered for a petition that calls for the dissolution of the Islamist-dominated National Assembly. In contrast, several hundred people protested the overthrow of Egypt's President Morsi in central Tunis on July 13th. Waving Tunisian and Egyptian
first freely-elected President. The stock market, when it reopened the following Monday, July 2, hit a nine-year high. Subsequently, when President Morsi ordered the Parliament—which was dissolved by the military based on a Constitutional Court ruling—to reconvene on July 8, the market tumbled 4.2 per
urate barometer of the level of political tension during the nation's historic political transition. On June 30, Muslim Brotherhood-backed candidate Mohamed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's first freely-elected President. The stock market, when it reopened the following Monday, July 2, hit a nine-year high. Subs
adual economic recovery appears likely, although the European financial crisis could dampen foreign investment. Libya: Libya held elections for its National Assembly on July 7 with nearly two-thirds of Libyans voting in the first free election in half a century. In contrast to the trends in its Arab neighbors, ea
imilar showing and result is expected. The low level of turnout and small margin of support reflects the current political mood in Egypt. President Morsi's November 21st decree and subsequent actions, which effectively accelerated the finalization of the draft constitution and forced a quick popular v
nment) in the cabinet. Press reports indicate that the opposition is unhappy with the result. The opposition also plans to protest the newly elected National Assembly (parliament) in court. A group of lawyers has called on the Constitutional Court to declare the election illegal and dissolve the parliament on the
Entities connected to both Mohamed Morsi and National Assembly

Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Cairo
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
John Kerry
PERSON
Yemen
LOCATION
Kuwait
LOCATION
Istanbul
LOCATION
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Sudan
LOCATION
South Asia
LOCATION
Vienna
LOCATIONMaureen Quinn
PERSON
Hamid Karzai
PERSONCamilla Reksten-Monsen
PERSONThe International Peace Institute's
ORGANIZATION
Tunis
LOCATIONthe Security Council
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