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JUL032013
Egypt: Constitution Will Be Temporarily Suspended, Army Head Says
The Egyptian Constitution will be temporarily suspended and the constitutional court head will run state affairs, army head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said July 3, Al Arabiya reported.

JUL032013
Egypt: Army Tells Morsi That He Is No Longer President
The Egyptian army informed Mohammed Morsi that he is no longer the president, Ahram reported July 3.

JUL032013
Egypt: Military 'Roadmap' To Include For New Elections, Constitution Suspension, Parliament Dissolution
The Egyptian military's "roadmap" for the country's political future will involve dissolving the parliament, suspending the constitution, and calling for new presidential and parliamentary elections, BBC reported July 3.

JUL032013

Egypt's Atypical Military Coup
A military coup is not the outcome the army wanted.

JUL032013
Egypt: Troops Movements Reported In Suez, Sinai
Some 20 armored vehicles and personnel carriers have been deployed in the vicinity of a local mosque in Suez, Egypt, and several military helicopters are hovering over the city and the Suez Canal, Ahram reported July 3.

JUL032013
Egypt: Jihadists Pledge To Fight Army If Morsi Is Removed
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's brother, Mohamed al-Zawahiri, vowed to fight if Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is forced from office, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported July 3.

JUL032013
Egypt: State TV Reports Army Protecting All Egyptians
At least one Egyptian state television station broadcast a report saying that the Egyptian military protects Egyptians without distinction.

JUL032013
Tunisia: Opposition Launches New Protest Movement Inspired By Egypt
Tunisian opposition activists on July 3 launched a new protest movement inspired by Egypt's Tamarod, or "rebel," movement, which organized the ongoing mass protests in Egypt, Reuters reported.

JUL032013
Egypt: 20 Armored Vehicles Have Been Deployed In Suez
About 20 armored personnel carriers have been deployed near a local mosque in Suez where supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are rallying, Ahram Online reported July 3.

JUL032013
Egypt: 93 Diplomats Declare Strike
Ninety-three Egyptian diplomats, including some in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some based abroad, declared a strike July 3, according to MENA news agency, Ahram Online reported.

JUL032013
Egypt: Army Insists No Coup Is Planned
The Egyptian military said July 3 that it is not planning to launch a coup and that it is standing with the Egyptian people, Al Jazeera reported.

JUL032013
Egypt: State Of Emergency To Be Issued Ahead Of Military Statement, Official Says
The Egyptian military will announce a state of emergency for all units by 8 p.m. local time in anticipation of violence against citizens following a statement from the army expected to be issued a half hour later, unnamed military sources said, Youm 7 reported.

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