 Egyptian Islamists gather in Cairo to support Mursi June 21, 2013 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptian Islamists gathered for a show of strength in Cairo on Friday, June 21, ahead of planned opposition protests calling for President Mohamed Mursi to step down, highlighting the tense political divide in the Arab world's most populous state, AFP reports. Dozens of parties including Mursi's Freedom and Justice Party – the political arm of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood – have called for a demonstration outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo's Nasr City neighborhood after noon prayers. The rally is a intended as a show of support by the Islamists ahead of planned June 30 protests to call for an early presidential election. Mursi has been in office for just one year. The Islamists have condemned the anti-Mursi protests as a coup against democracy and accused the opposition of seeking to sow chaos. "Democratically elected presidents are never removed through protests," Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad al-Haddad said.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
