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Egyptian security forces arrest a protester on his way to the anti-Morsi rally in Cairo. (Associated Press)

Angry protesters fill Tahrir Square

By Ghazala Irshad and Mohannad Sabry - Special to The Washington Times

Egyptian security forces arrest a protester during clashes near Tahrir square, where an opposition rally has been called for to voice rejection of President Morsi's seizure of near absolute powers, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president

By Hamza Hendawi and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

On Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, Palestinian schoolchildren walk in the rubble left days after an Israeli airstrike destroyed the Hamas Interior Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel, Palestinian militants begin talks on truce details

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Egyptians carry the body of Gaber Salah, who died Sunday, through the streets of Cairo on Monday, days after he was gravely wounded in clashes with security. The funeral drew thousands to Tahrir Square, the symbol of last year’s Arab Spring revolt. (Associated Press)

Morsi’s power grab tests U.S. post-revolt tolerance

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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GAFFNEY: Morsi’s second Muslim Brotherhood coup

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

Egyptian protesters clash with security forces (not pictured) near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egyptian President Morsi stands by his decrees

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

McCain threatens to end aid to Egypt

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Egyptian demonstrators gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, to protest after President Mohammed Morsi issued decrees to assume sweeping new powers. The banner (top center) in Arabic reads, "Members of the Muslim Brotherhood are not allowed." (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egypt’s stock market tumbles after Morsi’s decree

By Hamza Hednawi - Associated Press

In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, President Mohammed Morsi, center right, waves to supporters outside the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's official news agency says that the country's highest body of judges has called the president's recent decrees an "unprecedented assault on the independence of the judiciary and its rulings." In a statement carried on MEAN Saturday, the Supreme Judicial Council says they regret the declarations President Mohammed Morsi issued Thursday.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt reformist warns of turmoil from Morsi decree

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Palestinian schoolchildren walk in debris by a damaged school in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Schools in Gaza opened Saturday for the first time since the truce, which calls for an end to Gaza rocket fire on Israel and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, came after eight days of cross-border fighting, the bloodiest between Israel and Hamas in four years. The school was damaged when Israeli forces struck on a nearby building. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Israel eases Gaza border restrictions after truce

By Karin Laub and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

**FILE** Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership at his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Associated Press)

Abbas determined to seek U.N. nod for Palestine

By Dalia Nammari and Karin Laub - Associated Press

**FILE** Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani waves Oct. 23, 2012, to the crowd as he arrives with Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh for a corner-stone laying ceremony for a Qatari-funded rehabilitation center in Gaza City. (Associated Press)

Two powers, Qatar and Iran, try to sway Hamas

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, on Nov. 23, 2012, and set fires. State TV says Morsi opponents also set fire to his party's offices in the Suez Canal cities of Suez, Port Said and Ismailia. Opponents and supporters of Morsi clashed across Egypt, the day after the president granted himself sweeping new powers that critics fear can allow him to be a virtual dictator. (Associated Press/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper)

Clashes erupt across Egypt over Morsi’s new powers

By Aya Batrawy and Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday granted himself far-reaching powers, prompting critics to call him the new “pharaoh.” A day earlier, he achieved a cease-fire to end eight days of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. (Associated Press)

Muslim Brotherhood head denounces cease-fire, as Morsi claims more power in Egypt

By combined dispatches

An Israeli soldier sleeps atop an armored medical vehicle as they form a convoy to be driven out of southern Israel, near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Israelis cautious as a cease-fire with Hamas takes hold

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Israeli police officers examine a blown up bus at the site of a bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. A bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation's military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at several people, Israeli officials said. The blast came amid a weeklong Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza cease-fire

By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Israeli police officers examine a blown-up bus at the site of a bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Amid Gaza diplomacy, bomb blasts Tel Aviv bus

By Ariel David and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

As the Coptic Christian faithful attend Mass, their church is undergoing a major transition: A new pope, Tawadros II, is to be enthroned in Cairo on Sunday, succeeding Shenouda III, the man who led the church for 40 years and was revered by Copts as their protector until his death in March. (Associated Press)

In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

A house in Gaza City was turned to rubble by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday. Efforts to end the week-old convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence drew in top diplomats, including appeals from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Associated Press)

Israel-Hamas fighting continues

By Abraham Rabinovich - Special to The Washington Times

Relatives grieve Rushdi Tamimi during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 20, 2012. Tamimi was wounded three days earlier during a protest against Israel's operation in Gaza. (Associated Press)

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum

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