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Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a demonstration outside Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Hundreds of largely Islamist university students in a number of universities protested Wednesday against the mass death sentences issued against more than 520 suspected supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in a cursory trial, setting off clashes that left dozens injured. At Cairo University, hundreds of students who attempted to take their protest outside the campus were met with volleys of tear gas from police. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abdel Fattah, El Shorouk) EGYPT OUT

Egypt prosecutor orders new mass trials of 919 Islamists

Associated Press

Egypt military chief reshuffles commanders

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

An Egyptian riot policeman stands in the gun turret of an armored vehicle during clashes with supporters of Ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, March 7, 2014. Protests and clashes continue almost weekly around the country. Morsi supporters have called for protests nearly every Friday since Morsi’s ouster by the military in July. On Friday, clashes erupted in some of the country’s hot-spots, including Alf Maskan in the second district of Cairo. (AP Photo/Amira Murtada, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Gunmen attack army bus in Cairo, kill 1 soldier

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 file photo, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before their meeting in Rawdat Khurayim, a secluded royal hunting retreat in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has identified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group along with al-Qaida and other groups, warning those who join them or support them they could face five to 30 years in prison. A statement Friday, March 7, 2014 from the Saudi Interior Ministry said King Abdullah approved the findings of a committee entrusted with identifying extremist groups referred to in a royal decree earlier last month.(AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)

Saudi Arabia names Brotherhood a terrorist group

Associated Press

Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste stands inside the defendants' cage in a courtroom during a trial on terror charges, along with several other defendants, in Cairo Egypt, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Al-Jazeera reporter speaks at Egyptian trial

By MAGGIE HYDE - Associated Press

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President el-Sissi? Resignation of Egypt’s government puts military leader on the path

By Jennifer Collins and Mohamed Mahmoud - Special to The Washington Times

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi march in front of Egyptian army soldiers, background, during a demonstration near the Republican Guard headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 19, 2013. Thousands of protesters are holding rallies across Egypt to demand the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood, from which Morsi hails, is mobilizing followers to march in Cairo and elsewhere Friday for a protest they’re dubbing "Breaking the Coup.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

20 journalists on trial in Egypt for terror charges

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Beware Islamic radicalism posing as religion

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this undated image released on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Military Spokesman of the Armed Forces, Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi poses for a portrait in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/The Official Facebook Page of the Egyptian Military Spokesman of the Armed Forces)

Egypt military chief heads to Moscow in rare visit

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 file photo, an Egyptian policeman is overcome by grief at the funeral of several comrades killed after masked gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in el-Wassta district in the province of Beni Suef, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian authorities on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, accused the ousted president’s Muslim Brotherhood of forming a “military wing” to stage attacks on security forces in the southern province, as months-long street rallies by the group’s supporters wane but low-level violence steadily rises. (AP Photo/Aly Hazzaa, El Shorouk Newspaper, File) EGYPT OUT

Egypt accuses Islamist group of having armed wing

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 file photo, Leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood opposition group, Mohammed Badie attends a press conference at the group's parliamentary office in Cairo. Egyptian prosecutors have referred to trial the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 50 others on charges of inciting supporters to resist security forces during a deadly sweep against their sit-in protest in August. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

Egypt refers Brotherhood leader to new trial

By MARIAM RIZK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 file photo, Mohammed Badr, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, appears at a court in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s chief prosecutor has referred 20 journalists who work for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network, including four foreigners, to a criminal trial on charges of joining or assisting a terrorist group and spreading false news that endangers national security. Egypt's interim-backed military government accuses the Qatar-based broadcaster of being biased in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood, which authorities have branded a terrorist organization. Only eight are currently in detention.(AP Photo/Ahmed Omar, File)

Egypt arrests 11 Islamists for Facebook activity

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 file photo, Mohammed Badr, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr, appears at a court in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s chief prosecutor has referred 20 journalists who work for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network, including four foreigners, to a criminal trial on charges of joining or assisting a terrorist group and spreading false news that endangers national security. Egypt's interim-backed military government accuses the Qatar-based broadcaster of being biased in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood, which authorities have branded a terrorist organization. Only eight are currently in detention.(AP Photo/Ahmed Omar, File)

Egypt to put 20 Al-Jazeera journalists on trial

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this image taken from Egypt State TV, Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi stands inside a glass-encased metal cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 28. 2014. Morsi was, separated from other defendants for the start of a new trial Tuesday over charges from prison breaks during the country's 2011 revolution, state television reported. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV)

Mohammed Morsi encased in glass cage for start of trial

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Egyptian police gather around the coffin of a policeman during the funeral of one of several policemen killed after masked gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in el-Wassta district in the province of Bani Suief, south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

Egypt’s president: Police state has ended

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

This May 24, 2013, file photo shows the empty Delta airlines terminal 3 at JFK airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ** FILE **

Muslim Brotherhood gets security bypass at JFK Airport

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo taken Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold his poster as they raise their hands with four fingers, which has become a symbol for Morsi supporters, during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. While last week's constitutional referendum approved the draft charter, the low turnout - less than 39 percent - has put on display the country's enduring divisions six months after the ouster of Morsi and nearly three years after autocrat Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Supporters urge Egypt general to run for president

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

McFARLANE: Cairo turns away from Muslim Brotherhood’s path

By Robert McFarlane

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ALLARD: ‘The better angels of our nature’ take flight

By Ken Allard

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 file photo released by the Egyptian Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, visits a polling site in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on the first day of voting in the constitutional referendum. Having secured victory in a referendum on a relatively liberal constitution that he championed, insiders say Egypt's military chief is turning his attention to the country’s overwhelming array of problems _ from health and education to government subsidies and investment. The revelations offer the latest indication that Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is planning a run for president, capping a stunning transformation for the 59-year-old who started in the infantry.(AP Photo/Egyptian Defense Ministry via Facebook, File)

Army chief said to be focused on Egypt’s problems

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press