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| An Egyptian man walks past graffiti Arabic writing that reads, "leave", on new concrete barricades erected ahead of mass protests against the country's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, June 28, 2013. |
Egyptian Islamist parties have planned demonstrations in support of
President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo Friday, after a member of the ruling
Muslim Brotherhood was killed in clashes between supporters and critics
of the Egyptian leader.
The opposition has planned rallies against Mr. Morsi in Cairo on Sunday, one year after Mr. Morsi took office. They accuse the president and his Muslim Brotherhood movement of trying to undermine secular rights and have called for an early presidential election.
The Muslim Brotherhood said violence between supporters and opponents of the president killed one of its members late Thursday.
The military has urged both sides to remain calm and has warned that it is prepared to intervene if protests turn violent.
Morsi took the stage in Cairo's Tahrir Square last June as a jubilant crowd celebrated the nation's first freely elected leader. Now crowds on Tahrir, the heart of Egypt's revolution two years ago, are calling for him to step down.
Opponents say he failed to create an inclusive government and presided over a catastrophic weakening of the state.
Morsi summed up his first year in a nationwide speech this week, admitting he made some mistakes.
The opposition has planned rallies against Mr. Morsi in Cairo on Sunday, one year after Mr. Morsi took office. They accuse the president and his Muslim Brotherhood movement of trying to undermine secular rights and have called for an early presidential election.
The Muslim Brotherhood said violence between supporters and opponents of the president killed one of its members late Thursday.
The military has urged both sides to remain calm and has warned that it is prepared to intervene if protests turn violent.
Morsi took the stage in Cairo's Tahrir Square last June as a jubilant crowd celebrated the nation's first freely elected leader. Now crowds on Tahrir, the heart of Egypt's revolution two years ago, are calling for him to step down.
Opponents say he failed to create an inclusive government and presided over a catastrophic weakening of the state.
Morsi summed up his first year in a nationwide speech this week, admitting he made some mistakes.
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