04 July 2013

Egypt shows the failure of ‘political Islam’: Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday said the massive protests against his Islamist Egyptian counterpart brought the fall of “political Islam,” in statements posted on his official Facebook page.

The Egyptian army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi yesterday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people as millions took to the streets to demand an end to his turbulent single year of rule. [The Daily Star] Read more