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U.S. Suspends aid talks with Egypt over anti-American protests, report says:

Officials speaking to Washington Post say U.S. Waiting to see 'how things materialize'; several officials say suspension is temporary move, not an overhaul of U.S. Policy. Ref. Source 2

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Egypt: Country Denies Plans to Deploy U.S Troops in Sinai:

The Egyptian Armed Forces denied Israeli news reports about plans to deploy US forces in Sinai as part of a ceasefire agreement reached between Palestinian movement Hamas and Israel. Ref. Source 8

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U.S. Quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns:

Secretary of State John Kerry quietly acted last month to give Egypt $1.3 billion in U.S. Military aid, deciding that this was in the national interest despite Egypt's failure to meet democracy standards. Ref. Source 2

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President Barack Obama said the United States is "Deeply concerned by the decision of the Egyptian Armed Forces to remove President Morsy and suspend the Egyptian constitution."

Arrest warrants were issued for 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood after Morsy's ouster, according to the state-run Ahram newspaper website, which cited an unnamed security source.

Egyptian security forces arrested the Muslim Brotherhood's political party leader and a deputy, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported, citing an unnamed military source.

Security forces also raided the offices of Al Jazeera's Egypt service during a live broadcast and arrested "The presenter, guests and producers," The network said on its English-language website. Ref. CNN

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Obama orders U.S. to review aid to Egypt


The president stopped short of calling the ousting of Mohammed Morsi a coup d'etat.

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Pentagon Denies U.S. About to 'Invade' Egypt:

The Pentagon and U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued surprising denials today after reports in the Egyptian press said that a U.S. Task force in the Red Sea was about to "Invade Egypt." Ref. Source 6

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Anti-U.S. Hostility Ramps Up in Egypt:

A headline in a major Egyptian state newspaper this week referred to the proposed U.S. Envoy to Egypt as the "Ambassador of Death." Posters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a center of pro-government rallies, depict President Barack Obama with a beard and turban, exclaiming his "Support for terrorism. Ref. Source 2

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today that events in Egypt "Are deplorable and they run counter to Egyptian aspirations for peace, inclusion and genuine democracy."

The United States strongly opposes a return to state of emergency law in Egypt and calls on the Egyptian government "To respect basic human rights," Kerry said.

Clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy made it the country's bloodiest single day since the 2011 revolution that ousted the previous president, longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak.

At least 149 people were killed and more than 1,400 were wounded, state TV reported. Ref. CNN