No worries: White House downplays Muslim Brotherhood takeover in Egypt

No worries: White House downplays Muslim Brotherhood takeover in Egypt

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has played down the dismissal of Egypt’s military command by its new Islamist president. The administration of President Barack Obama asserted that the dismissal of the military command by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi would not affect relations with the United States. The administration said it expected those […]

Brotherhood in charge: Morsi retires pro-U.S. Tantawi, fires military command

Brotherhood in charge: Morsi retires pro-U.S. Tantawi, fires military command

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ruling Muslim Brotherhood has fired Egypt’s military command. President Mohammed Morsi, the nation’s first Islamist president, has dismissed many of the members of the ruling council. Morsi, a Brotherhood leader, fired the chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi, as well as the […]