Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood expresses readiness for talks

The Muslim Brotherhood is ready to take part in talks on Egypt's political crisis as long as the talks are mediated by Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Islamic authority. Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said Tuesday that talks must be based on the “restoration of constitutional legitimacy” in stead of initiatives offered by Ahmed el-Tayeb, an Al-Azhar member who has supported the army's overthrow of civilian President Mohamed Morsi. Morsi supporters have continued to pressure Egypt’s interim leaders by marching to the Interior Ministry building in central Cairo. Clashes have erupted between the demonstrators and the supporters of the army-backed government, who have pelted them with stones and bottles, forcing the police to use teargas to break them up.

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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi run away from tear gas.
(Photo: Reuters)

The Al Ahram daily newspaper says Egypt will begin a trial next Sunday for 6 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who face charges of inciting violence and killing protesters near its headquarters in Moqattam district. Among the arrests were supreme leader Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat el-Shater. There will be an appeal hearing this Saturday for Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak and ex-Interior Minister El-Adly for killing 800 protesters in January, 2011.    

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