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The article discusses the role of the conservative Islamic political party Al Nour in the military ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Morsi's moderate Muslim Brotherhood party, possible civil war in Egypt, and candidates for interim acting prime minister Ziad Bahaa el-Din and Mohamed ElBaradei are mentioned, as well as debates over the role of Islam in Egypt's constitution and public political opinions in Egypt.

The article reports on disagreements as of July 7, 2013 regarding Egypt's interim government in the wake of a military coup that deposed former President Mohamed Morsi. Efforts to appoint diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei as prime minister were said to be popular among liberals but opposed by the Islamic conservative group Al Nour, which had backed the coup.

The article discusses the political ambition of Egypt's interim ruling military. It states that former President Hosni Mubarak has tasked the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces before he stepped down to manage the country's affairs until the election of the new civilian government in September 2011. It adds that the armed forces find it hard to recognize transitional status and interim, in which they plan to extend their rule beyond the election as mentioned by Houssam Itani in "Al Hayat."

The article reports on the issuance by the Egyptian Higher Military Council of a new interim constitution that aims to regulate the country's affairs during its transitional period. It says that the Higher Military Council is in charge of the country's affair after the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak from power on February 11, 2011. It relates that Major General Mamdouh Shaheen, member of the Higher Military Council announced that Islam is the state religion of Egypt.

The article discusses the Egyptian military-led interim government's closure of a newspaper run by the opposition party Muslim Brotherhood in 2013, and mentions the government's restriction of journalism, ousted former President Mohammed Morsi, and journalists' attitudes toward restrictive policies.

The article discusses diplomatic campaign launched by the Turkish government under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to undo the coup in Egypt. Aside from the U.S. and prominent Arab regions, the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) are reportedly involved in the campaign. The Turkish government not only opposes establishment of an interim government but stresses necessity of immediate elections in Egypt.

CAIRO -- President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt named a prime minister on Tuesday, plucking from relative obscurity the irrigation minister from the country's interim government, according to the official Middle East News Agency. The new prime minister is Hesham Kandil, who is known as a religious Muslim but is not a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. A technocrat who headed the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation under the interim cabinet appointed by the Egyptian military, Mr. Kandil is an American-educated engineer who is comfortable working with international agencies. At age 50, he is one of the youngest prime ministers in the country's modern history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CAIRO -- Signs of a late surge in popularity by two dark-horse candidates in Egypt's first competitive presidential race are adding new suspense about the outcome of the initial round of voting just days before it is set to begin. Polls conducted by the military-led interim government have shown growing support for Ahmed Shafik, a former air force general who was the last prime minister appointed by President Hosni Mubarak before his ouster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CAIRO -- Libya's interim government posted on its Web site a draft law laying out procedures for electing a planned constitutional assembly, taking a first step toward the establishment of a new government after the overthrow of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. The draft law leaves the most difficult and politically delicate questions, like drawing up districts or settling on an electoral system, to a proposed commission to be named later. Those questions are especially thorny because their answers will inevitably favor some regions or groups over others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CAIRO -- Egypt's military rulers said Wednesday that they would control the process of writing a constitution and maintain authority over the interim government to check the power of Islamists who have taken a commanding lead in parliamentary elections. In an unusual briefing evidently aimed at Washington, Gen. Mukhtar al-Mulla of the ruling council asserted that the initial results of elections for the People's Assembly do not represent the full Egyptian public, in part because well-organized factions of Islamists were dominating the voting. The comments, to foreign reporters and not the Egyptian public, may have been intended to persuade Washington to back off its call for civilian rule. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CAIRO -- Egypt's finance minister resigned Tuesday in protest over the killing of two dozen unarmed Coptic Christian protesters by the security forces, as reverberations from the outburst of violence two days ago continued to shake Egypt's interim government. The finance minister, Hazem el-Beblawi, who also held the title of deputy prime minister, said in an interview on a privately owned television network that ''the government failed in its main responsibility, which is to provide security, and it should at least acknowledge its failure to give this issue the effort it needed and apologize.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on violent antigovernment protests against the interim government of Egypt which caused it to stop giving entry visas to visitors at its airports in September 2011.

The article focuses on the statement of Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa that his decisions whether to run for president of Egypt and as leader of the country's interim government would be considered when the time arrives. Moussa asserts that the government of Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Shafiq must lead the transitional period but a team which understands the country's future must be established. He believes that the presidential elections must be held not later than September 2011.

The article reports that online Egyptian democracy activists call for a demonstration to request the removal of the old interim government members on February 22, 2011. It mentions that the Mohamed ElBaradei, leading opposition leader, expresses his support for the protest. "Reuters" states that the rally Tuesday of Challenge aims to overthrow the old regime.