Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has spurned an offer from interim premier Hazem al-Beblawi to join the new government, and called for a mass rally on Friday against what it called "a bloody military coup.
"After a year in power through Morsi, the Brotherhood is now in tatters, with much of its leadership detained, on the run or keeping a low profile following the Islamist president's overthrow last week in a popular military coup.
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Police were searching for the Brotherhood's Supreme Guide, Mohamed Badie, after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday, in connection with deadly violence in Cairo.
Badie and other senior Brotherhood leaders are wanted on suspicion of inciting clashes an army building on Monday which killed 53 people, mostly Morsi partisans, judicial sources said.
Morsi himself is currently being held in a "safe place, for his safety," foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty told reporters Wednesday, adding: "He is not charged with anything up till now," he said.
Military and judicial sources have said the ousted leader may face charges eventually.
Egypt's transitional cabinet to be formed next week - interim PM
Egypt's transitional cabinet is expected to be formed by early next week, interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi told Reuters on Wednesday. "The talks are still ongoing with different candidates and I expect we will finalise the formation of the cabinet by early next week," Beblawi said, adding that he had not yet picked a finance minister.
Beblawi, an economist and former finance minister, was named interim prime minister on Tuesday to lead Egypt's army-backed transitional government after the ouster of elected President Mohammed Morsi by the military last week following mass protests.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood claims leaders not arrested
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said its leaders had not been detained by midday on Wednesday after prosecutors ordered them arrested on charges of inciting violence.
Spokesman Gehad El-Haddad said the announcement of charges against Mohamed Badie and several other Brotherhood leaders was an attempt by the authorities to break up a vigil by thousands of Brotherhood supporters demanding the reinstatement of Mohamed Morsi, ousted as president by the army last week.
The charges were "nothing more than an attempt by the police state to dismantle the Rabaa protest", he said by telephone from the vigil at Rabaa Adaweya mosque in northeast Cairo. He said some of the leaders whose arrest was being sought were now at the site of the protest.
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader on charges of inciting violence
Egypt's prosecutor's office ordered the arrest on Wednesday of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie on charges of inciting violence outside the Republican Guard headquarters where 55 people were killed on Monday, state news agency MENA reported.
Other senior Brotherhood officials were also ordered held, including Badie's deputy Mahmoud Ezzat and party leaders Essam El-Erian and Mohamed El-Beltagi.
Thousands of Brotherhood followers have been maintaining a vigil near a mosque in northeast Cairo demanding the reinstatement of Mohamed Morsi, toppled as president by the army last week.
Egypt's Morsi in "safe place", not charged yet - ministry
Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi is in a "safe place" following his overthrow by the military, a foreign ministry spokesman said, adding that no charges had been levelled against him yet.
"Morsi is in a safe place, for his safety and he is being treated with dignity," Badr Abdelatty said.
"He is not charged with anything up till now," he said.
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spurns cabinet offer
The Muslim Brotherhood movement of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi will spurn an offer to join a new interim government, a spokesman for the Islamist group said.
"We do not deal with putchists. We reject all that comes from this coup," said Tareq al-Morsi, amid reports the movement is to be offered positions in the transitional cabinet.
Militants attack Egypt's security forces in northern Sinai
Militants conducted two attacks on Tuesday night targeting security forces in northern Sinai. According to Egyptian media, an armed group in an SUV opened fire on checkpoint guards at the entrance to the airport in El-Arish, near the border with the Gaza Strip. The security officers opened retaliatory fire, forcing the attackers to flee.
In addition, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at long range were used to fire at central security headquarters in Rafah, located near the border with Gaza. According to Reuters, at least two Egyptians were killed and six wounded. It was not immediately clear whether the casualties were civilians or security personnel.
According to sources in the security forces, the vehicle which the militants used in today's attack on police officers at the airport of El Arish, had previously been spotted in connection with other acts of sabotage.
After the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi extremists operating in Sinai have repeatedly attacked the military and police. Thus, last Friday at dawn, armed Islamists carried out several attacks on military targets in the north of the peninsula; one soldier was killed.
After the attacks Egypt’s military command announced a full army alert for the Sinai Peninsula and Suez in the north-east of the country. The military have declared North Sinai a "zone of war on terror."
Egypt’s interim cabinet formed in next 72 hours
The interim government of Egypt will be formed in the next 72 hours. This was announced by new Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, who on Tuesday was asked to form a cabinet. According to him, the future interim government will be a government of experts, not ideologues, and made ​​it clear that he intends to assemble a strong team of professionals able to gain wide support both at home and abroad.
At the same time, he said seven ministers from the previous cabinet would retain their portfolios. These are Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, as well as Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazu.
The total number of ministerial posts is expected to be reduced, and the new government tasked with addressing issues of economic security.
Egypt names economist Beblawi as premier, ElBaradei vice president
Egypt's interim president on Tuesday named liberal economist Hazem al-Beblawi, a former finance minister, as the country's new prime minister, presidential spokesman Ahmed al-Muslimani said.
Liberal opposition chief and Nobel Peace laureate, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei was named vice president for foreign relations, Muslimani said.
The appointments come almost a week after the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and chose chief justice Adly Mansour to head the Arab world's most populous country.
ElBaradei was initially tipped to lead the cabinet but his nomination was rejected by the Salafist al-Nour party.
Beblawi now faces the daunting task of trying to reunite a deeply divided country and rescue its battered economy.
Beblawy was finance minister from July to November 2011 under army rule. He was formerly a senior official at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and before that an economics professor at the University of Alexandria in Egypt.
Egypt protest leaders call for changes to interim charter
Egypt's Tamarod campaign which launched the protests that prompted the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi called on Tuesday for changes to the country's interim charter, said their spokesman.
Mahmud Badr said his group was drafting proposed amendments to the temporary constitution with the help of experts, including newly-appointed vice-president Mohamed ElBaradei, which they would present to the president later on Tuesday.
Badr said they had not seen the charter, which outlines the president's powers and lays out a timetable for fresh elections, before it was adopted late on Monday by Egypt's interim leader Adly Mansour.
Egypt's Tamarod slams interim charter as 'dictatorial'
Egypt's Tamarod campaign which launched the protests that prompted the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday slammed the country's interim charter as "dictatorial."
"It is impossible to accept the (constitutional declaration) because it founds a new dictatorship. We will hand over to the (military-installed caretaker) president an amendment to the C.D," the group said on its official Twitter account.
Egypt quizzes 650 over bloodshed at army HQ - judicial sources
Egyptian authorities began questioning 650 people on Tuesday over their suspected involvement in violence in which more than 50 people were killed at an army base where Islamists were demanding the reinstatement of the ousted president.
The 650, who were detained over the past 24 hours, are accused of trying to storm the Cairo headquarters of the elite Republican Guard, said judicial sources.
Egypt's president Adly Mansour adopted a temporary constitution
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour adopted a temporary constitution, almost a week after he was appointed by the military to head the Arab world's most populous country following the overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
The constitutional declaration issued Monday outlines a timetable for the transition period which begins the day the declaration was issued and lasts at least six months until presidential elections are held.
Egypt Nour Party says would accept ex-finance minister as interim PM
Egypt's Nour Party, the country's second-biggest Islamist movement after the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would accept the choice of former finance minister Samir Radwan as interim prime minister.
Nour Party spokesman Nader Bakkar said the party would accept Radwan because he met the party's criteria for an interim prime minister. Political sources said that Radwan had emerged as the favourite for the post.
The military-backed transitional administration is keen to win Nour's support for a new government to show it is acceptable to Islamists after the army toppled the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi last week.
Egypt to vote for parliament in about 6 months
Egypt will hold new parliamentary elections once amendments to its suspended constitution are approved in a referendum, the interim head of state decreed on Monday, setting out a timeframe that could see a legislative vote in about six months.
A presidential election would be called once the new legislative chamber convenes, the decree said. It set a four-and-a-half month timeframe for amendments to the country's controversial, Islamist-tinged constitution that was passed into law in December. That constitution was suspended last week when the army removed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi from power following mass protests against his rule.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls for more protests after killings
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies called for more protests on Tuesday, after 51 people were killed in Cairo on Monday when the army opened fire on supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
Morsi supporters blame the military for opening fire on them outside the Republican Guard compound where the former president is believed to be held. He was ousted by the military on Wednesday. The army said it opened fire in response to an attack on its soldiers.
"In protest against the military coup that was followed by suppressive actions, topped by the Republican Guard massacre that took place at dawn, we call on all citizens and honourable people to protest on Tuesday across Egypt," Hatem Azam, a spokesman for a coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood, told a news conference.
Egypt's ex-finance minister favorite for interim PM post
Former finance minister Samir Radwan has emerged as the favourite to become Egypt's interim prime minister, senior political sources said on Monday, as the military-backed transitional administration seeks a way out of political deadlock. Radwan said he had not yet been approached.
Interim head of state Adli Mansour has been trying since last week to form a temporary government that can guide the country towards fresh elections at a time of growing unrest, triggered by the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi five days ago.
Egypt’s PM Hisham Kandil steps down
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