A Storm Before the Calm

After nearly a week of the deadliest violence seen in Egypt since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak, calm has descended on Cairo – but one wonders for how long? Some of the key issues dividing protesters and the military remain in place, most notably the refusal of the ruling generals to countenance any immediate transfer to a civilian authority. As if to emphasise how far apart the two sides remain from one another, yesterday the army built a 7ft-high breezeblock wall in Moha...

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