We’ll be keeping an eye out for the US Supreme Court decision on Obamacare today, but these are the reads that caught our eye on the world news desk this morning: Read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: a reluctant protester
Egyptians protest against the military rule in Cairo's Tahrir square. Getty Images
Supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gathered in Tahrir square today for an anti-military protest following the killing of 11 people in a sit-in near the defence ministry.
Of course they were joined by other young revolutionaries, who never miss an opportunity to vent their anger at the ruling military council and clashes ensued. All of Egypt is enraged at the killings of the protesters by shadowy thugs who time and again attack peaceful rallies, but whose identity no one seems able to identify. Read more
Protesters clash with riot police near Tahrir Square. Photo AFP/Getty
Welcome to our live blog of the turmoil in the Middle East. Written by John Aglionby and Tom Burgis on the news desk in London and with contributions from correspondents around the world. All times are GMT.
18.52 That brings us to the end of our live coverage of the Middle East today. See FT.com through the night for updates from Tahrir Square and analysis of what Saleh’s promise to depart means for Yemen. We’ll leave you with this exclusive analysis on the political implications of today’s report into abuses by Bahrain’s security forces from Jane Kinninmont, senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa programme at the Chatham House think-tank (emphasis ours). Read more
Egypt: the second time around?
Can the army and the politicians stop a second revolution in Egypt? The images from Tahrir square suggest we are back to February, except this time the protestors’ demand is to get rid of the ruling military council which, despite having the run the country with shocking incompetence this year, has been negotiating a role for itself after it hands over power to civilians. Read more
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