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Egypt’s opposition leaders turn down invitation to meet with John Kerry

An Egyptian opposition head said he and colleague Mohamed ElBaradei have turned down invitations to meet Secretary of State John Kerry when he visits Cairo because of US pressure. Hamdeen Sabahi, a leader of the National Salvation Front (NSF), said late Thursday that he and ElBaradei objected to Washington’s call…

ElBaradei will not run for Egypt’s presidency

The ex-head of the UN nuclear watchdog and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said on Saturday he would not run for the Egyptian presidency, saying there is still no real democracy in the country. “My conscience does not allow me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless…

El Baradei: Egypt must vote ‘no’ on military’s plans for future

By Ben Sheppard NEW DELHI — Egyptian presidential contender Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday that the “miracle” of his country’s revolution must be cemented by a rejection of changes being offered by the army in a referendum. Egyptians will vote Saturday on the military’s plans for the future after Hosni…

US leads call for ‘concrete’ change in Egypt

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama led increasingly hoarse Western calls for “concrete” change in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak on Friday clung to power after wrong-footing the world by deciding not to quit. Obama issued a strongly-worded statement late Thursday after a day of drama in Cairo in which…

ElBaradei: ‘Egypt will explode’

Egypt’s most prominent dissident warned in a tweet Thursday night that the country “will explode” and appealed to the army for help. “Egypt will explode. Army must save the country now,” Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the nuclear watchdog IAEA, tweeted. His warning of violence came minutes after President…