 AP Photo With his speech yesterday at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, Egypt’s new president, Muhammad Mursi, drew a line in the sand against Iran’s hope of creating an “Islamic Awakening Front” under its leadership. TAGGED: Arab Spring, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt, Ali Khamenei, IranRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| Apart from the fact the opposition is deeply divided, its most effective elements - namely those fighting in Syria - are closely associated with hard-line Islamist groups, and are therefore unlikely to provide the kind of... more ›› |
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