Egyptian military signals support for power shake-up

Egypt’s military signalled its acquiescence yesterday to the president’s surprise move to retire the defence minister and chief of staff and seize back powers that the nation’s top generals grabbed from his office.

Egyptian military signals support for power shake-up

President Mohammed Morsi’s shake-up of the military on Sunday took the nation by surprise.

It transformed his image overnight from a weak leader to a savvy politician.

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