Egyptian military threatens to intervene

Egypt’s military has given its president and his opponents a 48-hour “last chance” to reach an agreement to “meet the people’s demands” before it intervenes in the dispute.

It described the mass protests yesterday that brought out millions demanding president Mohammed Morsi’s removal as “glorious” and said protesters expressed their opinion “in peaceful and civilized manner”, and that “it is necessary that the people get a reply ... to their calls”.