Political upheaval in Cairo
Egypt's military has suspended the Islamist-backed constitution and announced that embattled President Mohammed Morsi will be replaced.
Read more: Egypt military: President Morsi to be replaced, constitution suspended
President Mohamed Morsi refused to quit hours before an army ultimatum expires as deadly violence rocked Cairo during mass protests demanding he resign, in Egypt's worst crisis since its 2011 revolution.
Read more: Egypt military's deadline for President Morsi passes, military moves into state offices
The president gave a defiant speech Tuesday night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television.
Opponents of Morsi poured into the streets to demand that he step down after the Islamist president snubbed an ultimatum from the army to agree to the "people's demands" or face an imposed solution.
Read more: Egyptian factions entrench ahead of military deadline
A top Muslim Brotherhood leader urged Egyptians to stand ready to sacrifice their lives to prevent a coup, after the army gave the Islamist president and his opponents until July 3, to resolve their differences or face intervention.
Thousands of opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist president began massing in city squares in competing rallies Sunday.
Read more: Egypt military gives President Morsi 48 hours to reach agreement with opposition or face political transition
Opponents of Morsi filled the streets across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force the president from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi's Islamist supporters vowing to defend him.
More than 22 million Egyptians signed a petition calling for the country's Islamist president to step down, the youth group leading the signature campaign said Saturday on the eve of planned mass protests aimed at forcing Morsi from office.
Protesters stormed and ransacked the Cairo headquarters of President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group early Monday, in an attack that could spark more violence as demonstrators gear up for a second day of mass rallies aimed at forcing the Islamist leader from power.
Clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi erupted Wednesday, killing at least one person, as the Egyptian military prepares for massive protests planned for this Sunday, June 30, the one-year anniversary of Morsi's presidency.
Read more: Egypt's army in position to make good on warning.