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Egypt's political impasse

Reality Check: Egypt political crisis, Pakistan bin Laden report criticises government

Egypt continues to dominate the headlines, first with the announcement from interim president, Adly Mansour, that a panel will be set up to make changes to the constitution, and following a referendum on the changes, elections will be held next year. Second, not long after the announcement was made, the Muslim Brotherhood rejected the plan outright, thereby creating something which is as best a stalemate, and more likely a stand-off that will have long, complicated and destructive repercussions.

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Thousands of supporters of ousted President Morsi have been staging an ongoing protest a the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo

Whatever happens next, it is going to be difficult for the country to move forward without the cooperation of the Muslim Brotherhood. They are by far the largest, and certainly so far the best organised, single political group. To by-pass them would validate their own point that the removal of President Morsi and everything that has happened since is illegitimate. To include them will involve compromises that are likely to be unacceptable to at least some of the anti-Morsi factions.

What are the chances they will cool down and come to the table? According to our Cairo correspondent, Karim El Gawhary, not very high. Clashes between the army and Morsi supporters are serving only to strengthen the resolve of the Brotherhood not to cooperate, and the deaths of over 50 civilian protesters when the army raided a pro-Morsi sit-in did nothing to change their minds.

Pakistan government criticised over Bin Laden

A report commissioned by the Pakistani government suggests that incompetence and negligence allowed Osama Bin Laden to live in Pakistan undetected for nearly 10 years. Pakistan expert, Professor Shaun Gregory, gives his analysis of the revelations.

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