Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi sentenced. Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was in power since 1981. He was ousted during the Arab Spring riots in 2011. Mohamed Morsi became Egypt’s 1st elected President in 2012. Riots started in 2013 after he gave himself unlimited power. Protesters were killed by Morsi’s soldiers. Morsi was put on trial and cleared of murder charges. …
Coup in Key Mid-East Ally
Rebels seize presidential palace, kidnap official Yemen is a critical US/Western ally in the Middle East. The Houthis are a Shia minority with ties to Hezbollah and Iran. AQAP is al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Houthi rebels are fighting for more representation in gov’t. They took over the capital and kidnapped the Chief of Staff. Officials are negotiating with …