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Egypt interim president dissolves Islamist-led assembly: MENA

Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Friday ordered the dissolution of the Shura Council, the country's Islamist-led legislative assembly, according to the official MENA state news agency.

Updated on: Jul 5, 2013, 23:07:25 IST
AFP | By , Cairo
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Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour on Friday ordered the dissolution of the Shura Council, the country's Islamist-led legislative assembly, according to the official MENA state news agency.

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In his first decree since taking the oath of office on Thursday, the 67-year-old also named Mohammed Ahmed Farid as Egypt's new intelligence chief.

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