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Events in Egypt may influence, won't define Syria war

The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt  has put a new spring in the step of Bashar al-Assad, who sees it as a sign that Islamists - including those spearheading the Sunni-dominated rebellion against him - are in decline. Exuding confidence after a recent successful army...

Egypt overthrown shakes Islamists in the region

 The military's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood's fall from power in Egypt have sent Islamist parties around the region scrambling to preserve gains made in the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the Arab Spring uprisings. The stunning reversal has...

Morsi's ouster fuels debate on U.S. policy on the Mideast

Obama spoke of U.S. allegiance to 'democratic principles' after Egypt President Mohamed Morsi's ouster, but critics say little effort had been made to foster democracy. The military overthrow of the democratically elected government in Egypt, for decades America's most important Arab ally,...