Ahead of the first anniversary of the inauguration of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, supporters and opponents staged rival demonstrations in Cairo. Thousands of Islamists and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood gathered at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque to express their support for the embattled head of state.
Mr Morsi resigned from the Brotherhood and its political wing the Freedom and Justice Party when he took up the presidency.
Mr Morsi has warned the media against "abusing" press freedom; on Friday an anonymous poster campaign accused TV presenters from private channels of being "corrupt" and "beneficiaries of the Mubarak regime".
Meanwhile opponents of the president began to gather in Tahrir Square, focus of the uprising against former President Mubarak.
The opposition have called for large-scale demonstrations against President Morsi over the weekend.
Opponents of Mr Mursi are calling for early presidential elections.
- Published28 June 2013
