EGYPT's President Mohamed Morsi offered talks to his outraged opponents yesterday in a belated attempt to avert the deepening tumult that has engulfed the Arab world's most populous nation since his power grab last week.
Mr Morsi was expected to meet Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council overnight but it was far from clear whether the President would be able to forestall an escalating confrontation between his Islamist supporters and non-Islamist opponents this week that threatens a return of the mayhem of last year's revolution.
Mr Morsi was expected to meet Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council overnight but it was far from clear whether the President would be able to forestall an escalating confrontation between his Islamist supporters and non-Islamist opponents this week that threatens a return of the mayhem of last year's revolution.