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(CBS News) CAIRO – Egypt is on a knife edge once again. The demonstrators are back in Tahrir Square and they say they’re not going anywhere until somebody tells them who won the presidential election. Tens of thousands filled the square Wednesday night, and as many if not more are expected Thursday night. The election results were supposed to be announced Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to investigate complaints put forward by both candidates of vote-rigging and other irregularities. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq both claim they won last weekend’s vote. Egypt vote announcement delayed amid allegations of fraudArmy, not Mubarak, worries Egypt protestersMubarak reportedly in coma, off life support Independent observers have indicated that Morsi is the winner with 52 percent of the vote. Results are now expected to be announced over the weekend. But with each hour that goes by, the tension – and 철원출장업소 the anger – is mounting. Adding to the political uncertainty are questions over the health of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The 84-year-old was moved from a prison hospital to a more comfortable military hospital following unverified claims by state media that he was “clinically dead” or in a coma. But the real question may be why even now, days after the news broke, the government has yet to issue an...

(CBS News) Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass is the highest-profile military officer to defect from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, but he’s not the first member of his wealthy and powerful family to distance himself from the dictator. Two of Tlass’ cousins, themselves former officers in the Syrian military, joined the opposition Syrian Free Army months ago. They have since become folk heroes as commanders of SFA fighters in Rastan, near Homs. The Tlass family is Sunni and has been influential for decades in maintaining support among the Sunni elite for the Assads, who are Alawites. Tlass was a childhood friend of President Assad, and their fathers were also friends and political allies. Haafez al Assad appointed Mustafa Tlass to the post of Defense Minister — a position he held from 1972 to 2004. Earlier this year, Mustafa left Syria after what was reported to be an argument with a senior member of the regime, and now lives in Paris. Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, https://www.ogaby8az6.online member of Bashar Assad’s inner circle, defectsClinton: “Friends of Syria” must unite to stop Russia, China “blockading” progress One of Tlass’ brothers, Firas, is currently a businessman based in Dubai. He was a powerful supporter – and beneficiary – of Assad’s liberalization of the Syrian economy over the past decade. He is thought to have arranged safe passage out of Syria and a place to...

(CBS News) Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass is the highest-profile military officer to defect from Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, but he’s not the first member of his wealthy and powerful family to distance himself from the dictator. Two of Tlass’ cousins, themselves former officers in the Syrian military, joined the opposition Syrian Free Army months ago. They have since become folk heroes as commanders of SFA fighters in Rastan, near Homs. The Tlass family is Sunni and has been influential for decades in maintaining support among the Sunni elite for the Assads, who are Alawites. Tlass was a childhood friend of President Assad, and their fathers were also friends and political allies. Haafez al Assad appointed Mustafa Tlass to the post of Defense Minister — a position he held from 1972 to 2004. Earlier this year, Mustafa left Syria after what was reported to be an argument with a senior member of the regime, and now lives in Paris. Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, https://www.ogaby8az6.online member of Bashar Assad’s inner circle, defectsClinton: “Friends of Syria” must unite to stop Russia, China “blockading” progress One of Tlass’ brothers, Firas, is currently a businessman based in Dubai. He was a powerful supporter – and beneficiary – of Assad’s liberalization of the Syrian economy over the past decade. He is thought to have arranged safe passage out of Syria and a place to...