Egypt

President Mohamed Mursi ordered the reinstatement of the Islamist-dominated Parliament that was disbanded last month. The Obama administration has invited Mursi to visit the US in September. Mursi, an Islamist long affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, formally resigned from the group upon his recent election to the presidency.

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