Army chief el Sisi met with Islamist leaders in an attempt to resolve differences intensified since Mohammed Morsi’s ouster as president in July. El Sisi also met with US Deputy Secretary of State Burns to discuss the situation in Egypt. Yemeni Nobel laureate Tawakul Karman was deported after arriving in Cairo amid plans to attend pro-Morsi demonstrations. A number of senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders will go to trial on Aug. 25 for alleged involvement in the killing of a number of protesters. An attack in the Sinai by unidentified gunmen left one policeman wounded.
