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Rare Snowfall Hits Northern Egypt, Cairo Area (PHOTOS)

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By: Weather.com, 12/13/2013

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A stalled area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere that brought snow to parts of Israel and Syria in recent days has now reportedly delivered a rare coating of snow to portions of northern Egypt on Friday. The photos below gathered from Twitter show the snow in northern Egypt, including some from near the Cairo area. Given its desert climate, precipitation of any kind is a rarity in Cairo. The city averages less than an inch of rain each year.

 

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Egyptian military says it has ousted Morsi; crowds celebrate in Cairo

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NBCnews.com, By: Richard Engel, Charlene Gubash and Erin McClam, 07/02/2013

CAIRO — The Egyptian military said Wednesday that it had ousted President Mohammed Morsi and suspended the country’s constitution. Armored cars, tanks and troops deployed in the capital in what advisers to the president described as a coup. In a scene reminiscent of the earliest days of the Arab Spring, tens of thousands of Egyptians who had demanded the president’s ouster staged a jubilant celebration in Tahrir Square — dancing, cheering and setting off fireworks.

 

Earlier in the day, the president and the military each swore to fight to the death for control of the country, and a military deadline for Morsi to step aside came and went with no statement from the president.

 

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