Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday announced that Egypt was cutting all ties with Syria, and ordered the Syrian embassy in Cairo closed.
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi addresses a rally called by hardline Islamists to show solidarity with the people of Syria, in a stadium in Cairo, Sunday, June 15, a day after he announced that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria. (photo credit: AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)
Morsi also said Egypt will withdraw its ambassador from Damascus and said Cairo would begin providing Syrian opposition forces with financial aid. The Egyptian president was speaking at a conference on the Syrian uprising in Cairo on Saturday.