FARS NEWS AGENCY TEHRAN (FNA)- A leading Egyptian academic figure and a potential presidential candidate took the US, Israel and a number of Arab states such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar responsible for the recent unrests in Egypt. |  | |
"There are a number of sides which seek to hijack and derail the Egyptian revolution," Abdullah Ashal told FNA in Cairo on Monday.
"On top of them" Ashal said "the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Israel, the US and their regional allies, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are trying to create insecurity and instability (in Egypt)."
He pointed to the suppression of protesters by the military council, and added that the council is trying to remain in power specially in the aftermath of Islamist parties' victory in the recent elections in Egypt.
The Muslim Brotherhood is among the main two Islamist parties that won a majority of votes in both the first the second rounds of Egypt's parliamentary elections highly participated by the public.
The SCAF is facing its worst crisis yet since it took power when a popular uprising toppled veteran President Hosni Mubarak in February.
Thousands of protesters descended on Cairo's Tahrir Square - the symbolic heart of the uprising - to demand the military cede power to a civilian authority.
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