UN's Ban warns against 'revenge', 'retribution' in Egypt

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Monday against "revenge" and "retribution" in Egypt, which has been hit by large-scale protests since President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown. "This is not the time of revenge or retribution", Ban told reporters after holding talks with French President Francois Hollande, denouncing the arrests of officials from Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. "It is important that Egyptian authorities should include all the parties in managing the current difficult situation."

Hollande said "clashes must be avoided" and order restored, and called for "a political solution as rapidly as possible". (AFP)