Spokespman: Envoys press Egypt's Brotherhood to 'swallow reality'

International envoys trying to end Egypt's political crisis are urging the Muslim Brotherhood to "swallow the reality" that Mohamed Morsi's time as president is over but the group is refusing, the Brotherhood's spokesman said on Monday.

Gehad El-Haddad also confirmed that the envoys had visited jailed deputy Brotherhood leader Khairat El-Shater in prison in the early hours of Monday, but he had cut the meeting short, saying they should be talking to Morsi. (Reuters)