Move reinforces new leadership's authority; removes Muslim Brotherhood members from such posts.

Fire on suspected militants after Israeli drone strike in region.

Many Egyptians frustated by conflicted signals from Washington.

"We are victorious," Naglaa Mahmoud told the crowd, saying protesters would overcome.

Military-backed leadership called on by Western backers to release Islamist figures jailed since the ouster of Mohammed Morsi.

Interim government uneasy with raft of diplomatic visits from U.S., E.U, and the Gulf.

William Burns met in prison with Khairat el-Shater, powerful deputy head of the group.

Said encampments of Morsi backers posed threat to national security, were "terrorizing" citizens.

Veteran national security pols intend to press message of democratic inclusion with American aid as the subtext.

Allows U.S. to keep up $1.5 billion in annual military and economic aid to Arab World's most populous country.