Egyptian MPs decided on Sunday to hold a no-confidence vote in the military-appointed government and demanded that the junta stop accepting the more than $1 billion (£640 million) US aid it receives every year.

Almost all members of the recently elected People's Assembly opted to move ahead with the no-confidence procedure in a show of hands. The vote itself is expected to take place within weeks.

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