US attempts to resolve Egypt crisis fall flat Mr Burns is the first senior US official to visit Egypt since Mohammed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was deposed as president by the army on July 3 following mass protests against his rule. The Brotherhood - which on Monday staged yet another day of protest - has called his overthrow a military coup. Its members have become increasingly strident in accusing the US of rubber-stamped the event. "I wouldn't think [the US] orchestrated a coup but I think it showed a green light to it," said Mr Addad, pointing to the £860 million of military aid Washington gives the Egyptian army annually. Egypt's public prosecutor issued arrest warrant against seven senior Brotherhood and Islamist figures on Monday over violence between the movement's supporters and opponents in the days before and after Mr Morsi's removal from office. Arrest warrants were issued for nine leading Brotherhood figures last week. On Sunday, the assets of several of its leaders were frozen. Meanwhile, Ines Abdel Dayem, the former head of the Cairo opera, sacked by Mr Morsi's government in May, has been named the country's new culture minister in the militar-backed interim government