10 things you need to know today: August 23, 2013

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1. ISLAMISTS PROTEST AFTER MUBARAK LEAVES PRISON

Islamist supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi are staging "Friday of Martyrs" mass protests, raising fears of another wave of violent clashes between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and security forces. At least 900 people, including 100 soldiers and police, have been killed in the last eight days. On Thursday, authorities moved Hosni Mubarak, the autocratic president ousted in 2011, from prison to house arrest at a military hospital, further stoking the anger of Islamists. [Reuters, New York Times]

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