Justice

Egypt Has a New Interim Leader

Mohamed Morsi has been officially replaced by the head of the constitutional court.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Egypt swore in an acting leader on Thursday after the army removed President Mohamed Morsi Wednesday following massive protests in Cairo.

Morsi, the first president of the country to be democratically elected, was replaced by Adli Mansour, the head of the country's Supreme Constitutional Court. The New York Times reports: