Once again, Egypt takes centre stage as this morning’s dailies focus on the aftermath of Mohammed Morsi’s removal from power by the military. The Guardian says that the Muslim Brotherhood has called for a “day of rejection” today as its supporters gather for Friday prayers, while the Telegraph interviews several of Morsi’s supporters who say that they are ready to die for the cause. The Times says that around three hundred Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been arrested by the military, while the Independent claims that some are being held in the same prison as former-president Hosni Mubarak. The Financial Times also covers the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood leadership.

Writing in the Telegraph, Con Coughlin says that this week’s events in Egypt are a warning to Islamist political leaders across the region that the electorate will not tolerate ideological measures in place of economic welfare. Meanwhile, an editorial in the Independent calls the military intervention in Egypt a backwards step for democracy. The Guardian online covers comments made by Foreign Secretary William Hague who said that he opposes military intervention but that the UK will be pragmatic and maintain ties with the new Egyptian regime.

The Evening Standard and the online edition of the Independent report that the Western-backed opposition umbrella Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will meet in Istanbul today to try to elect a new leadership. The SNC has so far appeared fractured which has been a major factor in the West’s reluctance to arm the Syrian opposition.

The Independent i reports that the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership is pleased with the progress being made by US Secretary of State John Kerry in his efforts to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the PA.

Both the Evening Standard and Independent i cover Samsung’s purchase of Israeli company Boxee, which manufactures set-top boxes with a cloud capability, for a reported £19.7million.

In the Israeli media this morning, Egypt still dominates the front pages, with plenty of attention on the impact that the removal of Mohammed Morsi might have on Israel. Maariv simply asks the question on its front page “Good for Israel?” while Sof Hashavua’s headline calls it “A Different Egypt.” Yediot Ahronot reports that an Israeli official has already met with Egyptian security representatives and predicts that there will be close security cooperation between the two countries. Writing in Israel Hayom, Smadar Peri praises Israel’s leaders for quietly monitoring the events in Egypt and resisting the temptation to talk about it in the media. Meanwhile, Maariv discusses the prospect that with Morsi’s fall, Hamas has lost an ally and ponders the impact that this may have.

In other news, Israel Radio news reports this morning that Palestinian sources believe US Secretary of State John Kerry is close to reaching an agreement on a return to peace talks between Israel and the PA for a period of six to nine months. However, PA President Mahmoud Abbas is apparently continuing to insist on a settlement freeze as a pre-condition to talks.