Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration against targets in Libya, in response to regime actions against rebel forces, to enforce the UN no-fly zone. After escalating demonstrations challenged the long-standing strong-man rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Obama and many European leaders called for him to step down and he did so in 2011. The Egyptians elected a new government based on the Muslim Brotherhood. However the new President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown in 2013 by the military. President Obama noted that the crisis in Egypt is deplorable and tragic; the situations at the end of 2013 remained very tense. In 2012, Obama, who had previously
Hosni Mubarak believed the personal wealth of Mubarak and his family was between and from military contracts made during his time as an air force officer. "The Guardian" reported that Mubarak and his family might be worth up to garnered from corruption, bribes and legitimate business activities. The money was said to be spread out in various bank accounts, including some in Switzerland and the UK, and invested in foreign property. The newspaper said some of the information about the family's wealth might be ten years old. According to "Newsweek", these allegations are poorly substantiated and lack credibility. On 12 February 2011,