ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Thousands of protesters demonstrating against deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday shortly after breaking their fast with the iftar meal.<br/> <br />Protesters waved the Egyptian flag and held up posters and banner showing support for Egypt's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who shunted the contested Mursi from office.<br/> <br />More than two weeks after Egypt's powerful military removed Mursi from office, there is still no sign of a possible deal to defuse the crisis, which has divided the most populous Arab state and alarmed its Western allies.<br/> <br />Egypt's closest Western ally, the United States, has tried to tread softly through the crisis, still undecided whether to brand the downfall of Mursi a military coup - a move that would force Washington to suspend its large aid programs for Cairo.<br/> <br />U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned Egypt's new foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, expressing hop
