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in WorldEgyptian Court Upholds Morsi’s Death Sentence
Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday has confirmed the death sentence for deposed president Mohammed Morsi for orchestrating a prison escape during the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak. Prosecutors charged Morsi and other leaders in the Muslim Brotherhood for conspiring with foreign Islamist organisations to storm prisons during the 2011 uprising. Muslim Brotherhood […] More
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in Big StoryEgypt Court To Retry Mubarak
Ousted Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, has been ordered to stand trial all over again over the killing of protesters in 2011 by an Egyptian appeals court. The former president was cleared in a retrial in November 2014 after he was initially jailed for life over the death of 800 people during the revolution. He was […] More
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in WorldEgypt: German Tourist Killed In Shark Attack
The Egyptian Police has confirmed the death of a German tourist in the country. He was killed in a rare shark attack off the Red Sea resort on Sunday. The shark reportedly bit off the 52-year-old man’s leg at the knee. The attack, which took place off the coastal city al-Qusair, is the first of […] More
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in WorldEgypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Trial Adjourned Again
An Egyptian court has adjourned the trial of Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, till March 19, after witnesses of the prosecution failed to appear in court. Their first hearing on February 23 was postponed – also because witnesses did not show up in court. Fahmy and Mohamed were charged with aiding the […] More
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Get Death, Life Sentences
An Egyptian court has sentenced four members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organisation to death while 14 others were handed life imprisonment. Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater were among those sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday, along with former lawmaker, Mohamed el-Beltagy and party head Saad el-Katatni and his deputy, […] More
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Egypt Jails Prominent Blogger And Activist
A prominent blogger and pro-democracy activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, has been jailed by an Egyptian Court for five years after his retrial for violating protest law on Monday. He was previously given a 15-year jail term in the case over his alleged role in a 2013 protest. The activist came into the limelight and gained […] More
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in Big StoryEgypt Court Overturns Mubarak Fraud Convictions
An Egyptian court has overturned the fraud convictions of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and ordered a retrial. Mubarak was imprisoned for three years in May 2014 after he was found guilty of fraudulently billing the government for $14m of personal expenses. But the court has now ruled that legal procedures were […] More
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in Big StoryEgypt Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak
A court in Egypt has dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against his government. Charges against seven of Mubarak’s senior officials, including his interior minister, were also dropped. His sons Gamal and Alaa were also cleared of separate corruption charges by the same court […] More
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in SportCAF Expels Morocco
Confederation of African Football, CAF, has confirmed the expulsion of Morocco from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after the country’s refusal to host the tournament because of its fears over the Ebola outbreak in the West African sub- region. CAF expelled Morocco, who would have qualified as hosts, from the finals. Morocco was given until […] More
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in Big StoryEgypt Accused Of Human Rights Abuse
Human Rights Watch, HRW has accused the United Nations, UN and its allies of failing in its responsibility to condemn the continued abuse of human rights in a crisis prone Egypt. HRW said the UN and all allies of Egypt should use the November 5, 2014 Universal Periodic Review, UPR of Egypt’s human rights situation […] More
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Egypt imposes state of emergency in Sinai
Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after at least 31 soldiers were killed in two attacks there. The decision was made after Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi called a meeting of the National Defence Council to discuss the security situation. “The army and the police will take […] More
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Egypt Holds Presidential Polls
Amidst tight security mounted by the police and the military, millions of Egyptian voters are casting presidential ballots across the nation. The election, which is the second in two years, was scheduled to hold on Monday and Tuesday and has just two candidates contesting for the presidential seat. One is Abdul Fattah al-sisi, a former […] More
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