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Mohammed Mursi is a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood and former president of Egypt, assuming office on 30 June 2012. He was unseated in a military coup on 3 July 2013 by the Egyptian defence minister Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi following widespread democracy protests across the country and calls for his resignation by leading opposition party members.
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Mohammed Mursi is a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood and former president of Egypt, assuming office on 30 June 2012. He was unseated in a military coup on 3 July 2013 by the Egyptian defence minister Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi following widespread democracy protests across the country and calls for his resignation by leading opposition party members.
- Ramy Shaath, 50, was a figure of the 2011 uprising in Egypt. He was arrested in July 2019 and faced charges of aiding a terrorist organisation
- Earlier on Monday, prominent MP Mohamed Anwar Sadat had announced ‘an imminent decision to release’ Shaath and deport him
A court ordered the conditional release of Mahmoud Hussein pending investigations into charges of publishing false information.
A court ordered the conditional release of Mahmoud Hussein pending investigations into charges of publishing false information.
Lina Attalah, the editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, was detained amid a nationwide crackdown on the media.
Lina Attalah, the editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, was detained amid a nationwide crackdown on the media.
Mustafa Kassem died after he staged a hunger strike to protest what he insisted was wrongful imprisonment in Cairo.
Mustafa Kassem died after he staged a hunger strike to protest what he insisted was wrongful imprisonment in Cairo.
Mohammed Mursi’s death drew swift and inevitable attention to the country’s harsh jailhouse conditions and the plight of its many political prisoners.
Mohammed Mursi’s death drew swift and inevitable attention to the country’s harsh jailhouse conditions and the plight of its many political prisoners.
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, as authorities continued their crackdown on Islamists.
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, as authorities continued their crackdown on Islamists.
Egypt's government has denied it fabricated key documents linked to the trial of Mohammed Mursi.
Egypt's government has denied it fabricated key documents linked to the trial of Mohammed Mursi.
An Egyptian criminal court has convicted the youngest son of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Mursi on charges of drug possession and consumption, jailing him and a friend for a year.
An Egyptian criminal court has convicted the youngest son of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Mursi on charges of drug possession and consumption, jailing him and a friend for a year.
An Egyptian court that sentenced to death 37 Islamists and handed life terms to 492 others has defended its verdict, saying the men were "demons" who followed Jewish scripture.
An Egyptian court that sentenced to death 37 Islamists and handed life terms to 492 others has defended its verdict, saying the men were "demons" who followed Jewish scripture.
Egypt's former army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said the Muslim Brotherhood movement of deposed leader Mohammed Mursi was "finished" in Egypt and that it would not return if he was elected.
Egypt's former army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said the Muslim Brotherhood movement of deposed leader Mohammed Mursi was "finished" in Egypt and that it would not return if he was elected.
The Qatar-based satellite network Al-Jazeera served Egypt with a US$150 million compensation claim for what it said was damage to its media business inflicted by Cairo's military-backed rulers, a step likely to worsen Qatari-Egyptian relations.
The Qatar-based satellite network Al-Jazeera served Egypt with a US$150 million compensation claim for what it said was damage to its media business inflicted by Cairo's military-backed rulers, a step likely to worsen Qatari-Egyptian relations.
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a big turnout in a presidential election he is expected to win easily, countering a call for a boycott by allies of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Mursi.
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a big turnout in a presidential election he is expected to win easily, countering a call for a boycott by allies of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Mursi.
An Egyptian court has handed down a death sentence on the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters, intensifying a crackdown on the movement that could trigger protests and political violence ahead of an election next month.
An Egyptian court has handed down a death sentence on the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters, intensifying a crackdown on the movement that could trigger protests and political violence ahead of an election next month.
An Egyptian judge will issue a verdict on April 28 in a new mass trial of 683 suspected Islamist supporters of the ousted president Mohammed Mursi for murder and attempted murder after a single session boycotted by defence lawyers.
An Egyptian judge will issue a verdict on April 28 in a new mass trial of 683 suspected Islamist supporters of the ousted president Mohammed Mursi for murder and attempted murder after a single session boycotted by defence lawyers.
The judge in one of the largest trials of supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Mursi has declared he will issue verdicts for the more than 500 defendants after only two sessions, say lawyers who claim the move violated the norms of a fair trial.
The judge in one of the largest trials of supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Mursi has declared he will issue verdicts for the more than 500 defendants after only two sessions, say lawyers who claim the move violated the norms of a fair trial.
Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Mursi stood alone in a soundproof glass-encased metal cage at the start of a new trial yesterday wearing a white prison uniform, pacing and shouting angrily at the judge in apparent disbelief: "Who are you? Tell me!"
Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Mursi stood alone in a soundproof glass-encased metal cage at the start of a new trial yesterday wearing a white prison uniform, pacing and shouting angrily at the judge in apparent disbelief: "Who are you? Tell me!"
Egypt's interim leader has said a presidential election could be held before voting for parliamentary seats. Adly Mansour's comments raise the possibility that the country's military-backed government is preparing to deviate from the transitional plan it unveiled after ousting former president Mohammed Mursi in July.
Egypt's interim leader has said a presidential election could be held before voting for parliamentary seats. Adly Mansour's comments raise the possibility that the country's military-backed government is preparing to deviate from the transitional plan it unveiled after ousting former president Mohammed Mursi in July.
Egyptian prosecutors referred ousted president Mohammed Mursi to a third trial, on charges of organising prison breaks during the 2011 uprising, spreading chaos in the country and abducting policemen in collaboration with foreign militants.
Egyptian prosecutors referred ousted president Mohammed Mursi to a third trial, on charges of organising prison breaks during the 2011 uprising, spreading chaos in the country and abducting policemen in collaboration with foreign militants.
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the former president, Mohammed Mursi, and 35 Islamists to stand trial on charges including conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt and divulging military secrets to a foreign state.
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the former president, Mohammed Mursi, and 35 Islamists to stand trial on charges including conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt and divulging military secrets to a foreign state.
On paper, a draft Egyptian constitution - which was made publicly available in its entirety for the first time over the weekend - appears to afford citizens important new rights, including criminalising torture and human trafficking and requiring that the state protect women from violence.
On paper, a draft Egyptian constitution - which was made publicly available in its entirety for the first time over the weekend - appears to afford citizens important new rights, including criminalising torture and human trafficking and requiring that the state protect women from violence.
A student was killed during an Islamist demonstration at Cairo University as Egyptian authorities continued their crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi.
A student was killed during an Islamist demonstration at Cairo University as Egyptian authorities continued their crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi.
Turmoil in US-Egyptian relations could harm American interests throughout the Middle East and the country's military-backed government might seek aid elsewhere, possibly from rivals of the United States, the Egyptian foreign minister says.
Turmoil in US-Egyptian relations could harm American interests throughout the Middle East and the country's military-backed government might seek aid elsewhere, possibly from rivals of the United States, the Egyptian foreign minister says.
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered former president Mohammed Mursi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders to stand trial on charges including inciting murder.
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered former president Mohammed Mursi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders to stand trial on charges including inciting murder.
Egypt's former autocrat Hosni Mubarak was flown from jail yesterday in a symbolic victory for an army-dominated old order that has overthrown and imprisoned his elected Islamist successor.
Egypt's former autocrat Hosni Mubarak was flown from jail yesterday in a symbolic victory for an army-dominated old order that has overthrown and imprisoned his elected Islamist successor.
President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States has cancelled military exercises with Egypt to protest the killing of hundreds of protesters.
President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States has cancelled military exercises with Egypt to protest the killing of hundreds of protesters.
Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Mursi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed in decades.
Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Mursi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed in decades.
First came the tear gas, the bulldozers and the flames. Then came the bullets and the blood. Security forces arrived after dawn yesterday to disperse the camp where thousands of Islamists had stayed for six weeks.
First came the tear gas, the bulldozers and the flames. Then came the bullets and the blood. Security forces arrived after dawn yesterday to disperse the camp where thousands of Islamists had stayed for six weeks.