Latest in Tag: Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Brotherhood
Prisoner faces death in Mansoura police station: Relatives
Teenager Mazen Hamza is suffering from a salivary glandĀ infection, and has been denied medical care
FJP vows āheavy priceā for death sentences
Death penalty has become Egyptian authoritiesā favourite tool to purge political opposition, says Amnesty International
Clashes break out between students, security forces in 6th of October City: SAC
The Interior Ministry could not confirm or deny this incident
Court sentences Morsi-era governor to 2 years
Judge and former governor Hassan El-Naggar was charged with protesting without police permit
Alleged āHelwan Brigadesā member arrested
Group previously denounced āpeacefulā measures of Muslim Brotherhood
US encourages Egypt to āredressā Soltanās life imprisonment
US government deeply disappointed by Egyptian courtās decision, says State Department
Court adjourns Morsiās Qatar espionage trial to 26 March
Unsealing exhibits of the case will resume in the tenth session
Court ruling compels government to unfreeze NGO funds
Funds of 138 local Al-Jamia Al-Shariya branches frozen in 2013 over alleged Muslim Brotherhood affiliation
International, local entities condemn activistsā prison sentences
US administration calls on Egypt to review protest law and related verdicts
Morsiās āprison breakā trial adjourned to 25 February
Defence argues defendants were forced to walk out of prison
Notes from America: The accidental hero
By Ahmed Tharwat In his book āPresidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Eraā, Joseph Nye of Harvard University divided American presidents into two groups. One is made up of ātransformationalā leaders – those with the grandiose goal of using American influence to spread democracy and liberty around the world. The second group contains …
What are the existing strategies in the face of terrorism and extremism?
The terrorist events that took place in Sinai on 29 January 2015 have raised major concerns and debates. Concerns were very obvious on TV screens, in newspapers, within political forces, and perhaps also ruling circles. These concerns, in my opinion, are justified. A year and a half after the first Rafah incident which targeted a …
Mastermind behind forged 2010 vote runs in upcoming elections
Former political tycoon Ahmed Ezz will run in Menufiya
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …
HRW demands Egypt hold police accountable for abuses in custody
Former finance ministry advisor tortured in custody, says lawyer and relatives
2 minor explosions in Cairo, Alexandria
Tuesday morning saw two explosives dismantled in Cairo Airport
Sisi: Sinking Sinai
If a shaken public – and rest assured, based on many indications, the public is both shaken and angry – is to trust that its leaders have a rational, well-constructed plan there must be both transparency and accountability
Police Day and human rights
How can the January revolution die if its main cause still lives?
Mohamed Soltan’s health conditions deteriorate
Activist has been on hunger strike for 360 days to protest his detention
Egypt-Qatar ties improving, though disagreements persist
āWe will wait and see, but there is no meeting decision with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad,ā says Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi in Abu Dhabi for high-stakes energy summit
UAE allocated more than $10bn in development aid to Egypt in 2014 alone, says Emirati Embassy in Cairo
250 referred to military court in Minya
Charges include torching a post office and joining a āterroristā group
Interior minister warns of āspreading cancerā ahead of revolution anniversary
Brotherhood trying to attract groups to carry out riots, says Mohamed Ibrahim
Calls for a āreligious revolutionā
Al-Sisiās call for a āreligious revolutionā was criticised, but was not followed by protests
Several deaths in Friday protests
A shooting on Central Security vehicle leaves 5 injured
Morsiās espionage case adjourned to 4 January
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and 35 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood to 4 January. They face. charges of leaking documents that could harm Egypt’s national security. The defendants are accused of leaking the documents to foreign agents, including Hamas and Hezbollah. They also stand accused of funding …
Brotherhood Supreme Guide bodyguard arrested for protesting and inciting violence
Security forces in Giza arrested Ahmed Ateya, a former bodyguard for the Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, on Monday, according to a Ministry of Interior statement. Ateya, 41, also known as Ahmed Sheikha El-Shiemy, had been wanted by the authorities for his involvement in āprotesting and inciting violenceā, according to a report filed by …
78 minors convicted for unlicenced protests released on parole
The Alexandria Juvenile Misdemeanour Appeal Court released 78 imprisoned minors convicted for illegally protesting and joining a banned organisation. In November, a first degree court had sentenced the minors, aged between 15 and 17, to between two and five year prison terms. Ahmed El-Hamrawy, one of the youths’ lawyers, said the judge decided to release …
Potential UK club acquisition could help Qatar polish its image
By James M. Dorsey Qatar has booked two recent successes in what has become an uphill struggle to improve its tarnished image: a papering over of its rift with Saudi Arabia and the UAE sparked by Qatari support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and reports that it may be interested in acquiring London Premier League club …
Badieās police station storming trial adjourned to 14 January
In separate case, Boulaq clashes trial adjourned to 11 January