Latest in Tag: Mohamed Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Mohamed Morsi

Parliament caught in political ambiguity: will the president respect legislative independence?
Experts warn of unfair representation, state control and failing publicâs expectations

Morsi still defiant in first speech of espionage trial
Former president accuses SCAF of killing protestors in 2011 uprising

Education in Egypt hit harder by Arab Spring unrest
By Mohamed Ibrahim Education in Egypt has been further dented by the unrest that has engulfed the country since the start of the Arab Spring in January 2011. The education process has been largely disrupted since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak that year. Reforming the education system in the most populous Arab nation …

Authorties release Morsi’s aide Al-Qazzaz
Egyptian authorities never charged Al-Qazzaz, says advocate group

Egypt asks Qatar to freeze Al-Qaradawi assets
Islamic cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is wanted by Interpol

Voices from the Muslim Brotherhood
The Brotherhood was officially designated a terrorist organisation in a December 2013 cabinet decree, and the decision was upheld, by court order, in February 2014.

Mohamed Al-Beltagy sentenced to 6 years in prison for contempt
Court postpones Wadi El Natroun prison to 10 January
Relations with Egypt should be established on intact ground: Turkish official
Turkey has repeatedly expressed opposition to current Egyptian government

Al-Sisi receives Qatari, Saudi envoys
Diplomatic reconciliation between Qatar and Egypt resulted from Saudi and US pressure: analysts

Egyptâs miltary confirms 10 Apaches delivered by US
Military expert says Egypt’s pursuing ‘multiple alternative sources for military cooperation’
40 Police Academy students expelled over ‘Brotherhood affiliations’
Students were enrolled in academy during Morsi’s reign, says Interior Ministry spokesman

Court postpones Morsi’s espionage case to 22 December
The defendants are accused of leaking the documents to foreign agents, including Hamas and Hezbollah.

Trying Mubarak unconstitutional, should have taken place before electing president: Minister of Transitional Justice
âMy committee visited Tora Prison following the UPR and we did not receive any complaints of tortureâ, minister says
Police officer killed, 2 others injured
The assailants are yet to be remanded in custody

The return of the caliphate: between Islam and politics
ISIS is obsessed with the myth of the Mehdi, and is preparing for his reign, claim AUC professors
Brotherhood denies prosecution’s claims of attempts to âoverthrow Egyptian stateâ
Prosecution accused Brotherhood of affiliation with foreign organisations and allowing “jihadists and extremists” to settle in Sinai

Egypt repays Qatari deposit worth $2.5bn: CBE governor
Governor also downplays negative effects on foreign currency reserves

Calls for 28 November protest âhumiliation of Quranâ: Mufti
Questioning basics of Islam fuel extremism, say Shawqy Allam

Calls to carry the Quran in Salafi Front protests âinvitation for strifeâ: Al-Azhar
Peaceful protesting proved inadequate, says jihadi scholar

Government ready for tough response to Salafi Front âIslamic Uprisingâ
Any threat to police facilities will be met with force and if necessary live rounds, says interior ministry
Egyptian navy boat attacked north of Damietta port
3 hostile vessels were destroyed, 20 people arrested
Bomb explodes near Beni Suef police station, no injuries
Two arrested attempting to bomb police station in Tanta, another two arrested for anti-police Facebook page

Salafi Front member reported missing
Group accuses the Ministry of Interior of âkidnappingâ its member
Further clashes between protesters, police leave 1 dead
El-Maymoun village is said to be a âMuslim Brotherhood stronghold’

Sinai enters a new chapter
By Khaled Okasha The terrorist attack that took place in Karam Al-Qawadees , next to Sheikh Zuweid, will open a new chapter for the entirety of the Sinai Peninsula. Will 24 October represent the end of one era and the beginning of a new one marked by a process that is more violent and bolder …

Salafi groups divided over calls for âIslamic revolutionâ
Groups dispute âIslamic identityâ of countryâs constitution

Al-Sisi promises to compensate displaced Sinai residents
President emphasises role military force in ongoing struggle with militants

Morsi Presidential Palace trial postponed to Wednesday
State institutions did not support president during his reign, says defense lawyer

56 judges suspended over âBrotherhood supportâ
Judges referred to the disciplinary committee for signing pro-Morsi statement

Morsiâs presidential spokesperson sentenced to 6-month imprisonment
Defendant is accused of assisting former prime minister in evading authorities and of joining terrorist organisation