Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morsi
Egypt covers 50% of foreign investors’ repatriation backlog
Reuters – Egypt’s central bank has covered 50% of a backlog of dollars owed to foreign investors seeking to repatriate funds from the country, it said in a statement on Thursday. A repatriation scheme opened in March last year and aimed at restoring confidence in Egypt’s economy guarantees foreign investors in Egypt’s stock and government …

Appeals court to hear Morsi case
The ousted leaderās defence team has asked the bench to step down

Badie, other Brotherhood leaders back in court
Prosecution claims prominent Muslim Brotherhood members created a āmilitant groupā

South Sudan backs Egypt bid for African Union reinstatement
Prime Minster discusses ways to strengthen relations with South Sudan

Threat of terrorism still present in the region: Foreign minister
United Arab Emirates praises recent Saudi decision to list the Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation
No Palestinian reconciliation without Egypt sponsorship: Hamas
Fatah says Hamas ādoes not have the rightā to decide if Egypt is to sponsor Palestinian reconciliation talks

State council repeals new cabinet election law
Law will now allow those convicted of a crime to run for office

Saudi lists ‘terror’ groups, orders Islamist fighters home
The move represents a major escalation against the Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and indicates rising concern in Riyadh over the potential risks to domestic security of Saudi extremists fighting in Syria.

Court ruling shows strains on Egypt-Hamas relationship: experts
Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned activities of the Palestinian movement temporarily

Al-Sisi to ācomplete proceduresā for presidential run
Defence minister says he cannot ignore the will of the Egyptian people

Egypt court bans Hamas activities
Hamas describes the court decision as āpoliticisedā as tensions between the group and Egypt hit new high

Morsi āpresidential palaceā trial adjourned to Thursday
Court to consider a request to replace two of the trials judges

Decision in Muslim Brotherhood trial postponed
Defence teams has asked the bench to recuse itself
Police sergeant shot dead in Beni Suef
Attacks on security forces continue leaving one dead and two injured

PM and interior minister meet to discuss security situation
Former cabinet criticised for overemphasising security, neglecting economy
Morsiās son released on bail
Ousted presidentās son was arrested and accused of illegal drug use

Thirst for democracy catches world powers off guard
From Egypt, where the nationās first democratically-elected president Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi was toppled in July by the army, to Ukraine where Viktor Yanukovych, brought to power in 2010 polls, fled his post after months of street protests, the US has had to fine-tune its response.

Morsi āPresidential Palaceā trial postponed
Cairo dust storm causes delays

Morsiās son arrested in possession of drugs
Abdullah Morsi and his friend were found in possession of 5 grams of cannabis byproducts, state media says

Morsi espionage case postponed as defence requests new judges
Muslim Brotherhood accuses judges of bias
Egypt gunmen kill police guard of Morsi judge
AFP ā Gunmen Friday killed an Egyptian policeman who was on a security team guarding the home of a judge in the jailbreak trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, security officials said. Attacks on the security forces have surged since the army ousted the Islamist Morsi last July, and as the military-installed authorities press a …

Gunmen kill Egypt policeman north of Cairo
Sergeant Abdallah Metwally of Mansoura police station was shot dead by assailants

Egypt rail workers lose appeal over deadly crash
The workers were originally convicted in June 2013 for manslaughter and negligence

Egypt Morsi spy case on hold, lawyers want new judges
The case, one of three already opened against Morsi, comes amid a relentless government crackdown targeting him and his Muslim Brotherhood movement

Egyptian autocrats struggle with footballās political pros and cons
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian government initiative to build more than a thousand new football pitches to ākeep youth off the streetsā against the backdrop of a rising number of clashes between fans and security forces and a likely extension and expansion of the ban on spectators attending matches highlights the opportunities and threats …

Court legalises Muslim Brotherhood āterrorist groupā designation
Muslim Brotherhood spokeswoman Wafaa Al-Banna accused authorities of āacting whichever way they want.ā

Morsi back in court for jailbreak case
Ousted leader to appear in court for the third day in a row

Morsi espionage trial delayed
Ousted leader appears in court for the second time in two days

Morsi prison break trial postponed a second time
Deposed presidentās court date moved to Monday

Al-Sisiās choice
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has exactly the same reason to run and not run for Egypt’s president: he could win