Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morsi
Morsi espionage trial postponed, lawyers withdraw
Court to replace current defense
Four wounded in Nasr City apartment blast
Ministry of Interior says pro-Morsi posters and explosives found in apartment, owner to be investigated
13 sentenced over Brotherhood HQ clashes
Al-Shaterâs bodyguards among those sentenced to two years for March 2013 Moqattam clashes
$3 billion arms deal already initialed between Cairo and Moscow: Vedomosti
Russia and Egypt have âalready initialed or signedâ a $3 billion arms deal, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported Friday. The deal would procure Russian military equipment, including MiG-29M/M2 fighters, air defense systems of several types, Mi-35 helicopters, anti-coastal complexes of ammunition and light weapons, according to the report, which was based on two unnamed sources in …
Media in Egypt âbattered by an array of repressive tacticsâ: CPJ
New report details a plethora of abuses journalists faced in 2013
EU comments prompt angry Egypt response
Foreign ministry suggests EU may have a âcertain political orientationâ towards Egypt
EU foreign ministers discuss Egypt
Concern over media freedom in Egypt as EU ministers gather in Brussels
Sabahy enters presidential race; decision widens Tamarod rift
The presidential hopeful announces the decision after months of consideration
Three dead in Friday clashes
Ministry of Health updates Friday death toll to three, 10 injured
Morsi âpresidential palaceâ trial postponed to 1 March
Plaintiff requests that Muslim Brotherhood leaders be tried
Italian minister concerned Egypt âtoo focused on security issuesâ
Foreign minister meets Italian counterpart, defence minister and business leaders at start of Europe tour
Stimulus package almost ready
Government aims to reassure that Egypt safe for investors
In Pictures: Egypt braces for presidential elections with posters and renovations
Photos by AFP
In Pictures: Murder trial of Morsi resumes
AFP- The murder trial of deposed Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi is due to resume in Cairo Saturday, after he insisted at a separate hearing that he was still the legitimate president. His trial is seen as a test for Egypt’s military-installed authorities, who have come under fire for a heavy-handed crackdown on his supporters after he was forced …
6 April warns of continued resistance
Movement claims to have evidence proving security forcesâ responsibility for the death of its members
African Union stands by decision on Egypt suspension
Details of high-level meetings with African Union Panel released
Mansour updates African leaders ahead of AU meeting on Egypt
African Union Peace and Security Council to discuss panelâs report on Egypt
MidEast Stocks: Egypt surges after Sisi cleared for presidency vote; UAE markets rebound
Sentiment was also helped by Finance Minister Ahmed Galal saying the interim government would soon launch a second stimulus package of about the same size as the first one, EGP 30bn ($4.3bn).
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial adjourned to 22 February
Former president, 130 others tried for prison break on incident’s third year anniversary
Egyptâs growth to miss forecasts
Reuters – Egyptâs economy will only grow by 2.0% in the fiscal year ending June 2014, well below the government target of 3.5%, according to a Reuters poll of economists who lowered their forecasts once again. Chances for an economic rebound were hurt by violence and political turmoil after Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was ousted …
IPI delegation makes emergency visit to Cairo
Government urged to live up to the potential of new Constitution by freeing journalists
Government accountability a must: CPJ MENA head
DNE interviews Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator at Committee to Protect Journalists
Thou shalt celebrate
What happened on Saturday, marking the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, was simply surreal. Hundreds of thousands, as expected, were in Tahrir Square, celebrating. Posters of Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi were all over the square, with people on live TV “pleading” for him to run for presidency. Any political analyst worth his …
Journalism in Egypt, a dangerous business
On Saturday, while thousands of Egyptians were celebrating the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution in Tahrir square, Daily News Egypt reporter Basil El-Dabh was experiencing a “citizen arrest” for recording the celebrations. The angry mob questioned his presence, roughed him up – along with a female freelance journalist- then handed them to the …
Three soldiers dead in Sinai, more injured
Security forces have been increasingly targeted in the peninsula
Egypt: three years of unrest
Key developments in Egypt
In Pictures: Muslim Brotherhood protest in Cairo
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets Friday. They chanted slogans and raised four fingers, the symbol known as “Rabaa”, Â remembering those killed in the crackdown on the Rabaa Al-Adaweya protest camp in Cairo last year, during a demonstration in Cairo on 24 January 2014. Protesters carried placards that read “Void, Execute …
Egypt will return $3bn to Qatar this year
Reuters – Egypt will return $3 billion that were invested in bonds to Qatar when the debt matures by the end of the year, a central bank source told Reuters on Thursday. “We will return $500 million to Qatar in October and $2.5 billion in November (for) the bonds,” the source said. Three years of political instability have left the Egyptian …
In Pictures: Protests in downtown Cairo
Photos by Mohamed Omar/DNE
One more anniversary
Another anniversary passes by, as Egypt remains stuck inside the loop of political transformations that began on January 2011. Much has changed since that Tuesday where a few thousands took to the streets defying Mubarakâs corrupt repressive state. Personally, I was one of those who left Tahrir Square that night with a clear decision in …