Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morsi
Egypt’s Brotherhood offers talks to “exit” post-Morsi crisis
To end the deadly tumult since Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow

Violent clashes leave one dead in Alexandria
Clashes occurred in different cities as pro Morsi demonstrators oppose ‘retaliatory justice’
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate in Nasr City
In response to the call by Anti Coup Alliance, ousted president Morsi supporters took to the streets under the banner “no to retaliatory justice”
France to launch development projects worth €110m
Development projects aim at supporting agriculture and microfinance projects in Egypt

Twelve pro-Morsi protesters sentenced to 17 years
They will be allowed to post 64,000 Egyptian pounds ($9,300) bail while they appeal the sentences

Renewed detention for 21 Alexandria protesters
The group made up of only female protesters was arrested on 31 October

The coup is a betrayal of the oath Al-Sisi swore: Morsi
Egypt’s ousted president addresses Egyptians in a statement read by his lawyer

US, UN react to court ruling to end state of emergency and curfew
Draft Protest Law still a significant threat to freedom of assembly, activists say

Morsi’s son and lawyers visit him in jail
The former president sat with his son and legal advisers for two and a half hours on Tuesday

Morsi’s political trial
Egyptians are fortunate enough to witness two deposed presidents being tried in less than two years. After 30 years of political stagnation Egypt suddenly shows a very high president turnover! Despite the huge difference between both men, Morsi and Mubarak, their presidential pattern has been very similar with exception to the difference in resilience, of …

Morsi’s detention extended 30 days
The deposed president is being held for escaping from prison and espionage

Armed forces complete Rabaa restoration
Site of largest pro-Morsi sit-in restored by army’s Engineering Authority
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Sherif Adel’s weekly look at Egypt’s events.

Egypt after the trial
By Dr. Ronald Meinardus For me, the best news on 4 November, the day of the historic trial of former President Mohamed Morsi, was that Egypt for a change did not bewail fatal victims of politically inspired clashes. Blood and death have become an earmark of Egyptian politics; the continuous violence has contributed to the …

Anti-Coup Alliance protests against “vindictive violations” against women
The group has dubbed this Friday’s protest, “Egyptian women are a red line.”
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya will demonstrate against protest law if ratified
Secretary General of Building and Development Party says interim government ‘cannot live without repressive laws’

The trial
Last Monday was the trial of ex-President Morsi, and as expected, it was a circus. The deposed president looked healthy in a grey suit, walking into a cage of senior MB members dressed in prison whites, who were cheering him as president and holding up the Rabaa sign. As expected, he repeatedly shouted that he …

Journalists in Egypt continue to face harassment
Numerous attacks on journalists outside the Police Academy on Monday were reported
Hamas says media falsely implicating it in Egyptian affairs
The movement responds to media allegations which claim that it set up three missile platforms in Maadi

Morsi’s trial sparks reactions in Egypt and beyond
Islamists across the Arab World decry court’s legitimacy

Update: Morsi supporters block Cairo’s ring road
Thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators march on first day of former president’s trial
In Pictures: Morsi supporters clash with CSF, opposing protestors in front of High Court
Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi clashed with central security forces and opposing demonstrators outside downtown’s High Court on Monday afternoon following Morsi’s first appearance in court for inciting the killing of protestors in December 2012. Police fired tear gas at Morsi supporters both east and west of the High Court on Ramses Street, while …
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate against former president’s trial (2)
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi congregated by the Police Academy – where he is currently on trial – early Monday morning. A few hundred protesters chanted against Defense Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, demanding the release of the ousted president. e to the unruly behavior of the defendants and the crowd inside the court house. Photos By Ahmed Al-Malky

Update: Morsi supporters attacked in Alexandria
16 arrested in violence around a pro-Morsi protest
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate against former president’s trial
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi congregated by the Police Academy – where he is currently on trial – early Monday morning. A few hundred protesters chanted against Defense Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, demanding the release of the ousted president. State media reported that the judge presiding over the case adjourned the session as soon as it it began due …

Egyptian Judiciary tries second president in three years
Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood members face charges of inciting violence to 2012 Presidential Palace clashes

Egypt braces for Morsi’s trial
Ministry of Interior says it has a plan to “abort any scheme that aims to obstruct justice”

Egyptian crackdown on fuel smuggling to Gaza continues
Army says it destroyed several underground tanks containing over 300,000 litres of diesel
UK restores 24 arms export licenses to Egypt
UK restores previously revoked licenses and increases support for Egyptian airport security

1300 dead in Egypt since Morsi’s ouster: HRW
Organisation accuses security forces of unjustifiably using lethal force during 6 October clashes; Ministry of Interior denies