Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morsi
In Pictures:Morsi handed 20 years in prison for inciting, demonstrating violence
All 15 defendants were acquitted of killing protesters in the Presidential Palace case
Prison-sentenced Morsi awaits next verdict on 16 May
Former president stands trial in four more cases
Islamist entities decry ‘politicisation’ in Morsi verdict
Morsi handed first prison sentence since July 2013, supporters assert him as “legitimate president”
Morsi handed 20 years in prison for inciting, demonstrating violence
All 15 defendants were acquitted of killing protesters in the Presidential Palace case
Notes from America: The flag
By Ahmed Tharwat The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. It has three colours; red symbolises hardiness and valour, white symbolises purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. As …
Turkey condemns Sinai bombings, despite strained relations with Egypt
Turkey and Egypt have been locked in dispute since ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, ending economic ties between two countries
Prosecutor General refers 379 to criminal court over Al-Nahda sit-in
Defendants face charges of murder, possession of weapons, arrest and torture of civilians
Gulf alliances: Regional states hedge their bets
By James M. Dorsey The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, designed to prevent Iranian-backed forces from gaining power, symbolises the Gulf’s new assertiveness. This is unfolding as the various Gulf states seek to hedge their bets with different strategies that complement rather than replace the regional US security umbrella. Qatar, this month, signed a military …
Court adjourns Morsi’s Qatar espionage trial to 26 March
Unsealing exhibits of the case will resume in the tenth session
Attempts to ban Egyptian militant football fan group gather momentum
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian prosecutor has set the stage for the banning of a group of hard-core, militant football fans by charging them with accepting money and explosives from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to stage last month’s Cairo football riot in which 22 people were killed. The Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, said the …
Lessons from the Algerian experience
By Mahmoud Abu Bakr Since the incidents of July 2013 and the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, which led to the expulsion of the Muslim Brotherhood regime from power in Egypt, different media did not stop making comparisons between what occurred in Egypt and what happened in Algeria in the early ‘90s, when the elections …
Suspension of judges ‘violation’ to judicial independence: Rights group
Previously published leaks suggested government intervention in judiciary
Germany’s arms exports to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE raise harrowing questions
By Jonathan Moremi In a surprise move of transparency the German government has disclosed a list of all the arms exports from Germany since 2002. The socialist left party Die Linke had demanded to know what arm sales had received clearance by the governments of both the social democrat Gerhard Schröder and his successor Angela …
Hamas members in Egypt to be arrested, assets frozen: Justice Minister
Group leaders demanded Saudi intervention to revoke verdict
Media gag imposed on Morsi’s Espionage Trial
Media was recently prevented from reporting on several cases
Court orders retrial for Qatar, Turkey terrorism cases
Lawsuits argues countries took a “hostile position” against Egypt, supported Muslim Brotherhood
Morsi’s ‘prison break’ trial adjourned to 25 February
Defence argues defendants were forced to walk out of prison
Badie referred to military tribunal for second time
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide already given death and life sentences
More Islamists referred to military tribunals
Since 1950s, special military courts used as judicial tool to crack down on Islamist opposition
‘Prison Break’ trial postponed to 21 February
Morsi demanded to see his family, whom he has not seen since November 2013
Morsi espionage trail postponed
Ousted president rejected trail, describing political situation as “coup”
Imprisoned photojournalist sends world SOS message
Mahmoud “Shawkan” Abou Zied offers condolences for journalists with Egyptian nationality, expresses willingness to drop it for his freedom
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 …
Suspects in police station attacks in Giza, Fayoum arrested
Others were arrested trying to set fire to public transportation bus, says interior ministry
Police Day and human rights
How can the January revolution die if its main cause still lives?
Revolution Dishonoured
To understand today’s pungent pain you must absorb the degree of yesterday’s hope
Religious institutions: a pillar of Egypt’s new security state?
What are top religious institutions doing to support Al-Sisi and his government?
Leak allegedly reveals government using media to shape public opinion
Officials purportedly pick media personnel to convince people that Al-Sisi is targeted
Egyptian judiciary violates human rights: German official
Christoph Strässer discusses the Protest Law, freedom of speech and the NGOs law as part of fighting terrorism, says Germany is accused of targeting Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood defence lawyer requests merging 2 trials
Lawyer Kamal Mandour wants one ruling for espionage and prison break trials for overlapping charges