Latest in Tag: Morsi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Morsi

One Year of Crackdowns
Since the 3 July military-backed ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, the judiciary has been busy with a seemingly unending flow of high-profile trials, and arrests have come in droves

Appeals court sets date for Shura Council defendants
Activists sentenced to 15 years for breaking Protest Law to have appeal 22 July
16 Morsi supporters sentenced to three years imprisonment
Supporters charged with protesting without a permit and obstructing constitutional referendum

Pro-Morsi campaign calls for 3 July âuprisingâ
Group supporting ousted president say Egypt has become âthe laughing stock of the worldâ

17 on trial for post-Rabaa Al-Adaweya violence
Prosecution accuses 17 individuals of killing six citizens in Alexandria the day after the August 2013 dispersals

Morsi-appointed prosecutor general sent to retirement
Former prosecutor general Talaat Abdallah is accused of planting bugs in his office

Shafiqâs lawsuit challenging 2012 elections rejected
The Presidential Elections Committee rejects Shafiqâs appeal
Morsi aideâs father released for health reasons
Adly Al-Qazzaz is scheduled for open-heart surgery on Friday

Egypt receives âwarm welcomeâ at African Union
Foreign minister pushes for sustainable funding for Union activities and supports 2063 Plan

Minya verdict âheinous crime unprecedented in historyâ: MB
Brotherhood hits back at judiciary over death sentence for 183 alleged Islamists

Al-Sisi calls on Egyptians to âline upâ for the country
The president and interior minister give speeches in the graduation ceremony of policemen from the Police Academy

13 Al-Azhar students sentenced to 7 years for violence
27 students sentenced, 2 acquitted of violence at Al-Azhar University

Saudi King, Al-Sisi discuss economic support to Egypt
The Saudi monarch makes rare, short stop in Egypt on his way back from Morocco

Death sentences âcrime against humanityâ: Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood rejects 14 preliminary death sentences handed down on Thursday

Death sentences upheld for 183, including MB Supreme Guide
Controversial Minya court ratifies death sentences, hands down 4 life sentences

African Union lifts Egypt suspension
Egypt welcomes Peace and Security Council decision to unfreeze its membership after 11 months
12 smuggled artefacts to return from London
Ministry of Antiquities intensifying efforts to prevent smuggling and subsequent sale of artefacts abroad

Al-Sisi invited to African Union summit
Foreign ministry eyes AU reinstatement ahead of Egypt panel report presentation

Morsi espionage trial postponed
Court set to listen to more witnesses in ongoing case

Morsi âPrison Breakâ trial postponed
Testimony set to conclude on 28 June

The first step to solving a problem
You donât need to read the United Nations report saying 99.3% of Egyptian women have been sexually harassed (and worse) to know how serious of a problem the issue is in Egypt. Half of Egyptian society is under constant threat in the public space â studies, reported cases, and anecdotes all make this very clear. …

Sentence is revenge for 25 January revolution: Shura Council defendants
Defendants sentenced to 15 years for breaking Protest Law, begin procedures for retrial

Anti-Coup Alliance calls for uprising on anniversary of Morsi ouster
Statement accuses government of âabsence of visionâ, treachery

Amnesty International, Human Rights watch urge Al-Sisi to address ârights crisisâ
Statement tells new president not to âignore worst situation in decadesâ

Al-Sisi accepts resignations of Mansourâs advisers
Presidential advisers appointed by former president Mansour submit their resignations

Morsi âPresidential Palaceâ trial postponed to Wednesday
More witness testimonies to be heard in trial accusing Morsi and 14 others of inciting protestersâ killing

Al-Sisi meets Arab leaders after inauguration
The president held talks with top officials of Arabic countries that had vocally supported Egyptâs July power shift

Mansour granted top state honour
Former president ended his interim rule on Sunday, 8 June, handing over power to Al-Sisi

Foreign dignitaries attend Al-Sisi inauguration
Gulf states, Africa well represented at Al-Sisiâs inauguration, Qatari Emir sends congratulations via telegram

In search of alternatives
âWho is the alternative?â This was indeed the most repeated and frustrating question asked by the pro-Sisi camp during the past two weeks, before and during the surreal presidential election that brought a military man to power after three years of calls for democracy. The question is frustrating because this camp thinks that the ârevolutionâ …