Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood
Syndicate leader referred to prosecution for âinsulting presidentâ
Defendant was arrested by state security for anti-government posts
Further clashes between protesters, police leave 1 dead
El-Maymoun village is said to be a âMuslim Brotherhood stronghold’
Interior ministry announces dismantlement of terrorist cells
Security forces apprehended a number of individuals allegedly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood over the past several days, according to Ministry of Interior spokesman Major Hani Abdul Latif. Among these were six individuals who first came to the attention of the police via “a number of inflammatory Facebook pages” suggesting their involvement in subversive activities. …

âOur work remains completely independentâ: Head of 30 June fact-finding committee
Every single incident in the report is documented, report delayed because Brotherhood refuses to participate, says Fouad Abdel-Moneim Riad

Egypt faces UN human rights review in Geneva
UN states question Egypt on rights of assembly and association, torture, gender rights, and application of constitution

Request for Soltan’s release on medical grounds ‘ignored by judge’: El-Nadeem
Egyptian-American activist entering 285th day of hunger strike

Brotherhood reiterates opposition to reconciliation
Statement follows leading Brotherhood memberâs call for dialogue between Al-Sisi and the group

Police arrests 18 alleged Brotherhood members
Operation is part of ongoing efforts ‘to quell extremist elements’ in the country, says interior ministry

Al-Sisi promises to compensate displaced Sinai residents
President emphasises role military force in ongoing struggle with militants

Morsi Presidential Palace trial postponed to Wednesday
State institutions did not support president during his reign, says defense lawyer

Sabry Helmy Nakhnoukhâs appeal rejected
Nakhnoukhâs 28 year prison sentence for crimes relating to drugs, forgery, and unlicensed weapons is upheld
Gag on media freedom victory for terrorism: Egyptian journalists
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists have signed an online statement released Sunday rejecting a recent agreement between the editors in chief of several major Egyptian newspapers, in which they vowed to support the governmentâs anti-terrorism rhetoric. The journalists condemned âthe repudiation of freedom of opinion and expressionâ inherent in the agreement between the newspaper editors, calling …

Mohamed Soltan falls into coma
Soltan has been on hunger strike for 281 days in protest at his imprisonment
73 detainees referred to court
Defendants charged with joining illegal group and disturbing the public peace

Relatives of jailed activists hold sit-in at High Court
Activist Mona Seif joined her mother’s stance, with both also being on hunger strike for the past 56 days
Court places Pharmacistsâ Syndicate under judicial guardianship
Former syndicate leadership was controlled by Brotherhood, says lawyer

Criticism of proposals to create military buffer zone in response to Sinai attacks
Security measure involves displacing thousands of people living near Rafah border crossing

Shoukry in London to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation
Foreign minister to discuss regional issues with UK counterpart

Family of former president condemns Sinai bombing
Morsiâs family places blame on government
MOI arrests 29 alleged MB members
Morsi releases letter calling for continued revolution

Criticism of governmentâs terrorism record follows widespread condemnation of Sinai attacks
US, UK, UAE pledge support for Egypt anti-terror efforts in wake of deadly Sinai attacks
Child dead, 6 injured in Matariya clashes
Cause of death still to be officially confirmed, says health ministry

Rafah crossing closed indefinitely after deadly Sinai attacks
Al-Sisi says government “ready to take action to solve the problem on the Egypt-Gaza border at the roots”

âForeign elementsââȘ supported Friday attacks: Al-Sisi
New security measures to take place at the Rafah border crossing

Obama requests Soltan’s release on health grounds
Prison medical report states “Soltan faking hunger strike”, court refuses intervention
Egypt calls for âreturn of the Libyan capitalâ
Libyan government orders military to retake Tripoli, calls for civil disobedience in capital

Presidential Palace trial postponed to 23 October
Morsi is charged in four other trials with verdicts yet to be received in all cases

Freedom and Justice Party submits formal objection against partyâs dissolution
Party lawyer says ban “contradicts Egyptian law”
Brotherhood accuses Interior Ministry of âfalse propagandaâ
The Ministry of Interiorâs charges of sabotage are politicised, says Brotherhood
Interior Ministry arrests 52 âterroristsâ for targeting infrastructure
Among the accusations are monitoring the movements of police officers and possessing large sums of money