Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood

Court ruling prohibits Brotherhood from running in elections
Primary Alexandria Court forbids SEC from accepting the nomination of members of the Muslim Brotherhood in upcoming polls
Man shot dead inside police station
The suspect is currently detained and is facing investigation
Cairo court officially rules Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis a terrorist organisation
Sinai-based militant group has claimed responsibility for a string of violence

The Brotherhood and Britain: The âterrorists or usâ theory
The British decision to launch an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood and its alleged links with radical militancy has sparked widespread controversy. Many people are justifiably surprised by the sudden decision and the possibility that it is politically motivated by Saudi pressure. However, more alarming is the comment made by the Brotherhoodâs most senior leader in the …

Morsi trial postponed for second straight day
The former president will have hearings on at least five consecutive days this week
Al-Beltagy, Hegazy on trial for 2011 torture case
Influential Islamist leaders accused of torture in Tahrir Square
Anti-terrorism legislation should be scrapped or changed: Amnesty International
Amnesty International warns that new potential anti-terrorism legislation could be abused by authorities

Anti-Coup Alliance describes Ashton visit as âevilâ
EU Election Observation Mission to monitor presidential elections
17 Morsi supporters sentenced for Shubra violence
Defendants found guilty of a number of violence-related charges

Egypt court rejects new judges for Morsi trials
The court is now expected to set a date for the resumption of each of the two trials involving jailbreak and espionage charges
Current government âa regime worse than Mubarakâ: Alaa Abdel Fattah
NCHR member Mohamed Abdel Kouddous calls on Hamdeen Sabahy not to participate in âstaged presidential electionâ

Morsi trial postponed to Sunday
Former president is on trial, along with 14 other prominent Islamist leaders, for inciting the killing of demonstrators

Trial of Badie, Hegazy, others postponed
Trial of Islamist leaders who face charges of blocking a road and inciting violence adjourned to next week

Muslim Brotherhood responds to British terrorism probe
Egyptian government praised the investigation into the Brotherhoodâs âphilosophy, activities and impactâ, while Brotherhood condemned âcoupâ governmentâs efforts to âfalsify factsâ

Defence team walks out of âRabaa operationsâ trial
Judge told defendant to âshut upâ, defence lawyer says

Britain orders probe into Muslim Brotherhood
The probe could reportedly lead to a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood in Britain, which is already outlawed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Presidential elections to begin 26 May
Door for application of presidential candidates opens Monday

Update: FJP members Azhari, Al-Ashry sentenced to two years
Giza court finds the pair guilty of harbouring FJP head Beltagy

Beltagy, others appear in court
Beltagy and controversial imam and Muslim Brotherhood supporter Safwat Hegazy appeared in court in Cairoâs Tora Prison for the torture of two police officers at a pro-Mohamed Morsi sit-in at Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque in Nasr City.

Court sentences two to death for killing child
Death sentence of two men involved in deadly Sidi Gaber clashes referred to the Mufti
Egyptâs judges may be independent, but many are following the regimeâs political agenda
By Nour Bakr The sentencing of 529 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters to death this week provoked almost universal outrage at the large-scale, and procedurally inept manner through which it was applied. Whilst many argue the sentence is likely to be overturned, and that consequently reactions are equally overblown, this misses the point. Since …
In Pictures: Cairo University protests
By AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah Clashes erupted in Cairo University on Wednesday evening when hundreds of students from the universities of Cairo and Al-Azhar participated in a rally organised by Students Against the Coup (SAC). The protest reached the Faculty of Applied Arts, which is near the Giza Security Directorate, according to SAC female coordinator at Cairo University …

Badie and 51 others to stand trial next week for âoperations roomâ case
The Muslim Brotherhoodâs Supreme Guide is accused of misleading the public and âspreading chaosâ on 14 August

Mass trial in Minya postponed to 28 April
Defence lawyers boycott trial

Qatar calls for dialogue in Egypt
Relations between Egypt and the Gulf state have been strained over Dohaâs backing for Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in July following nationwide protests.

1,044 protests in February: Democracy Meter
Protesters included doctors, teachers, security workers and others

Minya death sentences âunconstitutional and illegalâ: Defence lawyer
Court procedures questioned as 529 referred to Grand Mufti for opinion on death sentence

MOI considering weapons from Russia
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters that US, EU âstiflingâ arms

Morsi ‘presidential palace’ trial postponed to 5 April
Defence to look into a report by the committee of media experts

Muslim Brotherhood trials face continued delays
Trials in Minya and Cairo postponed on Saturday