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

Police kill young militant affiliated to Muslim Brotherhood
The Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday evening that it killed a young militant affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), who is studying at Al-Azhar University when they attempted to arrest him, according to an official statement issued from the ministry. The statement noted that the operation targeting the militant, Hassan Mohamed Moustafa, came in the …

Youth: a compass for democratic change
In the time of the Muslim Brotherhood, I met with one of their leaders, who was the secretary general of the Pharmacists Syndicate in one of the governorates adjacent to the capital. I asked him about the reasons for their aggression against the media and the disputes with the judiciary, the police, and the army …

Al-Sisi attends seminar held by armed forces on âevil powersâ
Seminar pointed at Muslim Brotherhood group’s influence

Muslim brotherhood detainees will not be placed on pardon lists: Tarek El-Khouly
There will be no reconciliation with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, El-Khouly assertedÂ

Giza Criminal Court hands death penalty to 2 members of Al-Warraq terrorist cell
The court also sentenced two other members to five years in prison and acquitted one defendantÂ

Nine people arrested in Alexandria on charges of forming a terrorist cell
The Interior Ministry claims the suspects are affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood

ElBaradei assesses Egyptâs post-revolutionary political polarisation
Mohamed Morsi failed to include other factions in the decision-making process, says former interim vice president

Former presidential candidate Abu Ismail sentenced to 5 years in prison
Charges include using power and violence against prosecution members, says state-run newspaperÂ

Trumpâs presidency bolsters autocrats as Egypt designates soccer icon a terrorist
An Egyptian government decision to designate soccer icon Mohammed Aboutrika as a terrorist coupled with the recent arrest of more than 30 militant football fans puts to bed any hopes that general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi sees the gameâs supporters as a way to reach out to his opponents. Al-Sisiâs intent to maintain his brutal crackdown …

IS terrorism born out of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood: former Unit 777 chief-of-staffÂ
Recent arms deals are necessary even if they negatively affect the economy, says Hatem Saber

Interior Ministry arrests alleged Brotherhood members ahead of âplans to spread chaosâ
One of the arrested was a former member of the FJP, according to the police

Administrative Court lifts asset freeze on Abu TrikaÂ
Mohamed Abu Trika has been accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood

Court sentences Muslim Brotherhood defendants to 5 years in Qalyub highway blocking case
Sentenced defendants include Muslim Brotherhood cleric Abdel-Rahman Al-Bar

3 new suspects arrested in church bombing case, police releases video confessions
The death toll rises to 28, while police have so far arrested eight people in connection with the terrorist attack

Family of Reem Gebra denies her affiliation to Al-Jazeera, Muslim BrotherhoodÂ
Family claims in a statement that their daughter studies film directing in the US and was in Turkey for tourism

Harsh sentences for 8 defendants in terrorism-related case
Last week, Egyptian courts handed harsh verdicts to defendants involved in cases related to terror cells

Detention of Brotherhood businessman Hassan Malek renewed for 45 days
Malek was detained in 2006 prior to the 25 January Revolution; however, he was pardoned and released in 2011

Trial of Shawkan, 738 other defendants adjourned to 17 January
In honour of Shawkan, the second round of the âShawkan Photo Awardsâ was launched earlier this month

Security forces kill 2 people suspected of assassinating head of armyâs 9th division
The ministry accused the group behind the assassination of major general Adel Ragaai of being affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood

Muslim Brotherhoodâs sympathy with executed militant reflects support for terrorism: Foreign Ministry
Brotherhood previously used charges against Habara to clear the groupâs name in the âRafah massacreâ case

Militant killed in police raid belonged to Hasm movement: Interior Ministry
A police conscript was also killed during the raid

The Muslim Brotherhood: the one-size-fits-all approach
The Muslim Brotherhood is a fundamentalist group, and subsequently they believe they possess the absolute truth. They are ultra-conservative. They were founded on fundamentalist approaches. They base everything on religion. They consider the Qurâan, Haddith, and Sunna to be the ultimate sources of all types of knowledge. Brotherhood founder Hassan Al-Banna highlighted the importance of …

Interior Ministry closes 163 Facebook pages, arrests 14 administrators
The pages are accused of inciting people to commit vandalism against state institutions and citizens

Islamic State claims responsibility for Cairo church attack
IS named Abou Abdallah Al-Masry as the suicide bomber who carried out the attack, via its affiliated media outlet

Egypt ranks third in the world for number of journalists imprisoned in 2016: CPJ
Only China and Turkey have more journalists behind bars than Egypt

Suicide bomber in church attack part of Muslim Brotherhood cell operating abroad: Interior Ministry
Other fugitive suspect coordinated with members in Qatar, was trained by Sinai Province, says ministry

Criminal Court acquits 4 defendants accused in Al-Waraq case
The defendants were arrested in January 2015 on accusations of belonging to the Brotherhood groupÂ

Parliamentâs Foreign Affairs Committee refutes British MPâs statements concerning Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood should have stayed in power, claims the head of UK parliamentâs foreign affairs committee Crispin Blunt

11 defendants sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for participating in 11 November protests
Defendants were arrested in the working-class area of Imbaba

Parliamentary delegation heads to London in response to British report on Muslim Brotherhood
The UKâs stance on offering asylum to persecuted Muslim Brotherhood members may negatively affect bilateral relations