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africanews
April 28, 2018
He added that during his time as prime minister, he advised the former Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, not to politicise the issue. “I told Morsi not to politicise this issue this is a technical issue. Ethiopia cannot be restricted by a colonial treaty because Ethiopia was never colonised”. The last round ofÃâà...
Xinhua
April 28, 2018
Terrorism killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers over the past few years, following the military ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. Terror attacks graduallyÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
April 28, 2018
Egypt's highest appellate court on Saturday confirmed the death penalty for six people in connection with violence in the wake of the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. The Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences against the six after being convicted of storming a police station inÃâà...
The Daily Star
April 28, 2018
FILE - In this April 23, 2016, file photo, ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, wearing a red jumpsuit that designates he has been sentenced to death, sits inside a defendants cage in a makeshift courtroom at the national police academy, in an eastern suburb of Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil,Ãâà...
Middle East Monitor
April 27, 2018
Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was in court on charges of “communication with Hamas” yesterday. In a session at the Cairo Criminal Court, headed by Counsellor Mohammed Shirin Fahmi, the prosecution had charged Morsi and a number of others with crimes includingÃâà...
New Internationalist
April 20, 2018
After mass protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, General of the Egyptian Armed Forces Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed President Mohamed Morsi and suspended the constitution. A crackdown followed, with a sweeping campaign of arrests and shootings. 'It was a massacre,' Ahmad remembers today. 'It was theÃâà...
Egypttoday
April 19, 2018
Wilayat Sinai (Sinai Province) is an offshoot of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, which emerged in North Sinai after the 2011 upheaval, and orchestrated major attacks following the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. The government labeled the group a terroristÃâà...
Egypt Independent
April 8, 2018
On August 14, 2013, sit-ins organised by the former president Mohamed Morsi's supporters in Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda Squares were violently dispersed by security forces almost six weeks after his removal from office. Egypt listed the Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation in December 2013.
The Independent
April 4, 2018
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will begin a new term in office this week after winning an election that could hardly be called competitive. Meanwhile there is real concern about the circumstances of the only candidate to ever win a truly open presidential election in Egypt's history, Mohamed Morsi. Elected in 2012 andÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
March 31, 2018
The son of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has revealed that his father's health has deteriorated severely, Anadolu reported on Thursday. “Many reports have emerged recently speaking about the severe deterioration of my father's health,” said Ahmed Morsi. “The situation is unprecedented.”.
The Times
March 28, 2018
Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi could die in prison if he does not receive urgent medical care, a group of British MPs and lawyers have said. Mr Morsi, 66, a member of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood group, was forced from power in a coup five years ago that was overseen by President Sisi,Ãâà...
The New Indian Express
March 28, 2018
LONDON: Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is being detained in conditions that fail to meet international standards and could lead to his premature death, according to a report released Wednesday by three British lawmakers. Morsi, who has a history of ill-health including diabetes, liver andÃâà...
The News Tribune
March 27, 2018
El-Sissi, a general who led the 2013 military overthrow of Egypt's first freely elected president, the Islamist Mohammed Morsi, voted at a school in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis as soon as the polls opened at 9 a.m. He made no comment before heading for a meeting with his campaign team. Moussa, whoÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 25, 2018
Many Egyptians welcomed the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi and the crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood, and for a time el-Sissi enjoyed a wave of popular support bordering on hysteria, with downtown shops selling chocolates with his portrait on them. But that aura has faded over the last four years,Ãâà...
Middle East Monitor
March 16, 2018
A British Member of Parliament has pointed out that former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted in a military coup in 2013, is “not an ordinary prisoner.” Crispin Blunt MP warned the authorities in Egypt that if Morsi dies in prison, the consequences will be greater than if the victim wasÃâà...
New Vision
March 16, 2018
A former army chief, Sisi was first elected in 2014, a year after he ousted his bungling predecessor Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was the country's first freely elected civilian president, but also a divisive Islamist whose policies sparked massive protests. Since then, the country has grappled with a persistentÃâà...
Egypttoday
March 8, 2018
CAIRO- 8 March 2018: Cairo Criminal Court postponed the retrial of 22 defendants of the Muslim Brotherhood, including ousted president Mohammed Morsi and supreme guide Mohamed Badei, until April 9, over charges of espionage and divulging classified information about the country's nationalÃâà...
The Guardian
March 6, 2018
Mohammed Morsi in2016. His family say they do not believe he has received adequate treatment. Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP. A cross-party group of senior British MPs has petitioned the Egyptian government to allow access to the jailed former president Mohamed Morsi, amid reports that his health hasÃâà...
The New Arab
March 5, 2018
Since 2013, Egyptian authorities have sentenced hundreds to death and arrested tens of thousands of people following the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi. Sisi has overseen the crackdown and the regime he oversees is highly sensitive to any perceived public or private criticism of theÃâà...
Egypttoday
March 5, 2018
CAIRO - 5 March 2018: Cairo Criminal Court on Monday adjourned till April 9 the retrial of ex-president Mohamed Morsi and members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over charges of assaulting security and police facilities in the case related to mass jail breaks in 2011. The decision was made toÃâà...
The Nation.
March 5, 2018
In 2013, at least as many gathered again in Tahrir to call for the departure of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi, whom they had democratically elected president; in a military coup backed by a section of Egyptian society, the army regained control on June 30 of that year. A fledgling pro-MorsiÃâà...
PRESSTV
March 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have strengthened relations since 2013, when Sisi took power following the military overthrow of Egypt's first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi. Sisi, then the commander of the military, enjoyed Saudi support in staging the coup. Egypt is also a key ally of SaudiÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
March 2, 2018
Before that, however, he visited Egypt a total of four times (three times in 2015 and once in 2016) after al-Sisi assumed the presidency in mid-2014. Saudi Arabia has remained Egypt's biggest supporter since the Egyptian army ousted Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, in a 2013 militaryÃâà...
Daily Nation
March 2, 2018
Since the Free Officers deposed King Farouk in 1952, all but one — Mohammed Morsi — of Egypt's six presidents have been military men. They invariably win with large margins but voter turnout is rarely above 50 per cent. VOTER APATHY In 2014, Sisi won 97 per cent of the vote with a turnout of 47.5 perÃâà...
BBC News
March 2, 2018
Mr Sisi led the military's overthrow in 2013 of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi following mass protests against his rule. Human rights groups say there has been a crackdown on opposition ahead of a presidential election later this month. Potential opponents of Mr Sisi have been arrested, attacked,Ãâà...
The Spokesman-Review
February 28, 2018
Egyptian authorities have waged a fierce crackdown on Islamists since 2013, when el-Sissi as defense minister led the military's ouster of an Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi of the Brotherhood, whose one year in office proved divisive. Thousands of Islamists have been arrested, and the campaign hasÃâà...
Seattle Times
February 28, 2018
Egyptian authorities has waged a fierce crackdown on Islamists since 2013, when el-Sissi as defense minister led the military's ouster of an Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi of the Brotherhood, whose one year in office proved divisive. Thousands of Islamists have been arrested, and the campaign hasÃâà...
Daily Free Press (blog)
February 27, 2018
In 2013, tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia flared when former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was inadvertently broadcast on live TV discussing taking military action against Ethiopia. Tensions have simmered down since then, but with the completion of the GERD coming closer to reality, EgyptÃâà...
The Punch
February 20, 2018
The incident came after a government crackdown over two major sit-ins of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in August 2013. After the army-led removal of Morsi in response to mass protests against his one-year rule, violence started to spread nationwide. Thousands of group loyalists of MorsiÃâà...
The New Indian Express
February 17, 2018
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday 65 loyalists of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi up to 10 years in prison over inciting anti-state riots, protests and violence. Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced 44 defendants to 10 years in jail and 21 to two years while acquitting eight of the saidÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
February 12, 2018
Attacks picked up after President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi overthrew his elected but divisive Islamist predecessor, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, in 2013. And militants have become more brazen of late. In November they massacred 311 people at a north Sinai mosque, and in December theyÃâà...
The Guardian
December 30, 2017
The former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 2m Egyptian pounds (Ãâã83,000) after being found guilty of insulting the judiciary. Nineteen others were also jailed for three years on Saturday, but fined lesser amounts ranging from 30,000 to 1m EgyptianÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
December 31, 1999
Then, the military overthrow benefited from a wave of popular support as well as discontent with the then-ruling Muslim Brotherhood and Mr. Sisi's predecessor as president, Mohamed Morsi. Today, the Arab world's most populous country is facing several economic, security, and diplomatic challenges thatÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
December 31, 1999
Ousted Egypt President Mohamed Morsi will die in prison if violations against him continue, a Swiss based human rights group has warned in a new report. Morsi has been subjected to systemtic violations which amount to crimes against humanity, the Organization for Protection of Human Rights said in aÃâà...
Egypt Independent
December 31, 1999
The encampments were in support of the democratically elected former president Mohamed Morsi who was ousted by the military in July 2013 after mass protests against his one-year rule. Egypt declared the Brotherhood a terrorist organization in December 2013. The semi-state backed National CouncilÃâà...
Fresno Bee
December 31, 1999
El-Sissi rose to power after he led the military overthrow of an elected Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, whose one-year rule proved divisive. Egypt was among the five largest weapon importers in the world in 2017, data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed earlier this month.
Aljazeera.com
December 31, 1999
Earlier this month, a group of senior British MPs, ranging from the governing Conservatives to the opposition Labour and Liberal Democrats, petitioned the Egyptian government to allow them access to former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, but they were denied. The petition came amid growingÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
Egypt has a structural democratic deficit and it won't be making a transition soon. At every election, Egypt faces two tests: Voter apathy and meddling by the armed forces. Since the Free Officers deposed King Farouk in 1952, all but one -- Mohammed Morsi -- of Egypt's six presidents have been military menÃâà...
The Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his arrival to Cairo, Egypt, for a visit meant to deepen the alliance between two of the region's powerhouses, Sunday,... (Mohammed Samaha/MENA via AP) MoreÃâà...
Egypttoday
December 31, 1999
CAIRO - 5 March 2018: Cairo Criminal Court on Monday adjourned till April 9 the retrial of ex-president Mohamed Morsi and members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over charges of assaulting security and police facilities in the case related to mass jail breaks in 2011. The decision was made toÃâà...
