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Egypt tensions running high over new anti-protest law
Tensions are still running high in Egypt as Cairo sentences 21 girls to 11 years in jail each, while arresting 17 mosque imams in Gharbeyah over what they call incitement against the military.
The misdemeanors court in Alexandria handed down 11-year sentences to 21 female demonstrators for their role in anti-government protests, al-Shorouk reported on Wednesday.
Seven of the demonstrators, who were...
Dozens injured at pro-Morsi rallies across Egypt
Dozens of people have been injured as thousands of supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, hold anti-military demonstrations across Egypt, security sources say.
The violence in the city of Dakahlia erupted after Morsi’s opponents attacked the Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallying against his trial that will be held on Monday.
In another protest in Egypt’s second largest city of...
Egypt panel suggests dissolving Muslim Brotherhood
A panel of Egyptian judges has recommended the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, which has been protesting against the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi since July.
The judges made the recommendation on Monday, saying the party represents an outlawed group, The Associated Press reported.
The recommendation is to be delivered to a Cairo court which is reviewing a case demanding...
Egypt clashes death toll climbs to 51
The death toll from clashes between supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and police forces has risen to 51 as violence rages on in the North African country.
Supporters of Morsi, who was overthrown in a July military coup, tried to gather in iconic Liberation Square in the capital Cairo when police confronted them.
According to Ahmed al-Ansari, a top official of Egypt’s Health...
Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities nationwide
Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood rally in support of deposed president Mohamed Morsi outside Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on July 7, 2013
An Egyptian court has banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country. Its assets will also be confiscated according to the court ruling.
“The court bans the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its non-governmental...
Morsi to be tried for ‘incitement to murder and violence’
Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi is to be tried for what has been called ‘incitement to murder,’ by Egyptian state media.
According to a report by the state TV on Sunday, Morsi will stand trial in a criminal court along with 14 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement on charges of “incitement to murder and violence” in December 2012 when fatal clashes erupted between supporters...
‘Israel behind Egypt coup’ – Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Ankara has proof Israel was behind the July 3 military “coup” that toppled Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Turkish media report.
Erdogan said the West was beginning to redefine democracy as a process that is not solely determined at the ballot box, although the poll represents “the people’s will.”
“This is what has been implemented...
Egypt draft constitution may ban religious political parties
The new Egyptian constitution may seek to ban all religious parties from the political arena, sources told Ahram Online. The interim government may declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terror organization amid clashes which have left over 800 dead.
The new draft constitution is expected to be announced on Wednesday, Ali Awad, head of the ten-member technical committee and legal aid to the interim president,...
Egypt considers dissolving Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt interim government says it mulls dissolving the Muslim Brotherhood, as the death toll from Friday clashes reaches 173.
On Saturday, Sherif Shawki, spokesman of the Egyptian Cabinet, announced that the legal possibility of the group’s dissolution “is being studied currently” by the Ministry of Social Solidarity.
Shawki did not provide further information with regard to the decision.
The...
Crisis-torn Egypt’s future on edge after crackdown on protesters
The Egyptian military’s crackdown on supporters of ex-President Mohamed Morsi has plunged the world’s most populous Arab nation into its worst violence for decades. The country is teetering between a return to Mubarak-era autocracy and civil war.
Egyptian security forces interrupted a six-week-long stand-off with Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, launching a crackdown on two sit-in camps...
281 dead, 2000+ injured in new Egypt clashes
A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday after Egyptian security forces violently broke up sit-in camps of Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo. Officials say at least 281 have been killed nationwide.
There are conflicting casualty reports. According to the Health Ministry, at least 281 people including 43 policemen have been killed and 2,001 injured in Wednesday’s violence nationwide.
“The...
Muslim Brotherhood vows non-stop protests until Morsi returns
Supreme Leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie speaks during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Cairo.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood vows to continue unabated string of mass protests outside the presidential palace in Cairo until the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, returns to power.
Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Leader Mohammed Badie made the remarks...
Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested as army launches hunt
A Mubarak-era judge has been sworn in as Egypt’s interim President, saying he welcomes help from the Muslim Brotherhood to “build the nation”. 300 members of the movement are already behind bars and new warrants are being issued.
Adli Mansour, 67, was one of those who drafted the election law which regulated the 2012 campaign, bringing the now ousted Morsi to power. At the same time, the judiciary...
Army-mandated Supreme Judge sworn in as Egypt's interim president
Adli Mansour, the chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in as interim president of Egypt on July 4, 2013.
The chief justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as interim president of Egypt.
“I swear to preserve the system of the republic, and respect the constitution and law, and guard the people’s interests,” Mansour said on...
Egyptian army overthrows President and suspends Constitution
Celebrations broke out after the head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration suspending the constitution
Celebrations were taking place across Egypt this evening after the military chief said President Mohammed Morsi had been forced out.
The head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declaration suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim...