Mohamed Morsi

Egypt's President Sisi says will stand for re-election

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Friday he would stand in a presidential election due to take place in March. "I announce to you in the honesty and transparency which we are used to... my candidacy for the post of president of the republic," Sisi said at a conference in Cairo, broadcast live on state television. Sisi is widely expected to winRead more

Egypt's former PM gives up presidential candidacy

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Egypt's former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq announced on Sunday to drop his bid for presidency in the upcoming elections. "I have realized that I would not be the ideal person to run the state affairs during the coming period. Therefore, I have decided not to run in the 2018 presidential elections," Shafiq said in a statement on his TwitterRead more

Egyptian army kills four terrorists in North Sinai raid

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The Egyptian army killed on Tuesday four terrorists in a raid in the country's North Sinai Province, the military spokesman said. "Troops of the Second Field Army have targeted terrorist hideouts in the province, killing four dangerous terrorists in Sinai," Military Spokesman Tamer al-Refaay said in a statement. Large amounts of explosive devices, ammunition and other supplies used by theRead more

Egypt court upholds life sentence of Brotherhood leader

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Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie over deadly clashes following Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, judicial officials said. The court of cassation, whose rulings can not be appealed, upheld the verdict of life terms against Badie, the Brotherhood’s spiritual guide, and eight others over clashes in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya that killed three people. The court also confirmed three-year jailRead more

Egypt court upholds life sentence of brotherhood leader

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

An Egyptian court Wednesday upheld a life sentence passed in 2016 against Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie over deadly clashes following Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, judicial officials said. The court of cassation, whose rulings can not be appealed, upheld the verdict of life terms against Badie, the Brotherhood’s spiritual guide, and eight others over clashes in the Suez CanalRead more

Egypt police bust 12 suspected militants over terror plots

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

The Egyptian security forces arrested on Tuesday 12 suspected militants in Fayoum province southern Cairo over plotting terror operations in support of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, said a police statement. According to the statement, the dozen belong to "Hasm Vanguards," a cell of Hasm militant group which emerged late 2016 and is seenRead more

Egypt court sentences 11 people to death for ‘terrorism’

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

An Egyptian court sentenced 11 people to death Sunday on accusations they joined a “terrorist organization” and attempted to kill two police officers, a judicial official said. The court sentenced 14 others to life in prison -- 25 years in Egypt -- and a juvenile to 10 years in prison, the official said. They were accused of participating in “terroristRead more

Egypt condemns eight to death over police station attack

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced eight people to death for allegedly killing three officers during the storming of a Cairo police station in 2013, a judicial official said. The court also handed life sentences to 50 other defendants, the official said, and jail terms of between five and 10 years to 10 more. The incident at the centre ofRead more

Death of Akef, man who transformed Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Former Muslim Brotherhood head Mohammed Mahdi Akef, who has died in hospital aged 89, helped turn Egypt's Islamist movement into a major opposition force after spending much of his life behind bars. His last spell in jail began in July 2013, after the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and jailed his supporters and fellow Brotherhood members. The Brotherhood's nowRead more