Egyptian authorities have added retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country's all-time greatest athletes, to an official "terror list".
Aboutrika, known as The Magician, is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's government designated a "terrorist" organisation after the army removed democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi from office in July 2013.
Since then, a police crackdownRead more
Egypt has added one of the country's most renowned athletes, retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, to a terror list for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Fans expressed shock and called the government move an "injustice" against the former midfielder who led the country's national team for roughly a decade and is widely considered to be the most celebratedRead more
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a freeze on the assets of former football star Mohamed Aboutrika, imposed on suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood, a judge said.
In 2015 a government committee blocked the assets of the former player for Cairo-based club Al-Ahly and Egypt's national team, two years after he retired.
On Tuesday an administrative court reversedRead more