Mohammed Morsi, who ruled Egypt between two revolts, dies at 67
Mohammed Morsi, a bespectacled Muslim Brotherhood foot-soldier elevated from obscurity to become Egypt's first freely elected civilian president, has died. He was 67. He collapsed and died while attending a court hearing, Egyptian state media reported. He suffered a "sudden heart attack," state-run Ahram Gate ...
In call to Jared Kushner, Saudi crown prince described slain journalist as dangerous Islamist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist in a phone call with the White House, the Washington Post reported Thursday, quoting people familiar with the matter. He used the characterization in the phone talk with President Donald ...
Egypt sentences 75 to death, hundreds to jail over 2013 sit-in that ended in bloodshed
An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces. The sentencing concluded the mass trial of some ...
How IS pushes Egypt toward chaos
The Egyptian government should be very careful about attempting to associate Islamic State terror with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Muslim Brotherhood's dream of an Islamist Egypt fades as Morsi is sentenced to death
After becoming Egypt's first freely elected president in 2012, Mohammed Morsi hoped his Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement could emerge from decades of battle with the state and transform the country. Barely a year into his presidency, Morsi was toppled by the army following mass protests ...
Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood figures sentenced to death over mass jail break
An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic group. The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four ...
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that any global coalition against terrorism should battle not just the Islamic State group but other groups as well, the presidency said on Saturday. Egyptian security officials have said Islamic State has established ...
Egypt upholds death sentence on Brotherhood leader, 200 supporters
In a mass trial of Islamists who ruled Egypt for a year but face a fierce crackdown under newly installed President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, an Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences against the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 182 supporters. Mohamed Badie and ...
Samir El-Gamal, a 10-year-old Egyptian boy, died in his mother's arms last year, struck in the back of the head by a stray bullet while they were walking near clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. As Egypt votes this week ...
Set to rule a polarized Egypt, el-Sissi faces his biggest challenge
Along a busy Cairo roundabout, a poster portrays presidential front-runner Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as a teacher, engineer, doctor and judge, reassuring supporters who see him as Egypt's savior. But in other neighborhoods, opponents splash red paint on the image of the face of the man who ...
The situation in Egypt has lurched from bad to worse, with Islamist leaders being arrested and former despot Hosni Mubarak being released from prison to house arrest.
Cancer metaphor unmasks Egypt's liberalism
A Lebanese scholar admits being taken by surprise at the tide of Egyptian "liberalism" now calling for the excision of the Muslim Brotherhood as if it were a cancer.
