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A look at the high profile deaths in 2019. Picture: AFP

Mohamed morsi

High profile deaths in 2019

By AFP

A look at the high profile deaths in 2019.

  • FILE: Former Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi who was buried on 18 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    Egyptian authorities prevent Morsi from being buried in hometown

    A state of emergency was declared in Morsi’s birthplace of El Adwah where his family planned to bury him.

    1158 days ago
  • FILE: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Picture: @AlsisiOfficial/Twitter

    Egypt’s El-Sisi assumes AU presidency

    Continental leaders, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, will urge him to push administrative and financial reforms introduced by his predecessor Rawanda’s President Paul Kagame.

    1286 days ago
  • Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom during his verdict hearing in Cairo on 2 June 2012. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt's Mubarak asks Sisi for 'permission' to testify in Morsi trial

    Toppled in 2011 after mass protests against his nearly 30-year-rule, Mubarak took the witness stand in a Cairo court to testify about jailbreaks allegedly orchestrated by Morsi and other members of his Muslim Brotherhood group during the uprising.

    1332 days ago
  • FILE: An Egyptian man, supporter of the Muslim Brotherhoo, kisses a poster of Mohamed Morsi as worshipers gather for prayer outside Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in 2013. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian court delays verdict in mass trial over Rabaa sit-in

    The case relates to a 2013 sit-in at Cairo’s Rabaa Square in support of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi after the army toppled him.

    1511 days ago
  • Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on 'fake news'

    The journalist was detained before he had even begun filming, his lawyer said. The government did not respond to requests for comment.

    1615 days ago
  • An Egyptian policeman stands guard. Picture: AFP

    Egyptian authorities detain former Islamist presidential candidate

    The country’s state security prosecution ordered the arrest of Abol Fotouh and several leaders of his Strong Egypt party, the news agency said.

    1646 days ago
  • File: Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi stands behind the bars during his trial in Cairo on 16 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt sentences Morsi, 19 others to three years in jail for insulting judiciary

    Morsi was overthrown in mid-2013 by then-general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, now the president, following mass protests against his rule.

    1693 days ago
  • Irish student Ibrahim Halawa at Dublin Airport. Picture: @freehalawa/Twitter.

    Ireland welcomes student who spent 4 years in an Egyptian jail

    Irish student Ibrahim Halawa was 17 when he was arrested along with hundreds of others in 2013 as part of a crackdown on protests in Egypt.

    1760 days ago
  • FILE: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi stands behind the bars during his trial in Cairo on 16 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt court overturns life sentence against ex-president Morsi

    The court last week overturned a death sentence against Morsi in a separate case, meaning he no longer faces execution.

    2096 days ago
  • File: Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi stands behind the bars during his trial in Cairo on 16 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian court confirms 20-year prison sentence on Morsi

    The sentence was for a conviction arising from the killings of protesters during demonstrations in 2012.

    2126 days ago
  • File: Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi stands behind the bars during his trial in Cairo on 16 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian court hands ex-president Morsi another life sentence

    The court also said the death penalty had been approved for six others accused alongside Morsi.

    2253 days ago
  • A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on 4 July, 2015, shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) shaking hands with a member of the security forces during a visit to the Sinai Peninsula following a wave of deadly attacks on armed forces by the Islamic State jihadists. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian army kills 25 militants in North Sinai

    Sources said troops killed the 25 militants in villages between the towns of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.

    2602 days ago
  • Tens of thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo’s Tahrir square against Egypt’s military rulers late on November 24, 2011, as members of the ruling military council rejected calls to step down immediately. Picture: AFP.

    OPINION: Why Egypt's crackdown on Islamists will lead to bloodshed

    Mohamad Bazzi says the cycle of state repression that leads to radicalisation is being repeated in Egypt.

    2605 days ago
  • File: Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi stands behind the bars during his trial in Cairo on 16 June, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt's Morsi appeals conviction

    Morsi and 12 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole.

    2618 days ago
  • FILE: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewing the honour guard during the handing over of power ceremony in Cairo on 8 June 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Criticism grows for Egyptian president

    Critics accused al-Sisi of allowing human rights abuses to flourish and doing little to boost jobs.

    2629 days ago
  • FILE: Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was classified as a terrorist organisation by Egypt in January. Picture: RSC Inc.

    Egypt court cancels Hamas listing as terrorist organisation

    Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist group.

    2631 days ago
  • FILE: Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Picture: AFP

    Morsi's death sentence worries US, UN, Turkey

    An Egyptian court on Sunday sought the death penalty for Morsi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood.

    2649 days ago
  • Profile of Egypt’s deposed president, sentenced to death for his role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.

    Fact file on Mohamed Morsi of Egypt

    Fact file on Mohamed Morsi of Egypt

    2650 days ago
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