Mohamed morsi
High profile deaths in 2019
A look at the high profile deaths in 2019.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Egypt's Morsi appeals conviction
Morsi and 12 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole.
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Criticism grows for Egyptian president
Critics accused al-Sisi of allowing human rights abuses to flourish and doing little to boost jobs.
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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.
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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.
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Fact file on Mohamed Morsi of Egypt
Fact file on Mohamed Morsi of Egypt
