Muslim brotherhood
Egypt sentences three to death for killing policemen
The defendants were found guilty by a Cairo criminal court of being involved in the killing of 10 policemen, including an officer, between August 2013 and May...
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Egyptian court orders retrial of Muslim Brotherhood leader
The retrial relates to a case in which Badie and 13 others were handed life sentences in 2015 over violence between Brotherhood supporters and opponents.
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Brotherhood chief, 65 others get life for Egypt attack
Death sentences were meted out to 183 people over the deadly attack on a police station in Minya in August 2013.
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Sources: Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie sentenced to life in prison
The sentence is the latest among several trials and re-trials against Mohamed Badie and other senior leaders of the party.
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Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in
Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014, authorities have justified a crackdown on dissent and freedoms as being directed at terrorists and saboteurs trying to undermine the state.
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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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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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Egypt puts prominent Muslim Brotherhood members of terrorism list
The designation bans those on the list from travel, puts them on a watch list and grants authorities the right to freeze their assets.
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Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen
The court also sentenced 80 people to life in prison and 34 to 15 years in jail. One minor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 21 people were acquitted.
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Maldives follows Saudi Arabia, Egypt in severing ties with Qatar
Gulf Arab states and Egypt have long resented Qatar's support for Islamists, especially the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Egypt blocks financial newspaper website, widening media blackout
Egypt blocked access to a number of news websites including Al-Jazeera and Huffington Post Arabic on Wednesday.
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Man released after being held in Egypt thanks SA for support
Sheikh Abdul Salaam Bassiouni says he now looks forward to continuing with his humanitarian work in Lenasia.
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Riot police fill streets as Egypt braces for austerity protests
A little-known group calling itself Movement of the Poor has called for Egyptians to protest against deepening austerity.
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Sheikh Bassiouni expected to be released soon
The 65-year-old Lenasia man was arrested & accused of being part of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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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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Bassiouni sympathisers stage Sandton march
Friends and family of Sheikh Abdus Bassiouni marched to the African Union Summit in Sandton to demand the immediate release of the elderly cleric who is an SA resident.
