Egypt

Cairo al-Azhar campus set on fire during protests

Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with Egyptian police and Cairo university buildings were set on fire killing one student. State TV…

11 years ago

Egypt: Mohamed Morsi to stand trial for terrorist acts

Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial on charges including conspiring with foreign organizations to commit terrorist acts. Prosecutors said Egypt’s…

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Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Badie appears in court for first time

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest in August. Mohammed…

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Cairo expels Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali

Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been expelled, a day after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed…

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Egypt: At least 10 soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb attack

At least ten Egyptian soldiers are reported killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North…

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Egypt lifts state of emergency and night-time curfew

Egypt's government has decided to lift the state of emergency and the night-time curfew. The move came two days earlier…

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Egypt worst country in Arab women’s rights

According to a poll of gender experts, Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world.…

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Mohamed Morsi trial begins in Cairo

Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has arrived in court in Cairo where he is due to go on trial, state…

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John Kerry in first Egypt visit since Mohamed Morsi was ousted

Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full…

11 years ago

Bassem Youssef’s TV show al-Bernameg suspended in Egypt

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air. The…

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Egypt: Clashes at pro-Morsi demonstrations in Cairo and other cities

Clashes between former President Mohamed Morsi’s supporters and Egyptian troops have erupted in Cairo and other cities on Friday. Heavy…

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Egypt: Security forces clash with militants in Kerdasa

Egyptian soldiers have clashed with militants after entering Kerdasa, a town near Cairo. Security forces went into Kerdasaa at about…

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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood to be dissolved by new government

Egypt's new government has decided to press ahead with the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, state media report. A…

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Mohamed Morsi supporters sentenced to life in prison over Suez unrest

Eleven supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi have been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of attacking the…

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Mohamed Morsi to stand trial for inciting murder

Egypt's state prosecutor announces he has referred ousted President Mohamed Morsi for trial on charges of inciting the murder of…

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Mohammed Badie arrested in Cairo

General Guide Mohammed Badie, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, has been arrested in Cairo, officials say. Reports said…

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Egypt’s security forces clear al-Fath mosque in Cairo

Egypt's security forces have cleared al-Fath mosque in Cairo after a long stand-off with Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricaded inside, state…

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Egypt declares a month-long state of emergency

Egypt has declared state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed pro-Morsi protest camps in…

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Egypt: At least 15 people killed as security forces clear pro-Morsi protest camps

Egyptian security forces moved in to clear two protest camps occupied by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo…

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Egypt: Seven killed in overnight Cairo clashes between police and Mohamed Morsi supporters

Seven Egyptian protesters have been killed in Cairo in overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed…

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Egypt: At least 34 Mohamed Morsi loyalists killed in a shooting incident in Cairo

At least 34 Egyptians have been killed in a shooting incident in Cairo, say officials and the Muslim Brotherhood, amid…

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Egypt: Tens of thousands of rival protesters take to streets

Tens of thousands of protesters are on the streets of Egyptian cities in rival shows of force by supporters and…

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Adly Mahmud Mansour: Mohamed ElBaradei not yet appointed as Egypt’s interim PM

Egypt's new president, Adly Mahmud Mansour, says pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei has not yet been appointed as interim prime minister…

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Mohamed ElBaradei named as Egypt’s interim prime minister

Prominent opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt’s interim prime minister. Mohamed ElBaradei was appointed following crisis talks led…

11 years ago

Egypt: At least 15 people die in clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohamed Morsi

At least 12 people have died in Alexandria and three in Cairo in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted…

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