Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has claimed that he was kidnapped before his ouster as a three-month state of emergency expired on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected. Egypt’s government has issued a confused response to the decision, with cabinet … read more
The Egyptian authorities arrested 11 “terrorists” on Wednesday during a security campaign in Northern Sinai, an army spokesman said. Two of the detained “militants” are Palestinian, according to Army Spokesman Ahmed Mohamed Ali. read more
Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party described Wednesday deposed president Mohamed Morsi’s first public statement since his 3 July ouster as “unrealistic.” Nour Party spokesman Sherif Taha told Al-Ahram Arabic news website that Morsi’s statement, which lawyer Mohamed El-Damaty read at a … read more
Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi has accused the military chief who deposed him of treason. In a message from prison read by lawyers, Mr Morsi said the country could not return to stability until the coup was reversed and those … read more
An Egyptian court sentenced 12 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 17 years in prison on Wednesday for taking part in a violent student-led protest, state media reported. The official MENA news agency reported that the protesters were … read more
The state of emergency and curfew, set in place by the interim government to combat political unrest since August, finally ended on Wednesday, Prime Minister al-Beblawy announced on the Egyptian satellite channel Al-Hayat. The decision came as a result of … read more
Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard and then held at a naval base the day before the military formally ousted him in July. Few details had previously emerged on Mursi’s whereabouts … read more
An Egyptian court ruled a three-month state of emergency be lifted on Tuesday, a step that may help the army-backed government restore a semblance of normality after the military ousted President Mohamed Mursi. But as emergency rule was ordered to … read more
The son of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi said Tuesday his father will issue a statement addressed to the Egyptian people, according to a Muslim Brotherhood-run website. Osama Morsi did not say when the statement would be published or what … read more
A 4-month-old baby with a fever was allegedly refused treatment in Kafr el-Sheikh General Hospital by a senior doctor and Muslim Brotherhood supporter upon discovering the baby was named “Sisi” after General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt’s defense minister who overthrew … read more