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
Military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali said on Tuesday that the Egyptian army will continue to enforce the nightly curfew until it receives an official notification that a court has ordered an end to the country’s three-month-old state of emergency. Earlier … read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu are due in Cairo Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations with their Egyptian counterparts amid speculation that relations between the two countries could be entering a more engaged phase. There has … read more
Egypt plans to lift a three-month state of emergency and curfew on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, two government sources and a security source said. Egypt’s army-backed authorities announced the nightly curfew on Aug. 14, when security forces forcibly … read more
Egypt’s interior minister indicated that a curfew and state of emergency in place for the past three months will expire Thursday as scheduled, saying security reinforcements will be deployed as a preventive measure in the face of protests by the … read more