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Muslim Brotherhood members to appeal death penalty if imposed, lawyer confirms

Mohamed Mursi’s legal team will appeal the death penalty if it is imposed on the ousted Egyptian president and other members of the Muslim

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Egypt: Mursi death sentence ruling postponed

An Egyptian court has delayed issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. He and other

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Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi

Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011.

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Egyptian Human Rights Council calls on state to end abuses

Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) has published a report saying that the country still has a long way to go in respecting basic

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Egypt demolishes Mubarak's party HQ in Cairo

Egypt has begun demolishing the political headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak. The concrete tower block symbolised decades of

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Egypt court postpones verdict in Port Said football retrial

An Egyptian court has postponed the verdict in the Port Said football tragedy until the 9th of June. The retrial concerns 73 defendants, more than a

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Egypt seeks allies among Libya's tribal leaders at a conference in Cairo

Egypt invites Libyan tribal leaders to talks in Cairo because they are seen as the "backbone" of society and the main guarantor of Libyan stability and security

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Arab military chiefs struggle over details of anti-terrorism coalition

Military chiefs in the Arab states meeting for a second day in Cairo have been trying to put together a joint force to fight terrorist organisations

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Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt

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Egypt: international condemnation over Muslim Brotherhood death sentences

The international community expresses concerns over an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ex-president Mohammed Mursi and 106 others.

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Egypt: Ousted President Mohamed Mursi sentenced to death

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi has been told he faces execution, along with more than 100 supporters of his now banned Muslim Brotherhood

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Egypt: Court seeks death sentence for ex-president Mursi and 105 others

An Egyptian court seeks the death penalty for ex-president Mohammed Mursi and 105 other members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

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Son of a bin man can’t be a judge, says Egypt’s justice minister

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International choreographers perform at the Cairo Dance Festival

Seven choreographers from Egypt, the UK, the US, Canada and the Netherlands have come together at the Cairo Contemporary Dance Festival ‘By Chance.’

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Former Egyptian President Mubarak sentenced to three years jail with sons

Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in jail without parole along with his two sons. The ruling comes at the

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Egypt's tax crisis and US sluggish growth

The US recovery has lost momentum, the Federal Reserve leaves rate hike on hold, while a new tax law in Egypt has riled businessmen and investors.

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20-year jail term in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mursi

Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mursi has been jailed for 20 years without parole

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Mohamed Mursi handed 20-year sentence for inciting killing of protesters

Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Mursi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting the killing of protesters. In 2012, mass rallies were

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Egypt: 22 Mursi supporters sentenced to death

An Egyptian court has sentenced 22 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death for storming a police station in 2013. The country’s first

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Protest in Egypt : Students clash with security

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