Mohamed Morsi

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Morsi family’s legal team seeking justice in European courts

The legal team of former President Mohammed Morsi’s family is looking to charge senior members of the Egyptian regime, which ousted the country’s first-democratically elected president in a military coup. Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first-democratically elected president, passed away during a court hearing last year on June 17. Many in the top leadership in Cairo were aware he was suffering from a chronic illness and repeated calls have been made for […]

today19 June 2020

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Egypt’s Ahmed Shafik still considering presidential bid

Ahmed Shafik, former Egyptian prime minister, says he is still considering running in next year's presidential elections but that he will need to explore the option further. Appearing on Egypt's Dream TV channel on Sunday evening, Shafik denied that Egyptian authorities had kidnapped him, as was claimed by his family after he vanished upon his arrival in Cairo on Saturday. "Today I am here in the country, so I think […]

today4 December 2017

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Hosni Mubarak acquitted over 2011 protester killings

Six years after the uprising that ended his rule, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted over his alleged involvement in the killings of hundreds of protesters in 2011. The Court of Cassation's final ruling on Thursday could see Mubarak walk free. After an all-day hearing, Judge Ahmed Abdel Qawi announced: "The court has found the defendant innocent." The Cairo-based court rejected demands by lawyers of the victims to reopen […]

today3 March 2017

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Morsi’s family denounce arrest of his son

The family of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi yesterday denounced the arrest of his son Osama at the hands of Egyptian authorities. Osama’s brother, Ahmed said: “The arrest of Osama, who is our family spokesman, is a new crime against the president’s family and a continuation of the harassment against the president and his rights.” The family demanded “the free world” reject and condemn Osama’s arrest, adding that “settling scores […]

today10 December 2016

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Egypt court overturns Mohamed Morsi’s life sentence

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi has had a life sentence overturned by the country's Court of Cassation, which ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of espionage with Palestinian group Hamas. Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, had a death sentence overturned by the same court last week and a retrial was ordered. Morsi was overthrown by a military coup in July 2013 after having served just […]

today22 November 2016

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