Obituary: Egypt’s first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi
5 years, 6 months ago

Obituary: Egypt’s first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi

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The Muslim Brotherhood leader was the country’s first democratically elected president but was removed in a 2013 coup. A member of the Muslim Brotherhood organisation, Morsi came to office in June 2012 after winning 51.7 percent of the vote in a national election, in the aftermath of Egypt’s 2011 revolution. But if you want to ask me if I will vote for her or not, that is something else, that is different.” ‘Man of the people’ The Muslim Brotherhood was navigating tricky political space when Morsi became the country’s first democratically elected president in 2012. “The counternarrative that Morsi wasn’t a popular person, that Egypt needed a more charismatic figure, was not true … For the first four months, Morsi’s popularity was in the stratosphere,” Haddara told Al Jazeera. Amnesty International has described Egypt’s judicial system as “horrendously broken” and called death sentences handed out to Morsi and other members of the Muslim Brotherhood in previous trials a “vengeful march to the gallows”.

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El-Sisi sworn in for third term as Egyptian president
9 months, 1 week ago

El-Sisi sworn in for third term as Egyptian president

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1 year ago

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Firstpost  

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Egyptian ex-MP planning presidential bid says relatives arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
3 years, 5 months ago

Egyptian court sentences 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

Al Jazeera  

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Egypt’s military dominates 10 years after revolution
3 years, 11 months ago

Egypt’s military dominates 10 years after revolution

Al Jazeera  

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Egypt: Lawyers say Morsi’s son killed by ‘lethal substance’
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt: Lawyers say Morsi’s son killed by ‘lethal substance’

Al Jazeera  

Abdullah, youngest son of Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi, died a year ago months after his father. Lawyers for the family of Egypt’s ex-president Mohamed Morsi said they obtained information showing his youngest son was killed by “a lethal substance” and not a heart attack as authorities earlier claimed. “It is quite clear that certain elements of the state were …

Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
4 years, 4 months ago

Egypt police arrest leader of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egyptian police arrested a high-level leader in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at his hiding place in Cairo, an Interior Ministry statement said Friday. Investigators recently learned that Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting Supreme Guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organization, was hiding in an apartment on the outskirts of Cairo, the statement said. After searching the apartment, the police …

Face of Egypt’s 2011 revolution asks el-Sisi to repent in video
5 years, 4 months ago

Face of Egypt’s 2011 revolution asks el-Sisi to repent in video

Al Jazeera  

Wael Ghonim says the president should apologise to widow of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected leader. Wael Ghonim, one of the icons of Egypt’s landmark 2011 anti-government protests, has appeared in a series of videos in which he has asked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to “repent and seek forgiveness” from the widow of late leader Mohamed Morsi. 2012521132331165435 In …

Morsi ‘killed’ by Egyptian government, son says
5 years, 6 months ago

Morsi ‘killed’ by Egyptian government, son says

Al Jazeera  

Son of late former president named several incumbent Egyptian officials as being responsible for his father’s death. A son of the late former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has accused incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and a number of other officials of “killing” his father. In a Twitter post on Thursday, Morsi’s son, Abdullah, named a number of officials whom he …

Mohamed Morsi: An Egyptian tragedy
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi: An Egyptian tragedy

Al Jazeera  

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Mohammed Morsi dies in court during espionage case hearing, Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for ex-president's 'deliberate slow death'
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohammed Morsi dies in court during espionage case hearing, Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for ex-president's 'deliberate slow death'

Firstpost  

Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after collapsing in court on Monday, the attorney general said. Morsi, also the country’s first civilian president, had appeared “animated” during a hearing in the retrial of an espionage case in which he was accused of collaborating with foreign powers and …

Mohamed Morsi’s death: World reaction
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi’s death: World reaction

Al Jazeera  

Malaysia, Qatar pay tribute to former Egyptian president, but reaction from other governments has been largely muted. The United Nations has called for an “independent inquiry” into the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who died aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court on Monday, according to state media. إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون — تميم بن حمد …

Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi buried in Cairo: Son
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi buried in Cairo: Son

Al Jazeera  

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Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial

Associated Press  

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Mohamed Morsi death: Ousted Egyptian president dies during trial
5 years, 6 months ago

Mohamed Morsi death: Ousted Egyptian president dies during trial

The Independent  

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Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance
5 years, 6 months ago

Egypt’s ex-President Mohamed Morsi dies after court appearance

Al Jazeera  

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Egypt’s Morsi: The Final Hours
5 years, 9 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court
6 years ago

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court

Al Jazeera  

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Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court
6 years ago

Hosni Mubarak testifies against Mohamed Morsi in Egyptian court

Al Jazeera  

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