Muslim Brotherhood
Endowments minister urges state bodies to expel Brotherhood sympathizers
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Endowments minister urges state bodies to expel Brotherhood sympathizers
Egypt’s endowments minister has called upon state institutions to purge themselves of Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers, stressing that the ministry has…
PM strips Hamas officer of Egyptian citizenship
Egypt
April 15, 2015
PM strips Hamas officer of Egyptian citizenship
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has decided to strip an officer from the Palestinian militant faction Hamas of his Egyptian citizenship,…
Minister refers officials in book burning incident to investigation
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Minister refers officials in book burning incident to investigation
Education Minister Moheb al-Rafie on Tuesday referred officials from his ministry to investigation for posting photos of themselves in a…
Education Ministry burns ‘extremist’ books at school
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Education Ministry burns ‘extremist’ books at school
In a scene reminiscent of the burning of literature by renowned German intellectuals in Berlin square during the Nazi era…
Sources: Egypt upholds Islamist ex-presidential candidate’s jail term
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Sources: Egypt upholds Islamist ex-presidential candidate’s jail term
Egypt's highest civilian court on Tuesday upheld a seven-year jail term for an Islamist politician and ex-presidential candidate convicted of…
Egypt condemns Turkey’s comments on latest death sentences to Brotherhood leaders
Egypt
April 13, 2015
Egypt condemns Turkey’s comments on latest death sentences to Brotherhood leaders
Egypt's Foreign Ministry expressed on Monday its "strong disapproval" of what it described as a Turkish "intervention" in judicial affairs, in…
UPDATE: Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death
Egypt
April 11, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death
An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group…
379 referred to criminal court for partaking in 2013 Pro-Morsi sit-in
Egypt
April 8, 2015
379 referred to criminal court for partaking in 2013 Pro-Morsi sit-in
Egypt's Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat referred 379 defendants described as "members of the Muslim Brotherhood" to criminal court on Wednesday,…
FJP says they defend detainees regardless of their political affiliation
Egypt
April 7, 2015
FJP says they defend detainees regardless of their political affiliation
The Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated, dissolved Freedom and Justice Party has said it stands up for the political detainees in its activities…
Minister: Empowering Brotherhood at state institutions is ‘treason’
Egypt
April 4, 2015
Minister: Empowering Brotherhood at state institutions is ‘treason’
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said empowering Muslim Brotherhood members at any of the state institutions is considered…