Trump orders blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood branches as ‘terrorist’ groups
White House cites groups’ alleged support for Hamas, accusing them of waging campaign against US interests and allies.
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Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members
Court decision marks end of a trial linked to a mass killing by security forces at a sit-in in Cairo in 2013.
Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison
Court finds Mahmoud Ezzat, acting supreme guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organisation, guilty of ‘terror’ acts.
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Egyptian man sets himself on fire in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
The man, who appeared to be complaining about rampant government corruption, is being treated for burns, sources said.
Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader
Mahmoud Ezzat, the group’s acting leader, arrested in the capital Cairo, interior ministry says.
Top Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat arrested in Egypt
Acting Brotherhood leader Ezzat has already been handed two death sentences in absentia, as well as life imprisonment.
Top Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Cairo prison
Essam el-Erian had complained of medical negligence in detention after being sentenced to several life sentences.
Egypt puts 13 people including Zyad Elelaimy on ‘terrorism’ list
Zyad Elelaimy, a key figure of Egypt’s 2011 popular uprising, and Ramy Shaath, a prominent activist added to list.
UN calls for ‘prompt and thorough’ probe into Morsi’s death
The UN rights office demands investigation into Morsi’s death as people across the Middle East mourn the ex-president.
Obituary: Egypt’s first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi
The Muslim Brotherhood leader was the country’s first democratically elected president but was removed in a 2013 coup.
The implications of a Trump war on political Islam
The White House should stop taking cue from Arab dictators on its foreign policy.
