Egypt Archives - Page 9 of 117

18Jun

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Egypt

Mohamed Morsi's death: World reaction

NOVANEWS Malaysia, Qatar pay tribute to former Egyptian president, but reaction from other governments has been largely muted. Morsi had been in jail since he was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against his rule [File: Mark Wilson/Reuters] MORE ON EGYPT How did Egyptian newspapers report Mohamed Morsi's death? What does Morsi's death mean for Egypt? Turkey: Erdogan slams Egypt's 'tyrants' as thousands mourn Morsi Egypt's ex-President Mohamed Morsi buried in Cairo: Son 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. Morsi, who was buried on Tuesday, was a top figure in the Muslim B...

18Jun

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World reacts to Mohamed Morsi's death

NOVANEWS Morsi’s life since the Egyptian Revolution De-democratisation in practice: Egypt’s constitutional change The authoritarianism the Arab Spring fought has been rooted and normalised Cairo death toll in suicide blast now at three Here's how world leaders and prominent figures are reacting to the sudden death of Egypt's first democratically elected civilian president Mohamed Morsi. In this June 21, 2015 file photo, former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, wearing a red jumpsuit that designates he has been sentenced to death, raises his hands inside a defendant's cage in a makeshift courtroom in Cairo, Egypt. (AP) The world is reacting to the death of Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, who died during a cou...

18Jun

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Condemned to a 'slow death': Egypt's Morsi mourned as a martyr

NOVANEWS Former president's Freedom and Justice Party describes death as an 'assassination' while others accuses government of 'criminal negligence' Supporters of Mohamed Morsi celebrate at his party headquarters following his election victory in June 2012 (Reuters) By: MEE staff Published date: 17 June 2019 16:17 UTC | Last update: 13 hours 36 min ago Sympathisers of Egypt's first freely elected leader Mohamed Morsi took to social media platforms on Monday to mourn his sudden yet long-predicted death and denounce the dire conditions in which he, his supporters and other political dissidents have been held for years. The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood from whose ranks Morsi rose to power, described his death as an assassination. On its Twitt...

18Jun

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Egypt, Palestine Affairs

Morsi vs Sisi: Who really supported the plight of Palestinians?

NOVANEWS Ahmed al-Burai Egypt's first democratically elected leader was toppled for many reasons, one of them his stance toward Gaza. The then Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi meeting with then Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on 1 September, 2012 (AFP/Egyptian Presidency). “We will never leave Gaza on its own,” said Mohamed Morsi, the ousted Egyptian president, during the brutal offensive of Israel in 2012. He denounced Israel’s bellicosity labelling it as “a blatant aggression against humanity”. Urging the cessation of the onslaught against Palestinian civilians, he vehemently reiterated: “The Israelis should know that Egypt today is completely different from Egypt yesterday.” Just a couple of days ago Morsi, the first democra...

3Jun

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Egypt, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Mueller report confirms Trump team meddled in Egypt's UN resolution on Jewish settlements

NOVANEWS Trump and his team communicated with Egypt and other foreign powers before he assumed presidency, report says US President Donald Trump and Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (AFP/file photo) By MEE staff Published date: 18 April 2019 18:09 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections confirmed that then President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team had spoken with Egypt about postponing its UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion. "Multiple members of the Transition Team, as well as President-Elect Trump, communicated with foreign government officials to determine their views on the resolution and to rally support to delay the v...

3Jun

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Food packages and cash handed out as Egypt votes on Sisi powers for second day

NOVANEWS Turnout seen as key indicator of president's popularity in referendum widely expected to see constitutional amendments passed Egyptians are voting for a second day on dramatic new constitutional changes (AFP) By: MEE correspondent Published date: 21 April 2019 09:52 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago Authorities concerned about a low turnout for a controversial referendum over new powers for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the military have reportedly been handing out food packages to voters, as the polling enters its second day on Sunday. Middle East Eye witnessed dozens of people in the Egyptian capital being bussed to polling stations by authorities and handed bags of food in return for voting for the amendments to the constitution. Many basic food items have b...

28May

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Explosion Hits Tourist Bus Near Egypt's Giza Pyramids

NOVANEWS A security source said the bus was carrying 25 South African tourists from the airport to the pyramids area. An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, two security sources said. A third security source said the bus was carrying 25 South African tourists from the airport to the pyramids area, and that four Egyptians in a nearby car were also injured by broken glass. Pictures posted on social media showed a bus with some of its windows blown out or shattered, and debris in the road next to a low wall with a hole in it. One witness told Reuters he heard a "very loud explosion" while sitting in traffic near the site of the ...

24Apr

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Egypt Votes on Final Day of Referendum Seeking to Bolster el-Sissi's Powers

NOVANEWS A woman casts her vote during the referendum on draft constitutional amendments, at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt April 20, 2019 | Photo: Reutrers "Egypt has eliminated the opposition; it's an environment of repression and fear," said Mohamad Elmasry, professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. About 61 million Egyptians began to vote on Saturday in a three-day constitutional referendum, from April 19 to April 22, that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030 and acquire more controls over the national army. RELATED: Egypt’s Parliament Backs Move to Keep Sisi in Power Till 2030 Egyptians are being asked to vote 'Yes' or 'No' to a package of amendments Saturday, some of which would allow el-Sissi to extend his...

6Mar

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The Pope in Egypt: Tiptoeing through a minefield

NOVANEWS By James M. Dorsey Billed as a bid to stimulate inter-faith dialogue, Pope Francis, on a visit to Egypt, is tiptoeing through a religious and geopolitical minefield. Designed to improve the fragile position of Christians and other minorities in the Middle East, North Africa and the larger Muslim world, the Pope is walking a tightrope amid Saudi-inspired Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism that fuels intolerance and sectarianism across the region, and a power struggle between Egyptian general-turned-president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi and Al Azhar, one of the world’s oldest and foremost seats of Islamic learning. In a boost to Orthodox Christian morale, Pope Francis paid homage to the scores of victims of the bombing earlier this month of two Coptic churches shortly after becoming the fir...

15Dec

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Egypt, France

Egypt bans yellow vests fearing copycat Gilets Jaunes protests

NOVANEWS The Egyptian authorities have quietly clamped down on the sales of reflective yellow vests fearing that they could prompt copycat protests inspired by the Gilets Jaunes demonstrations taking place in France. The measure was taken as a precaution as Egypt approaches the seventh anniversary next month of the revolution that toppled the dictator Hosni Mubarak after a 30-year rule. Any form of public gatherings are banned. According to testimonies from industrial equipment dealers in Cairo, retailers have been instructed not to sell yellow vests to walk-in buyers and to restrict business to wholesale deals with verified companies, but only after obtaining permission from the security forces. “They seem not to want anyone to do what they are doing in France,” said one retailer. Anothe...