Mohammed Morsi

Former Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq returns home after five years of exile, goes missing within 24 hours

There has been no official word yet as on the whereabouts of an Egyptian presidential hopeful who flew home from the United Arab Emirates 24 hours ago

Top Egypt court upholds life sentence against ousted president Mohammed Morsi for leaking state documents

The Court of Cassation ruling, which is final, overthrew a 15-year sentence for Morsi on charges of stealing the documents, handed during the initial sentencing.

Egypt refers 48 suspects to military trial over Islamic State church attacks

Cairo: Egyptian authorities on Sunday referred 48 suspected members of the Islamic State group to a military trial for their alleged involvement in three suicide bombings at Christian churches that killed at least 74 people.

Egyptian court awards death sentence to Mulsim Brotherhood leader Wagdi Ghoneim in absentia

Muslim Brotherhood leader and radical Islamic preacher Wagdy Ghoneim was on Sunday sentenced to death in absentia by an Egyptian court for setting up a terror group after the 2013 overthrow of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.

Churches attacked in Egypt: 45 dead, 119 injured after explosions hit Tanta and Alexandria

At least 45 people were killed and nearly 120 others injured in powerful blasts triggered by ISIS in two churches packed with worshippers celebrating Palm Sunday in Egypt's Tanta and Alexandria cities, the deadliest attacks on the minority Coptic Christians in recent years.

Cairo bombing: Explosion at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 22

A bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 22 people and wounded another 35 on Sunday, according to Egyptian state television, in the second deadly attack to hit the Egyptian capital in two days.

Egyptian court confirms deposed Egyptian president Morsi's 20-year prison sentence

An Egyptian criminal court on Saturday confirmed a 20-year prison sentence given to Mohammed Morsi for inciting violence during demonstrations in 2012, in the first final verdict in a case against the former president

Saudi jets slated to arrive at Turkish air base to combat IS in Syria

Saudi jets are due to arrive at a Turkish base this week take part in the air campaign against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

In Egypt, Russian plane crash sparks claims of 'Western conspiracy'

Media in Egypt have reacted with fury as Britain and the United States increasingly point to a bomb as the cause of the Oct. 31 Russian plane crash in Sinai.

Egyptian armed forces mistakenly fire on Mexican tourists killing 12

At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured in Egypt's southwestern desert Sunday when armed forces mistakenly fired on a group of Mexican tourists, Egyptian officials said.