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Court sentences ousted Egypt president Morsi to 20 years in prison

An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to be issued against the country's first elected leader.

183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death by Egypt court

An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, as authorities continued their crackdown on Islamists.

Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square

Egypt's revolutionary activists, overshadowed since leading the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, showed a new vigor Tuesday, scuffling with supporters of the military-backed government in Cairo's Tahrir Square and wrecking a state memorial dedicated to slain protesters only hours after it was inaugurated.

Morsi meets team of lawyers in prison to discuss tactics on trial

Morsi was held in a secret location since his removal on July 3, and was transferred to a high security prison in Egypt's second city Alexandria following the opening of his trial on 4 November. He had so far declined legal representation.

Egypt's Morsi defiant as trial gets adjourned to January

The longtime Brotherhood leader rejected the proceedings and said he had been forced to attend.

Morsi's ouster in Egypt: Is Arab Spring finally over?

The Arab Spring — a momentous revolution — was and is of world historical significance. Judging and gauging the fallout and significance and import of a world historical development by years or even decades is a fallacy.

Egyptian train drivers, conductors strike for better pay

Egyptian train drivers and conductors announced they were on strike on Sunday to press demands for better pay, the latest in a seemingly endless series of work stoppages to hit the country in the past two years.