Protests in Egypt
Bomb hits Egypt state prosecutor convoy in Cairo
A bomb hit the convoy of the Egyptian state prosecutor in the capital Cairo on June 29, security officials said.
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Germany plays down prospect of extraditing Al Jazeera journalist
The German government on June 22 played down the chances of a prominent Al Jazeera journalist held in Berlin since the weekend being extradited to Egypt, citing concerns about the Egyptian legal process.
Egypt appoints first ambassador to Israel in three years
Egypt appointed its first ambassador to Israel since 2012 on June 21, signaling improving ties between states that both see the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, as a threat.
Germany detains Al Jazeera journalist at Egypt request
Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour said he was arrested June 20 at a Berlin airport, after Germany acted on an international arrest warrant issued by his native country Egypt.
Justice in the Middle East
Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian president who was elected with 52 percent of the popular vote, was toppled by a military coup and has now been sentenced to death by one court and to life imprisonment by another.
In April 2014, the number of pro-Morsi defendants who were sentenced to death reached 683; it is as if it is not a courthouse but a slaughterhouse.
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Qatar urges release of Egypt's Morsi
Qatar expressed "deep concern" on June 17 over a death sentence handed down by an Egyptian court against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and called for his release.
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Morsi death sentence overturned to life in prison
An Egyptian court has overturned the death penalty imposed on deposed former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison (25 years imprisonment). He was convicted, amongst others, on espionage charges.
According to international media, the court nevertheless confirmed the capital punishment verdict for another 16 Muslim Brotherhood members.
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Erdo?an calls for int'l action against Morsi death penalty
Death sentences against Egypt?s deposed President Mohamed Morsi and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood are a ?massacre of law and basic rights,? Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an said on Une 16 as he called for action.
Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentence of Former President Morsi
An Egyptian court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence of former President Mohamed Morsi for plotting prison breaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising.
The sentence, which had been initially issued in May, was now upheld after a consultation with the Grand Mufti, the highest religious authority in Egypt.
Egypt court confirms Morsi death sentence over jailbreak
An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on June 16 on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a 2011 mass jail break.
The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four other Brotherhood leaders were also handed the death penalty. More than 80 others were sentenced to death in absentia.