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A file photo of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi. (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Former Egyptian president Mursi jailed for 20 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges arising from the killing of protesters on Tuesday, nearly three years after he became Egypt’s president. Mursi stood in a cage in court as judge Ahmed Sabry...

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Essam El-Erian, deputy head of the Freedom and Justice Party, speaks during Egypt’s Shura Council meeting in Cairo in this May 25, 2013 file picture. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Files)

Egypt: Authorities arrest Brotherhood leader after three months on the run

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Oct 30, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian authorities arrested a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, a day after the judge overseeing the trial of several fellow leaders of the organization resigned over the authorities’ failure to produce them in court. Essam...

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19 killed in Egypt train crash

19 killed in Egypt train crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 15, 2013 | Middle East

CAIRO (AP) — The accident comes less than two weeks after a new transportation minister was appointed to overhaul the rail system, and just two months after a deadly collision between a train and school bus. The official MENA news agency quoted Health Ministry...