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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...

Egypt: Mursi accused of insulting judiciary

by Mohammed Shaaban | Jan 20, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 24 other political and public figures, including Muslim Brotherhood members, have been referred to the country’s criminal court on charges relating to insulting the judiciary, judicial sources in Egypt...

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Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie sits at a police station after security forces arrested him in Cairo in this handout picture dated August 20, 2013. REUTERS/The Interior Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Egyptian government pursues Brotherhood figures

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 23, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Ahmad Aref was arrested on Thursday along with some 75 executive members of the embattled Islamist group, Egypt’s interior ministry has announced. “Mohamed El-Beltagy, a Muslim Brotherhood leader, was targeted in...