Yesterday, … yes, I believe it was yesterday evening, while driving my car in downtown Alexandria that I first heard of Mohamed Morsi’s sudden death while being in court. I did not pull over, I did not seem surprised nor sad. I just kept driving on and (with a smirk on my face) turned on […]
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Egypt sentences ex-president Morsi, 19 others to 3 years for insulting judiciary
A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday, and fined him 2 million Egyptian pounds ($112,700) on charges of insulting the judiciary. Others tried by the court in the same case including leading Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and lawmaker […]
Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced To 25 Years For Espionage
An Egyptian court has sentenced former president Mohamed Morsi to 25 years in prison, accusing him of spying and leaking highly classified documents to Qatar. In a final ruling, the Egyptian Court of Cassation on Saturday reduced Morsi’s original sentence in the espionage case by 15 years, reducing it from 40 to 25. TRT World […]
Debris found in Mozambique “almost certainly” from Malaysia Airlines MH370
nsnbc : Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai informed the press that the two pieces of plane debris found in Mozambique earlier this month “almost certainly” are from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner that “went missing” about two years ago. A relative of missing passenger holding a photo. EPA/DEDI SAHPUTRA Transport Minister Datuk Seri […]
Episcopal Church Punished Over Gay Marriage
Episcopal Church sanctioned by larger Anglican Communion for its stand on same-sex marriage. Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is a part, voted to temporarily restrict the role of the U.S. Episcopal Church in the global Anglican community. The action is a sanction against the Episcopal […]
Egypt – Saudi Arabia discuss Regional Issues in Cairo
Fahwad Al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, on Sunday, arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss regional issues with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Relations, especially concerning regional security are complex. Saudi FM Al-Jubeir in Paris, 2015 (nsnbc archives) President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi […]
Sudanese protest against death sentence for Egypt’s Morsi
The protest was organized by several groups and political parties in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Friday, AFP reported. On May 16, an Egyptian court sentenced Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, along with 105 other defendants to death for a mass prison break during the country’s 2011 revolution against long-time dictator, Hosni […]
Commenting on Morsi’s sentence violates int’l conventions: Justice Ministry
TCP : Foreign countries’ critical remarks on former President Mohamed Morsi’s sentence “violate all international conventions that respect sovereignty,” Egypt’s Ministry of Justice said in a Tuesday statement. Morsi Prison Break Trial – YOUM7/Maher Iskandar “Although the Egyptian government and all its institutions are committed to not comment on court rulings pursuant to the principle […]