Morsi Protests

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  Several Protests Break Out In Egypt, Several Arrested

  Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them, AFP journalists reported.

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  Egyptian Prosecutor Allows For Hosni Mubarak Release

  A prosecutor allowed Monday for Hosni Mubarak to be released, his lawyer said, after an appeals court acquitted Egypt's ex-president of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

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  Egypt Jails Brotherhood Head For 10 Years Over Clashes

  An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.

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  In Egypt, the 'Disappeared' Resurface on TV as 'Terrorists'

  Detentions and videotaped confessions are a new feature of a crackdown on dissent launched after the military toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 -- Egypt's first freely-elected president -- after mass protests, rights groups say.

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  Mohamed Morsi Faces Death Penalty in Spy, Jailbreak Trials

  Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, already jailed for 20 years for inciting violence against protesters, faces the death penalty Saturday for espionage and jailbreak nearly two years after his overthrow.

• Judicial Source Denies Egypt's Mohamed Morsi Will Face New Trial

  An Egyptian judicial source said Tuesday that former president Mohamed Morsi will not face a new trial for incitement to murder, contradicting a claim from the prosecution.

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  Egyptian Military Kills 27 Militants in the Sinai

  Military air strikes killed 27 Islamic militants in Egypt's Northern Sinai today in one of the biggest security operations in the region in months, security sources said.

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  516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary

  Egyptian police arrested more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood when deadly violence erupted on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said on Monday.

• Egypt to Free 100 Students Ahead of 2011 Revolt Anniversary

  Egypt's public prosecutor Thursday ordered the release of 100 students arrested in a crackdown on protests since late 2013, ahead of the fourth anniversary of a popular uprising.

• Egypt Braces For New Islamist Protest

  Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force."

• Egyptian Court Jails 68 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters

  An Egyptian court sentenced 68 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms on Tuesday, judicial sources said, in a case related to deadly violence a year ago after the army's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

• Ten Mohamed Morsi Supporters Jailed for Life in Egypt

  An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 10 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment for damaging public property and blocking roads during a protest last year, state-run MENA news agency reported.

• Egypt Police Clash With Pro-Morsi Protesters

  Egyptian police swiftly quashed protests marking the anniversary Thursday of the military ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, firing tear gas and arresting dozens of demonstrators.

• Egypt President Says 'Won't Interfere' in Al-Jazeera Trial

  Egypt's president said Tuesday the authorities will not interfere in the judiciary, as protests were staged worldwide in solidarity with Al-Jazeera journalists, including an Australian, whose jailing has sparked outrage.

• Egypt Students Jailed for Four Years Over Violent Protests

  An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 36 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar university to four years in prison each over violent protests backing ousted president Mohamed Morsi, judicial sources said.