Tag: Egypt coup
Ex-Egypt president Morsi held for murder
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt formally detained Mohammed Morsi on Friday for allegedly abetting militants in murdering policemen and staging prison…
Egypt Coup: Jonathan restates Nigeria’s position
President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday in Lagos restated the opposition of Nigeria and the African Union to the unconstitutional removal of…
ElBaradei tipped as interim PM for Egypt
Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei was tipped Saturday as premier to help lead Egypt out of a deepening crisis, official…
Egypt: Cleric rules Morsi’s ouster invalid in fatwa
Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Saturday issued a religious decree, or fatwa, urging Egyptians to support overthrown Islamist president…
Egypt Coup: Morsi supporters in street protests
CAIRO (AFP) – Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi took to the streets in their tens of thousands Friday,…
Egypt: Army detains President Morsi, aides
Egypt’s army is “preventively” holding ousted president Mohamed Morsi after his ouster by an army decree, a senior army official…
Egypt Coup: US evacuates embassy in Cairo
The United States on Wednesday ordered the mandatory evacuation of its embassy in Cairo, just hours after the Egyptian military…