Tag: Egypt
Egypt sentences 54 Morsi supporters to life in jail
An Egyptian anti-terror court on Wednesday sentenced 54 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison for…
Egypt’s Top Sunni Muslim Group Demands Release Of Schoolgirls
Egypt’s prestigious Islamic institute Al-Azhar has joined millions worldwide seeking the release of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram. Al-Azhar urged…
Egypt court jails 102 Morsi supporters for 10 years
An Egyptian court sentenced 102 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison Saturday over protest…
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood chief, 682 others sentenced to death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 other alleged Islamists to death, a lawyer…
Nigeria leads AU debate on conflict-free Africa
Nigeria will on Thursday 24 April lead the 15-member AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on a debate to evolve…
18 dead in Egypt clan clashes
At least 18 people have been killed in tribal clashes in Egypt early today, security officials have confirmed. The clashes…
Cameron Orders Probe Of Muslim Brotherhood
British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an investigation into the activities of Muslim Brotherhood over concerns that the group…
Egypt sets date for presidential poll
Egypt’s electoral commission said Sunday the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the…
Egypt: Sobhi replaces Sisi as defence minister
Egyptian military Chief of Staff, Gen. Sedki Sobhi, took oath of office on Friday as the country’s new Defence Minister…
Another 700 Egypt Islamists charged
An Egyptian court that sentenced 529 people to death began trying about 700 more alleged supporters of deposed president Mohamed…
Egypt: 529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death
A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a mass…
2 Egyptian military officers killed in shootout with Jihadists
An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected…
5 Egyptian soldiers killed at checkpoint
Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo Saturday, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported. The attack comes two…
Amidst bombing, Egyptians vote for new constitution
Egyptians began voting on a new constitution Tuesday amid high security, as a bomb exploded outside a Cairo court, underscoring…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gets terrorist tag
CAIRO, (AFP) – Egypt’s military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a “terrorist” organisation Wednesday, signalling…
Match Report: Ghana through to Brazil World Cup
Ghana on Tuesday qualified for a third successive World Cup, securing their ticket to Brazil with a 7-3 aggregate win…
Egypt: Deposed Morsi rejects court due to try him
Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi has rejected the authority of the court that is due to try him next week…
World Cup Qualifier: Ghana crushes Egypt
Ghana overwhelmed Egypt 6-1 Tuesday in the first leg of an Africa zone play-off to all but secure a third…
World Cup : Egypt coach wants to face Ghana in Cairo
Egypt coach Bob Bradley hopes the 2014 World Cup Africa zone play-off against Ghana during November can be staged in…
D’Tigress Set For Afrobasket For Women
Nigeria women’s national team, D’Tigress will depart the shores of the country on Wednesday for Maputo, Mozambique venue of the…
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Nigeria book Ethiopia for final World Cup Qualifier
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be visiting Ethiopia in October in the first of the two leg final qualification match for…
Ex-Egypt leader, Mubarak leaves prison
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison, following a court order. Egypt’s state TV reported that a…
Hundreds die as police shoot ousted Morsi’s supporters
CAIRO (AFP) – Security forces stormed the Cairo protest camps of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s supporters in a long-anticipated…
Egypt kills 30 pro-Morsi protesters
Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday clearing a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the…
Egypt: Dozens of Morsi supporters shot dead
CAIRO, (AFP) – Dozens of Mohamed Morsi’s supporters were shot dead in the Egyptian capital on Saturday as violence erupted…
Kuwait Offers $4bn Aid Package To Egypt
Kuwait offered Egypt on Wednesday an aid package of $4 billion, a minister said, bringing to $12 billion the total…
AU Suspends Egypt
The African Union suspended Egypt from the continental body Friday after the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, in line with…
Coup In Egypt: Nigerian Leaders Warned
As citizens of Egypt continue to celebrate the successful military ousting of their President, Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood,…
Egypt’s interim leader sworn in
Egypt’s chief justice Adly Mansour was sworn in as the country’s interim president on Thursday, a day after the military…
Army topples Egypt’s Morsi
The Egyptian army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50 people…