Tag: President Mohammed Morsi
Egypt’s Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt
A bomb targeted the convoy of Egypt’s interior minister today in Cairo in the first attack on a senior government…
Thousands rally for Egypt’s Morsi in Northern Nigeria
Thousands of Muslims rallied peacefully in northern Nigeria on Saturday to demand the return of Egypt’s Islamist former president Mohamed…
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: 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…
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…
Egypt’s turmoil continues as Morsi warns army
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insisted on his “constitutional legitimacy” on Tuesday and called on the army to withdraw its threat…
Egypt: Morsi dares army, rejects ultimatum
Egypt’s presidency rejected an ultimatum issued Monday by the army and said it would continue with its own plan for…
Egypt adopts Islamist-backed charter in vote
CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks…
Jonathan arrives Islamabad for D8 summit
Nigeria’s leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, was among the early arrivals for the summit of eight countries with Islamic ties in…