16 dead in protests marking Egypt revolution
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Egypt death toll rises in Mubarak clashes
One person was killed following clashes between Egyptian police and protesters in Cairo, bringing the total death toll to two since clashes…
Media power of Islam in the world today
Many people believe in the McLuhan’s idea that media has no independent identity and taking media would result in taking culture and…
Iran displeased with Egypt’s deviation from path of democracy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian described the heavy verdicts handed to Muslim Brotherhood members and leaders in Egypt…
Iran cleric condemns death sentences for MB members
A senior Iranian cleric has denounced life sentences for nearly 700 people in Egypt, saying such measures would make it easier for…
The gateway to the Middle East and the exchange of roles
After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of June 30, 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and…
Iran warns Egypt death sentences encourage instability
Iran on Tuesday warned that the 683 death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to suspected Islamists could add to a…
Egyptian court sentences top Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
(Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters to death on Monday, intensifying a…
Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death
A court in Egypt has sentenced to death 528 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. They were convicted of charges including…
2 Egyptian army officers killed in shootout with militants
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two Egyptian army officers were killed on Wednesday in a shootout with militants, security sources said. The exchange of…
Egypt jails 16,000 since Morsi ouster in July: Report
Egypt’s military-backed government has jailed nearly 16,000 people since July 2013, when President Mohamed Morsi was ousted, a report says. Citing senior…
Saudi Arabia Brotherhood a terrorist group
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia identified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group along with al-Qaida and others Friday, warning…
Iranian-born artist explores cost Of Egypt’s revolution
NEW YORK CITY — The work of Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat, whose photographs, films and video installations deal with gender, politics and religion…
Morsi accused of leaking Egypt security secrets to Iran
Cairo — Prosecutors Sunday accused deposed president Mohamed Morsi of leaking state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as part of a plot…
Senior al-Qaeda figure leaves Iran amid a series of departures by terrorist suspects
A senior al-Qaeda figure with close ties to the terrorist group’s current leader has left Iran, where he had lived for years…
Russia’s Putin says supports Sisi’s bid for Egypt presidency
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threw his weight behind a presidential bid by Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel…
Bush’s national security adviser: US is mismanaging Egypt, Syria
The US has mishandled the post-Arab awakening crisis in both Syria and Egypt, former US national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Tuesday.…
Egypt ex-president Mursi ‘arrives for jail escape trial’
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egypt’s former President Mohammed Mursi has arrived at a court in Cairo to go on trial over his escape from…
Political consensus is key to Syria peace conference
While some member states of the international community have gathered in Geneva to find a solution to the Syrian conflict, there is…
Twenty-nine dead in clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising
(Reuters) – Twenty-nine people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt’s…
Egypt tense on third anniversary of revolution
Rival political groups in Egypt are to mark the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising which ended in the overthrow of President…
Bombing wave hits Egypt amid fear of more violence
(Reuters) – A wave of bomb attacks targeting police hit Cairo on Friday, killing six people on the eve of the third…
Egypt to hold referendum on constitution
Egypt is set to hold a referendum on a constitution drafted by the military-installed government, in what will be the sixth time…
Three killed in clashes at Egypt protests
At least three people have been killed in Egypt in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, officials have…
Hamas and Iran rebuild ties three years after falling out over Syria
A rapprochement between Hamas and Tehran is under way almost three years after a breach over the Palestinian party’s refusal to back the Syrian…
Trial of Egypt’s former leader is delayed
CAIRO — The judge in the trial of Egypt’s former Islamist president on charges of inciting murder has ordered the hearings adjourned…
Mohammed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo
Egypt’s deposed President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at a court compound in Cairo amid tight security for the resumption of his trial,…
Egyptian government accused of crimes against humanity over coup crackdown
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian lawyers plan to file a complaint at the International Criminal Court, accusing the Cairo regime of a systematic campaign…
Egypt health ministry: Death toll from Friday clashes rises to 13
TEHRAN (FNA)- The official death toll from violent clashes that accompanied several pro-Mursi protests on Friday rose to 13, according to Egypt’s…
Egypt seizes assets of Morsi and his supporters
TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (MNA) – Egypt’s government has increased its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in the country ordering the seizure of assets…
U.S. defense chief voices concern in call to Egypt army head
(Reuters) – The top U.S. defense official expressed “concern” about recent developments in Egypt in a call on Sunday to Egyptian army chief…
Al Jazeera says three journalists held in Egypt after hotel broadcast
(Reuters) – Al Jazeera said Egyptian security forces arrested three of its journalists after the interior ministry accused the Qatar-based television channel…
Five killed in Egypt as police attack protesters
TEHRAN (FNA)- Five people were killed and dozens others injured in Egypt during clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President…
Egypt’s Brotherhood listed as terrorist group, hopes for reconciliation end
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Egyptian government ended hopes for reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood when declaring the group as a terrorist organization after…
Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo, four injured
(Reuters) – A bomb blast hit a bus in Cairo’s Nasr City district on Thursday, injuring four people, a spokesman for Egypt’s…
UN demands release of three Egyptian activists
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations demanded the release of three leading anti-Mubarak activists jailed for organizing protests against Egypt’s interim government. In…
Egypt police arrest former Mursi PM Hisham Qandil
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian police arrested the former prime minister who served under ousted President Mohammed Mursi. The interior ministry said Hisham Qandil…
Iran condemns terrorist act in Egypt
Tehran, Dec 25, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham here Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the northern Egyptian town…
Bomb blast hits Egypt’s Nile delta, 14 dead
TEHRAN (FNA)- A bomb blast killed at least 14 people and injured more than 130 others in Egypt’s Nile Delta region. The…