Egypt's deposed President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at a court compound in Cairo amid tight security for the resumption of his trial, reports say. Mr Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood figures are accused of inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012. He was removed by the army last July after demonstrations ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The official death toll from violent clashes that accompanied several pro-Mursi protests on Friday rose to 13, according to Egypt's Health Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said that 13 fatalities had been confirmed in the wake of Friday's clashes, which also left 57 people injured, Haberler.com reported. Earlier in the day,...

TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (MNA) Egypt's government has increased its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in the country ordering the seizure of assets belonging to 572 members, senior judicial and security officials announced. On December 24, Cairo designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, linking the group to recent attacks on security forces ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Five people were killed and dozens others injured in Egypt during clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood activists and their supporters staged nationwide demonstrations after Friday prayers against a brutal crackdown by the army that toppled Mursi in July,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Egypt's main Islamic alliance, the Pro-Legitimacy and Anti-Coup Coalition, called on its supporters to take to the streets on Friday in solidarity with protesting university students angered by the killing of their peers during clashes with security forces. Referring to the countrys current interim authorities, the coalition said ...

The Egyptian police have arrested dozens of anti-coup protesters and fired teargas at thousands of Muslim Brotherhood activists and their supporters, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The anti-coup protesters staged demonstrations in the capital Cairo and several other cities and towns after Friday prayers against a brutal ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Police have used heavy tear gas to clear hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president from Cairo's famed Tahrir square shortly after they entered and took over the plaza. The development, late Sunday afternoon, was the first time in more than a year that supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi entered the square ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Eight people were injured in clashes during protests in support of ousted President Mohamed Mursi in the latest wave of violence in Egypt. Hundreds of pro-Mursi activists took to the streets throughout the Middle East nation, defying a new law by the government banning unauthorized protests, CNN reported. Police fired tear gas ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Muslim Brotherhood supporters launched rallies in several Egyptian governorates following prayers on Friday leading to scattered clashes with opponents. Thousands marched in a number of Cairo districts, as well as in Alexandria, the Upper Egypt city of Assiut, the Nile Delta cities of Kafr El-Dawwar and Damietta, and the Suez Canal ...

Clashes have broken out between the supporters and opponents of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, in the capital Cairo on the first day of the former leader's trial. On Monday, clashes erupted after hundreds of Morsi backers demonstrated around the High Court in the city. The demonstrators were protesting against what they perceive as the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Egypt's former president Mohamed Mursi plans to reject the authority of a court due to try him on Monday, in what could be his first public appearance since being deposed and hidden in a secret location in July. The trial is expected to increase Egypt's political tensions, with Mursi supporters planning a series of nationwide protests ...

Dozens of people have been injured as thousands of supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, hold anti-military demonstrations across Egypt, security sources say. The violence in the city of Dakahliaerupted after Morsis opponents attacked the Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallying against his trial that will be held on Monday. In another ...

Supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohamed Morsi have reportedly held demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria, Damanhur and Port Said. The protesters on Wednesday chanted slogans against what they called a coup by the Egyptian military against Morsi. Demonstrators also expressed opposition to the military rule through an unelected government. On ...

Fierce clashes have erupted between Egyptian security forces and students protesting against the military-backed government at al-Azhar University in Cairo. The security forces fired tear gas at protesters spilling out after a call by the Anti-Coup Alliance for a national uprising against the government. Angry protesters also demanded the release ...

Thousands of supporters of Egypts ousted president Mohamed Morsi have held fresh demonstrations across the North African country. Large crowds of pro-Morsi demonstrators gathered in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Damietta, and Suez on Friday afternoon. The rallies were called by Egypts largest Islamic movement Muslim Brotherhood as well as by ...

Amnesty International says Egyptian security forces used live ammunition to disperse supporters of Egypts Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsi on October 6. In a statement issued on Monday, the human rights watchdog said at least 49 people were killed and hundreds wounded in Cairo alone as security forces used "excessive and unwarranted ...

Supporters and opponents of Egypts military-backed interim government have called for nationwide protests across the country on the two-day holiday marking Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) in Muslim countries. The anti-government National Coalition for the Defense of Legitimacy group on Sunday called for mass demonstrations on Monday and Tuesday....

The death toll from clashes between supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohamed Morsi and police forces has risen to 51 as violence rages on in the North African country. Supporters of Morsi, who was overthrown in a July military coup, tried to gather in iconic Liberation Square in the capital Cairo when police confronted them. According to ...

At least one person has been killed and several others injured in Egypt during clashes between opponents and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood activists and their supporters staged countrywide demonstrations after Friday prayers against a brutal crackdown by the army that toppled Morsi in July. The protests ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Egypts Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide protests against military-backed interim government despite severe crackdown on its leadership. The Brotherhood's call for mass protests and sit-ins on Friday will test how much the security crackdown has crippled the group and if they can still mobilise their base. Egypt's ...