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  Egypt: Ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court during trial

  World | June 18, 2019 9:26 IST

  The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had "many secrets" he could reveal, a judicial official said. A few minutes afterward, he collapsed in the cage, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press.

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  US 'deeply troubled' over death sentence to Mohammed Morsi

  World | June 17, 2015 10:11 IST

  Washington:  President Barack Obama's administration said on Tuesday that it is "deeply troubled" by the death sentence handed down against deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, contending that it was politically motivated.At his daily press conference,

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  Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death

  World | May 16, 2015 16:00 IST

  Cairo: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.As is customary in

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  Ousted Egypt president starts latest trial on spying charge

  World | February 15, 2015 20:07 IST

  Cairo: A new trial for Egypt's ousted ex-president has begun in Cairo, with prosecutors accusing him of spying and leaking confidential information to Qatar.The hearing was swiftly adjourned and a new date set for Feb.

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  Egypt's Morsi asks people to continue revolution against coup

  World | October 26, 2014 17:57 IST

  Cairo: A defiant former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, now in prison, has asked his supporters to remain steadfast, praising them for their "revolution" against coup leaders who want to "subjugate" the nation.   "I congratulate you

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  Egypt dissolves Muslim Brotherhood political wing

  World | August 09, 2014 19:10 IST

  Cairo: An Egyptian court today ordered the dissolution of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the already banned Muslim Brotherhood movement, in yet another crushing blow to Islamists after the ouster of

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  Defiant Morsi tells court he is still legitimate head

  World | January 28, 2014 18:55 IST

  Cairo:  Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi today struck a defiant tone during his trial over a jailbreak in 2011, insisting that he was still the “legitimate” head of the country.Morsi's jailbreak trial began at the

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  Major protest sites of the world: Cairo's Tahrir Square (Part-II)

  World | July 24, 2013 6:23 IST

  New Delhi: Protests erupt when group of people get together and demonstrate for a common motive. Sometimes the protests turn into mass movements and can overthrow the government of the country.One recent example of mass