Mohammed Morsi accused of revealing state secrets with the intent of carrying out terrorist operations
Egypt
Rare Snow Dazzles Cairo Area Residents
Many took to Twitter to post pics of the wintery surprise
How Egypt’s Gen. al-Sisi Won TIME’s Person of the Year Poll
Egyptian news sites kept readers updated on how Sisi was faring against Turkey’s Erdogan
Egypt’s New Protest Law May Spark Another Crisis
A new Egyptian law criminalizing protests may wake some of Egypt’s dormant revolutionaries
Egypt Police Disperse Protests With Water Cannons
First enforcement of controversial law banning unauthorized demonstrations
Egypt Bans Protest Without Police Approval
Law requires police permission for protests three days in advance
Egypt Military Chief Open To Presidential Run
Sisi as president would mark a return to military establishment rule in the country
Egypt’s Lonely Shiites Struggle for Rights, No Matter the Regime in Charge
For most of modern Egypt’s history, Taher Al-Hashimi has seen his community neglected at best, suppressed and hunted at worst. “We were persecuted under [former President Hosni] Mubarak and under [former President Mohammed] …
Tahrir Square Memorial Angers Egyptian Activists, Who Say It Will Be Destroyed
An official Egyptian memorial to slain protesters unveiled Monday at the heart of Cairo’s Tahrir Square has angered activists who say the current military-backed regime is cynically trying to co-opt the spirit of the country’s …
Egypt Calls an End to State of Emergency
The government says it will abide by a court ruling issue Tuesday
In Egypt, A Distant War Keeps Tourists Away from South Sinai
With fighting in the north, travelers are staying away from south Sinai, a tourist mecca in better times
Man claiming to be Egyptian executioner appears on video
A man who says he is Egypt’s official state executioner has appeared on a video saying how much he enjoys his job.
MEMRI, the organization that disseminated and translated the clip, was founded in 1998 by a former Israeli military intelligence officer and an Israeli-American political scientist. The organization has often been …
Morsi Hearing Adjourned Amid Courtroom Chaos
Deposed president calls himself Egypt’s ‘legitimate’ ruler