World Jun 18 Egypt’s ousted President Morsi buried after courtroom death Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom, his family and a member of his defense team said. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Jun 17 Ousted president Morsi died in court, Egypt TV says The state TV says the 67-year-old Morsi was attending a session Monday in his trial on espionage charges when he blacked out and then died. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Apr 30 U.S. weighs designating Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group Enforcing such a designation could be difficult, and could complicate U.S. diplomacy. By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
World Jul 28 Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 sit-in An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on Saturday, including top figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in, state media reported. By Associated Press
Jun 24 After demands aired, solution to Qatar crisis seems far off By Josh Lederman and Adam Schreck, Associated Press Faced with a sweeping set of demands, Qatar insisted Friday it can indefinitely survive the economic and diplomatic steps its neighbors have taken to try to pressure it into compliance. Continue reading
Jul 13 Egyptian dissenters forcibly disappeared and tortured, Amnesty says By Kassia Halcli Hundreds of Egyptians, including students and children, have disappeared and been tortured under the guise of counterterrorism, according to an Amnesty International report released Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 11:05 Egypt’s opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution By PBS NewsHour Five years after the revolution that toppled the government, Egypt has yet to achieve the movement’s democratic ideals. But there are no more protests because protests are illegal. Freedom of speech curtailed, McCarthy-esque fear pervades under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, with… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 11:27 Egypt’s president on fighting Islamic State, U.S. relations By PBS NewsHour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss the pardoning of Al Jazeera journalists, whether Egypt will step up military action against the Islamic State, President Bashar al-Assad’s future in Syria, the government… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: Justice Department opens case on Baltimore police custody death By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man who died in police custody. Also, a court in Egypt sentenced ousted former President Mohammed Morsi to… Continue watching