An Egyptian court has struck out a life sentence and ordered the retrial of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on charges of conspiring with foreign militant groups, including the Palestinian Hamas.

An Egyptian court has struck down a death sentence passed by a lower tribunal against an ousted former president for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising.

Six people, including two Al-Jazeera journalists, have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court for allegedly passing documents relating to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt’s president paid tribute to the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, saying that protesters killed during the 18-day revolt had sought to revive “noble principles” and found a “new Egypt”.

EGYPT went to the polls yesterday.

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she is “absolutely delighted” that the Egyptian president has pardoned two journalists for Al-Jazeera English.

Egypt’s state prosecutor has died of wounds sustained in a bomb attack on his convoy in a Cairo suburb.

An Egyptian court has confirmed a death sentence handed to ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi for a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising that brought him to power.

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An Egyptian criminal court sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to be issued against the country’s first freely elected leader.

ENDA KENNY must pick up and phone and demand the release of Ibrahim Halawa. Call the release “extradition” if it makes it easier. Extradition to Ibrahim’s own country, which is Ireland.

The retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists who face terror-related charges in a case widely criticised by human rights organisations and media groups has been postponed until March 8.

The retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists who face terror-related charges in a case widely criticised by human rights groups is set to begin today in Egypt.

Two journalists with the Al-Jazeera English network have been released from an Egyptian prison after more than a year behind bars on terror-related charges in a case denounced as a sham by rights groups and the international community.

An Al-Jazeera reporter who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison has returned home to Australia.

Muslim Brotherhood supporters accused of role in killing 16 police

A freed Al-Jazeera English reporter and his family have called on Egypt to release his two colleagues who remain behind bars, in a case widely condemned as a sham by human rights groups.

Around 200 Egyptian journalists have rejected a recent policy declaration by newspaper editors pledging near-blind support to the state and banning criticism of the police, army and judiciary in their publications.

Egypt’s deposed president Hosni Mubarak denied he ordered protesters killed in the 2011 uprising that deposed him, his first lengthy statement to a court as his retrial draws to an end.

The sister of an Irish teenager facing trial in Egypt today wants the Government here to call for his release.

Egypt’s president has acknowledged for the first time that the heavy sentences handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists had a “very negative” impact on his country’s reputation, saying he wished they were never put on trial.

Three homemade bombs have exploded near Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo, killing two senior police officers and injuring 10 other people.

Four minor explosions have struck subway stations in the Egyptian capital Cairo, leaving two people injured and causing widespread panic among commuters.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has made the highest-level American visit to Egypt since President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi took office as Washington presses the former army chief to adopt more moderate policies.

The right of people to choose their own governments is running into trouble. The unrest sweeping many nations shows democracy being overwhelmed by despotism and despair, writes Nicholas Wapshott

Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was sworn in yesterday as president for a four-year term, assuming the highest office of a deeply polarised nation that has been roiled by deadly unrest and an economic crisis since its 2011 uprising.

Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been sworn in as president for a four-year term.

Three bombs exploded today outside Cairo University’s main campus, killing a police general and wounding seven others, including several top police officers.

The Egyptian general who ousted his country’s first freely elected leader declared his candidacy yesterday for a presidential election he is expected to win easily.

A court in southern Egyptian has convicted 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, sentencing them to death on charges of murdering a policeman and attacking officers.

Egypt’s army says it is crushing Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula, but in the region’s villages and towns a victory for the state feels a long way off.

Egypt’s government resigned, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a country gripped by political strife.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has wished Egypt’s military chief victory in the nation’s presidential vote, even though he has yet to announce his bid – a strong endorsement signalling Moscow’s desire to expand its ties with a key US ally in the Middle East.

Egypt’s toppled president Mohammed Morsi stood inside a glass-encased metal cage today, separated from other defendants for the start of a new trial over charges concerning prison breaks during the country’s 2011 revolution.

Egypt will hold a presidential vote before parliamentary polls, president Adly Mansour said yesterday, in a change to a political roadmap that could pave the way for the swift election of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising brought a violent display of the country’s divisions, as giant crowds danced at government-backed rallies and security forces crushed demonstrations by rival Islamists and some secular activists.

Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

The ballot count so far from Egypt’s referendum on a new constitution shows an overwhelming majority has endorsed the draft charter, a senior Egyptian election official says.

Bad weather has delayed ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi’s helicopter flight from a prison in the country’s north to Cairo for the resumption of his trial on charges of inciting murder.

Riot police have clashed with supporters of Egypt’s former Islamist president across the country, leaving two dead as the Muslim Brotherhood renewed calls to protest ahead of a key referendum later this month.

Abortion legislation

A powerful explosion has ripped through a police headquarters in an Egyptian Nile Delta city killing 13 people, wounding more than 100 and leaving victims buried under rubble in the deadliest bombing yet in a months-long wave of violence blamed on Islamic militants.

A deal on Iran’s nuclear programme would legitimise its regional influence in a way that’s not occurred in decades, says Mai Yamani.

The date for a key referendum on Egypt’s amended constitution has been set for January 14-15, interim president Adly Mansour said as he called on citizens to vote “yes” to move ahead with the country’s transition to democracy.