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Mohammed Morsi was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule

Egypt's Morsi dies after court hearing

Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, has died after falling ill during a court hearing, the attorney general said.

World • 18 Jun 19

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met US President Donald Trump at the White House last year

Trump congratulates Egypt's Sisi on election victory

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on securing another four years as president.

World • 03 Apr 18

Mohammed Mursi was sentenced to death in June 2015 in connection with a mass jail break during Egypt's 2011 uprising

Egyptian court overturns Mursi's death sentence

Egypt's Court of Cassation has overturned a death sentence against deposed president Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial.

News • 15 Nov 16

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi looks on during a trial session on charges of espionage in Cairo, Egypt

Egypt's Mursi sentenced to life in espionage trial

An Egyptian court has sentenced former Islamist president Mohammed Mursi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six of his co-defendants were handed death penalties.

News • 20 Jun 16

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egyptians not to expect miracles (Pic: EPA)

Sisi announces candidacy for Egypt election

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian general who ousted his country's first freely-elected leader, has declared his candidacy for a presidential election he is expected to win easily.

News • 26 Mar 14

Militants have launched scores of attacks on security forces since the army overthrew Mohammed Mursi in July

Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo

Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo this morning, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported.

News • 15 Mar 14

Mr Mursi's legal team protested they could not hear their client speak from inside a soundproof glass cage

Mursi's lawyers withdraw in protest at his case

Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi withdrew in protest after he appeared in court today.

News • 16 Feb 14

Mohammed Mursi faces four separate trials

Mursi murder trial adjourned in Cairo

A Cairo court adjourned the trial which sees Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Mursi accused of inciting the killing of protesters.

News • 02 Feb 14

Security is tight in Cairo as Mr Mursi's trial gets under way

Gunmen kill Egyptian general in Cairo

A top Interior Ministry official has been killed in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

News • 28 Jan 14

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has calculated he can win the votes of Mohammed Mursi supporters (Pic: EPA)

Egypt's Sisi poised to announce presidency bid

Egypt's top military council has given army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a green light to run for president.

News • 27 Jan 14

Egyptian security forces are deployed following the blast (Pic: EPA)

Six killed in Cairo explosions

A wave of bomb attacks across Cairo have killed six people and raised fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace.

News • 24 Jan 14

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters throw stones at voters outside a polling station

Polls close in Egypt after draft constitution vote

Polls across Egypt have closed after a second and final day of voting on a draft constitution that could pave the way for a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

News • 15 Jan 14

Soldiers standing guard at a polling station ahead of the vote

Egyptians go to the polls on new constitution

Egyptians began voting this morning in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Mursi.

News • 14 Jan 14

Mohammed Mursi's supporters have held numerous protests since he was removed from power

Weather delays Mursi trial until next month

An Egyptian court has adjourned the murder trial of deposed president Mohammed Mursi to 1 February, citing "weather conditions" that prevented Mr Mursi's transport to court from his prison.

News • 08 Jan 14

There have been almost daily protests since the ousting of Mohammed Mursi

11 killed in Egyptian protests

Eleven people were shot dead as supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with police across.

News • 03 Jan 14

The army said the blast was caused by a car bomb

Mursi's ex-prime minister arrested

Egyptian security forces have arrested the former prime minister of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi who was sentenced to one year in jail for failing to implement a court ruling to renationalise a textile firm.

News • 24 Dec 13

Mohammed Mursi was deposed by the army in July

Mursi ordered to stand trial in Egypt

Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered former president Mohammed Mursi and 35 other Islamists to stand trial on charges including conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt.

News • 18 Dec 13

There have been almost daily protests in Cairo by Mursi supporters

Tear gas used against protesters in Cairo

Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of pro-Islamist protesters demonstrating in Cairo yesterday, security sources said.

News • 13 Dec 13

Militants have stepped up assaults in the region following the army's ousting of president Mohammed Mursi

Ten Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb

Ten Egyptian soldiers have been killed and 35 wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of El-Arish.

News • 20 Nov 13

Supporters of Mohammed Mursi gather outside the police academy in Cairo

Trial of former Egyptian president Mursi adjourned

The trial of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi has been adjourned until 8 January.

News • 04 Nov 13

Mohammed Mursi supporters burn the American flag during a rally outside the presidential palace in Cairo

Teargas fired against Mursi supporters in Egypt

Police fired teargas in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria to break up clashes between opponents and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Mursi.

News • 11 Oct 13