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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years for insulting the judiciary

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Egypt court upholds life sentence for Morsi over spying for Qatar

AnEgyptiancourtonSaturdayupheldlifesentenceagainsttheoustedpresidentMohamedMorsioverchargesofspyingforQatar,State-runNileTVreported.LifesentenceinEgyptis25years

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Egypt sentences 28 people to death for top prosecutor's murder

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 28 people to death over the killing of the country’s top prosecutor.

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23 injured in blast targeting Egyptian police building

At least 23 people, among them six policemen, got injured earlier Thursday in a blast that targeted a national security building in Qalioubiya province near Cairo, the Egyptian state TV reported.

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Egypt jails 452 Morsi supporters from 3 to 25 years over violence

​An Egyptian military court sentenced Tuesday 452 defendants from three to 25 years in prison and acquitted 54 others over committing anti-government violence following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

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Egypt's Sisi orders release of 165 jailed youths ahead of Ramadan

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Wednesday the release of 165 young people who have been in custody over violating the new anti-protest law, official MENA news agency reported.

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Egypt court upholds Morsi death penalty over jailbreak

​An Egyptian court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence against ousted President Mohamed Morsi over mass jailbreak during the 2011 political turmoil.

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Egypt's Mubarak to face retrial over killing of protesters

​Egypt's Court of Cassation, the country's highest judicial authority, ordered on Thursday retrial of former long-time President Hosni Mubarak over killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended up with his ouster.

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9 extremists get death penalty in Egypt over terrorism charges

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced nine extremists to death over charges of embracing extremist ideologies, targeting security forces and associating with the Islamic State (IS) militant group, official MENA news agency reported.

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Death sentence against Egypt's Morsi "unacceptable": Norway

​Norway on Tuesday denounced as "unacceptable" the death sentence handed down by an Egyptian court against former President Mohammed Morsi and his 106 supporters.

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First Egyptian elected president Morsi faces death verdict

​Mohamed Morsi, affiliated to banned Muslim Brotherhood group, is the first Egyptian president who faces the execution verdict, after a criminal court sentenced him to death on Saturday.

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Experts disagree on impact of Morsi's death sentence on Egypt's security

​Egypt's first freely-elected president Mohamed Morsi, who was removed by the military in 2013, has been sentenced to death over jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.

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Egypt court jails 17 Morsi loyalists up to 25 years over violence

​A military court in Egypt's Suez province sentenced on Thursday 15 supporters of the currently-blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group to 25 years in prison and two others to 10 years over inciting violence in late 2013, a few months after the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in mid-2013, official MENA news agency reported.

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136 Egyptians jailed, 68 released over violence charges

​Egyptian courts handed on Wednesday 126 citizens various sentences, acquitted 13 and released 68 over violence and terrorism charges.

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Egypt's ousted president Morsi gets 20 years in jail

​An Egyptian Court on Tuesday sentenced former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over ordering the arrest and torture of protesters in 2012.

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Egypt court overturns convictions against 36 Islamists

​An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned the death and life sentences against 36 Islamists over murder and violence charges, official news agency MENA reported.

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Egypt revolution anniversary death toll rises to 23

The death toll from clashes on Sunday between protesters and the police has risen to 23, as Egypt marked the fourth anniversary of its 2011 revolution that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, the Health Ministry statement said on Monday.