Former Egypt Brotherhood leader Akef dies aged 89
- 22-Sep-2017
CAIRO: Former Muslim Brotherhood head Mohammed Mahdi Akef, who helped turn Egypt’s Islamist movement into a major opposition force, died on Friday in a Cairo hospital aged 89, his daughter said. Aliya Mahdi Akef made the announcement on Facebook, saying “my father is in the care of Allah (God)”. Ten months before his death, Akef had […]
Pope washes, kisses feet of Muslim migrants, says “we are brothers”
- 25-Mar-2016
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Christian and Hindu refugees Thursday and declared them all children of the same God, as he performed a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time of increased anti-Muslim sentiment following the Brussels attacks.
Egypt arrests Brotherhood leader as crackdown intensifies
- 20-Nov-2014
CAIRO: Egyptian police on Thursday arrested Mohamed Ali Bishr, one of the few Muslim Brotherhood leaders to escape jail after last year's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, in the latest sign of a crackdown on political dissent.
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
- 11-Aug-2014
CAIRO: Egypt has extended its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to include burning books it says promote violence and ideas linked to the banned Islamist group, a local official and a security source said on Saturday.
Egyptian court confirms death sentences against Brotherhood leader, 200 supporters
- 21-Jun-2014
CAIRO: An Egyptian court confirmed on Saturday death sentences against the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 182 supporters, a strong sign that the crackdown on the group will continue under new President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Mohamed Badie and other defendants were charged over violence that erupted in the southern Egyptian town of Minya following […]