Egypt Military Court

An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Spain-based critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to life in prison over calls for anti-government protests, state media reported.

Following a public outcry, Egyptian authorities have admitted that a military court "mistakenly" sentenced a four-year-old child to life in prison for "committing murder" when he was only one-year-old.

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.

An Egyptian military court sentenced 253 people to life in prison in absentia and 203 others to shorter prison terms on Tuesday for destroying public buildings in 2013, the country's state news agency said.

An Egyptian court today declared Hamas a "terrorist" organisation, a judicial source said, weeks after the Palestinian Islamist movement's armed wing was given the same designation.

Egypt's authorities referred 438 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to military courts Saturday over violence that followed the bloody dispersal of Cairo sit-ins last year, judiciary sources said.

A court declared that Egypt's 3-month-old state of emergency expired on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, but the military and security officials held off from implementing the ruling and lifting a night-time curfew, amid worries that the measures' end will fuel protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt is bracing for deposed president Mohamed Morsi to go on trial Monday, when he is expected to make his first public appearance since the military ousted him in July.

An Egyptian military court sentenced 52 Muslim Brotherhood members to jail today, including one for life, after accusing them of "aggression" against the army in the city of Suez last month, an army source said.

The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiracy to kill protesters convened on Saturday in the absence of the deposed autocrat, who was missing for security reasons after political violence swept the country.

A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Morsi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Morsi was ousted by the armed forces.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called for a wave of protests on Friday, furious over the military's ouster of its president and arrest of its revered leader and other top figures, underlining the touchy issue of what role the fundamentalist Islamist movement might play in the new regime.

Egypt's military appealed for conciliation and warned against revenge attacks, after it toppled president Mohamed Morsi, as police rounded up senior Islamists ahead of planned rallies by Morsi's supporters on Friday.

Egypt's military chief announced on Wednesday that President Mohammed Morsi has been deposed, after four days of mass demonstrations against him. Here are some key events from more than two years of turmoil and transition:

The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced in absentia a Spain-based critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to life in prison over calls for anti-government protests, state media reported.

Following a public outcry, Egyptian authorities have admitted that a military court "mistakenly" sentenced a four-year-old child to life in prison for "committing murder" when he was only one-year-old.

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.

An Egyptian military court sentenced 253 people to life in prison in absentia and 203 others to shorter prison terms on Tuesday for destroying public buildings in 2013, the country's state news agency said.

An Egyptian court today declared Hamas a "terrorist" organisation, a judicial source said, weeks after the Palestinian Islamist movement's armed wing was given the same designation.

Egypt's authorities referred 438 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to military courts Saturday over violence that followed the bloody dispersal of Cairo sit-ins last year, judiciary sources said.

A court declared that Egypt's 3-month-old state of emergency expired on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, but the military and security officials held off from implementing the ruling and lifting a night-time curfew, amid worries that the measures' end will fuel protests by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt is bracing for deposed president Mohamed Morsi to go on trial Monday, when he is expected to make his first public appearance since the military ousted him in July.

An Egyptian military court sentenced 52 Muslim Brotherhood members to jail today, including one for life, after accusing them of "aggression" against the army in the city of Suez last month, an army source said.

The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiracy to kill protesters convened on Saturday in the absence of the deposed autocrat, who was missing for security reasons after political violence swept the country.

A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Morsi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Morsi was ousted by the armed forces.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called for a wave of protests on Friday, furious over the military's ouster of its president and arrest of its revered leader and other top figures, underlining the touchy issue of what role the fundamentalist Islamist movement might play in the new regime.

Egypt's military appealed for conciliation and warned against revenge attacks, after it toppled president Mohamed Morsi, as police rounded up senior Islamists ahead of planned rallies by Morsi's supporters on Friday.

Egypt's military chief announced on Wednesday that President Mohammed Morsi has been deposed, after four days of mass demonstrations against him. Here are some key events from more than two years of turmoil and transition:

The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.