Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi dies after collapsing in court
Morsi was deposed by a military coup in July 2013.
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Morsi was deposed by a military coup in July 2013.
Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the codefendants but was not sentenced to death.
Mohamed Morsi has been sentenced to death alongside more than 100 others over jailbreaks during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
Ibrahim Halawa was detained last year after attending a protest against the ousting of Mohamed Morsi.
It comes almost a year after he overthrew elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.
A court has sentenced the Morsi supporters to death, most of whom are on the run.
The former president is accused of inciting the killings of opposition protesters in December 2012 outside the presidential palace.
The unrest follows nationwide repression of Islamist protests after the military-installed government listed the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation.
35 people were injured in the car bomb attack, while four police were wounded in the explosion in Cairo.
The ousted Egyptian president is facing trial over the deaths of protesters. His supporters have accused the current government of fabricating the charges against him.
The former leader is set to stand trial along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement.
The four Irish citizens have been detained in a Cairo prison for nearly a week.
Security forces backed by bulldozers moved in to dismantle the camp in Cairo set up by Morsi supporters.
The Arab world’s most populous country has been rocked by violence that killed some 200 people since the army ousted Morsi on 3 July.
Egypt’s interim premier has called for the inclusion of the Muslim Brotherhood in the democratisation process, adding that new elections would take place within a year.
The former UN nuclear watchdog chief is to be sworn in as premier later on Saturday, three days after the army overthrew Morsi.
Here’s a look back key developments in Egypt in the last 24 hours as the country comes to terms with more upheaval just over two years after dictator Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.
Egypt’s army has suspended the constitution and announced early presidential elections.
Today is the deadline that has been set by the army for the president to meet the “people’s demands” and step down or have a solution imposed on him.
Meanwhile, US president Barack Obama has called Mohamed Morsi to express his concern about ongoing unrest.
In a statement read out on state television, it said the demands of the people must be met and gave 48 hours, as “a last chance”.
The 23-year-old was shot dead as protesters clashed with police.
Riots took place in several cities across the country yesterday following the sentencing to death of 21 people for riots at a football game last year.
Earlier a court in Port Said sentenced 21 people to death over the violence that led to 74 deaths at a football match in the coastal town last year.
A policeman has reportedly been killed in violence in the coastal city of Port Said following the announcement of the verdicts.
The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.
President Mohamed Morsi has annulled the decree which gave him wide-ranging powers but the referendum on a controversial draft constitution will go ahead this coming week.
Five demonstrators died overnight as supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi fought outside the presidential palace.
A growing crisis over President Mohamed Morsi’s decree which widened his powers continues as scenes reminiscent of the February 2011 uprising are repeated.
Concerns have been raised about the content of the constitution and its potential restriction on freedom of expression.
Egyptian police fired tear gas at protesters camped out in the Cairo square this morning as demonstrations against a power grab by President Mohamed Morsi took place across the country.
Morsi opponents began a one-week sit-in in Tahrir Square and called for a mass protest on Tuesday.
Nationwide protests are expected across the country today as Mohamed Morsi gave himself sweeping new powers yesterday.
Israel is pushing for a long-term solution to the crisis as attacks on both sides of the Gaza border continued overnight.
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