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Saturday 28 November 2020
Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie was among those jailed today.
Appearing on the Late Late Show, Halawa – who spent over four years incarcerated in an Egyptian prison without being properly tried – denied having any support for the ousted Muslim Brotherhood.
The Dáil passed an all-party motion calling for the repatriation of the 20-year-old, who has spent over 1,000 days in prison
He will now have spent almost three years in jail without trial.
A request has been made, but the government hasn’t received a response.
Father Seamus Fleming said he is willing to take the teenager’s place in Cairo.
Ibrahim Halawa was detained last year after attending a protest against the ousting of Mohamed Morsi.
The ousted Egyptian president appeared before a court today over a prison escape during an uprising in 2011.
The former president is accused of inciting the killings of opposition protesters in December 2012 outside the presidential palace.
Peter Greste, a former BBC journalist currently working for Al-Jazeera, won the prestigious Peabody award in 2011.
The unrest follows nationwide repression of Islamist protests after the military-installed government listed the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation.
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the blame is being placed with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Washington has confirmed it’s halting $260 million in cash aid as well as shipments of some large scale military systems — including Apache helicopters and F-16 fighter jets.
The former leader is set to stand trial along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement.
News on the release of the four – held in Cairo for the last fortnight – is expected today or tomorrow, according to a sister of the siblings.
The Egyptian military see the Muslim Brotherhood as a threat to its power base and have co-opted secularists as a public façade for a naked power grab, writes Colm Ó Broin.
The sister of the four Irish siblings accused of attempted murder, possessing firearms and belonging to a militant group said she hoped they would be set free today.
The former president will be held under house arrest, according to reports.
Just two short years after Egypt’s ‘January Revolution’, the spirit of hope for a better future has been lost. At least 1,089 people have died in one week and deep scars have been carved in the Egyptian social fabric, writes Diana Eltahawy.
The White House has denied reports that assistance has already been cut.
The Egyptian military’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continued today, as a leading figure was arrested for his part in the killing of eight protesters in June.
The sister of the four siblings held in a Cairo jail says that her 17-year-old brother has been beaten.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, their father Hussein Halawa said he has not been able to contact them since yesterday evening.
Hundreds of people have died and the country is in crisis as security forces clash with supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi.
At least 40 dead in morning shootings on supporters of ousted Morsi.
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.
Meanwhile, US president Barack Obama has called Mohamed Morsi to express his concern about ongoing unrest.
Incredible images were seen across Cairo overnight. See these 22 images.
A train carrying military conscripts derailed southwest of Cairo, killing 19 people and wounding 107.
The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.
Opponents to the new constitution have said it will weaken human rights, particularly women’s rights and undermine the independence of the judiciary.
The Muslim Brotherhood says the Yes vote won 57-43 in yesterday’s votes, but the referendum is not finished yet.
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.
The US president told Mohamed Morsi that he was worried about the deaths of protesters in Egypt in recent days.
Five demonstrators died overnight as supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi fought outside the presidential palace.
Giant crowds of protesters took to the streets, shouting: “No to tyranny!”
A recent decision by the country’s president to grant himself near-absolute power has sparked public protests and been condemned by the country’s judiciary.
The Muslim Brotherhood had called for demonstrations across Egypt, but the British and German embassies in Sudan are targeted.
The president also cancelled military-declared constitutional amendments which granted the top generals wide powers previously reserved for the head of state.
The paper has been fiercely critical of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
Poll Results:
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