Morsi

Several Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai bomb attack

The Sinai Peninsula has been a hotbed of militancy for years but security forces also face accusations of human rights abuses.

If Tunisia falls, democracy dies in the Arab world

Rolling back democracy won’t remove the desire for freedom in the Arab world.

Egypt executes 49 people in 10 days in 'unfair trials'

Human Rights defenders say 'grossly unfair trials' have become the norm since the 2013 military coup against a democratically-elected government.

Egypt arrests top Muslim Brotherhood leader

Muslim Brotherhood's acting leader Mahmoud Ezzat was believed to have fled the country but after seven years of speculation on his whereabouts, he has been arrested in Cairo.

The West's role in ending Egypt's short-lived democracy

The West’s normalisation of Sisi is a huge pillar of the stranglehold he has over the lives of every Egyptian.

Egyptians mark seven years of coup in prisons and exile

Egypt’s military led by current president, Abdel Fattah el Sisi, overthrew the country’s only freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, in 2013 after little over a year of democracy.

‘Manufacturing dissent’: The Egyptian media’s role in the 2013 coup

The country's transition to democracy ended in widespread political polarisation - and the media added fuel to the fire.

Has Sisi's rule reached its breaking point?

The Egyptian government easily silences or dismisses critics but even President Sisi is having a hard time ignoring one wealthy exile sparking protests in Egypt.

What the 'democrat-dictator' dichotomy means in the age of Morsi and Sisi

Autocrats have often used the facade of democracy to give their hold on power a veneer of legitimacy.

Seven questions Egypt hasn’t answered about Morsi’s death

As calls grow for a transparent investigation into the cause of death of the former Egyptian president, here are some key points Egypt needs to address.

In pictures: Muslims across the world pray for Egypt's Mohamed Morsi

Mourners perform 'salaat al ghaib' for former Egyptian president, the funeral ceremony held when a person's body is not present.

US, EU 'turn a blind eye' to Morsi's death

Egypt's first and only democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi died in a courtroom amid allegations that he was banned from receiving medicine or visits. However, the United States and European countries have remained mum on his death.