The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mohammed-morsi/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mohammed Morsi | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mohammed-morsi/ 32 32 Egyptian director skewers President Sissi in political thriller at Cannes festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-director-skewers-president-sissi-in-political-thriller-at-cannes-festival/ Mon, 19 May 2025 22:58:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3552979 'Eagles of the Republic' tells of Egyptian filmmaker forced to make propaganda film; director used real footage of Sissi, found lookalike to briefly play him

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]]> How an Egyptian raised on Jew-hatred turned DC lobbyist for Arab-Israeli cooperation https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-egyptian-raised-on-jew-hatred-turned-dc-lobbyist-for-arab-israeli-cooperation/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:00:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3338176 He fled the Morsi regime in 2012. Now, Egyptian-American analyst Hussein Aboubakr Mansour meets with DC policymakers to create an alliance against extremism

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]]> Egypt sentences 10 members of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-sentences-10-members-of-outlawed-muslim-brotherhood-to-death/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:38:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2693097 Group accused of multiple incidents of violence against Egyptian police in 2015; organization was blacklisted in 2013, following rise of general-turned-president Sissi

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]]> Tantawi, military general who ruled Egypt after Mubarak ouster, dies at 85 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tantawi-military-general-who-ruled-egypt-after-mubarak-ouster-dies-at-85/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:40:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2619580 Despite fighting in wars against Israel, his ruling council said Egypt would respect regional deals, implicitly confirming the two countries' 1979 peace treaty would stay intact

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]]> Bennett-Sissi meeting shows Egypt wants to expand Israel ties, but up to a point https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-sissi-meeting-shows-egypt-wants-to-expand-israel-ties-but-up-to-a-point/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:15:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2617387 Open nature of meeting sends encouraging message that cold peace could see a thaw, but Cairo remains very wary of provoking the public where anti-Israel sentiment dominates

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]]> Egypt court upholds life sentences for 10 Muslim Brotherhood members https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-court-upholds-life-sentences-for-10-muslim-brotherhood-members/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:16:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2580549 Group's leader, Mohamed Badie, among those found guilty of charges related to killing policemen, organizing mass jailbreaks during Egypt's 2011 uprising; no further appeal possible

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]]> Egypt upholds death penalty for 12 Muslim Brotherhood members https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-upholds-death-penalty-for-12-muslim-brotherhood-members/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:19:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2564575 Islamist movement activists convicted in trial relating to 2013 mass killing by security forces at pro-Morsi Islamist sit-in

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]]> How Israel kept the Arab Spring from becoming the winter of its discontent https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-kept-the-arab-spring-from-becoming-the-winter-of-its-discontent/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:57:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2508531 Under Netanyahu's leadership, the Jewish state survived the difficult early years to come out on top as Iran and jihadists are on the defensive

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]]> Turkey renews diplomatic contacts with Egypt, says wants ties with other nations https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-renews-diplomatic-contacts-with-egypt-says-wants-ties-with-other-nations/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:22:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2505266 As Ankara says it's ready to break its isolation in face of potential EU sanctions and tough line from US, Erdogan reaches out to rivals

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]]> Egypt uprising ‘inevitable’ due to Sissi’s oppression, say Muslim Brothers https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-uprising-inevitable-due-to-sissis-oppression-say-muslim-brothers/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:31:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2473223 Spokesman for Islamic movement, whose members have been killed, imprisoned or chased out by Cairo regime, says current leader's rule more damaging than Mubarak's

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]]> Rights group slams Egypt for executing 49 prisoners ‘in days’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-group-slams-egypt-for-executing-49-prisoners-in-days/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:56:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413690 Human Rights Watch laments 'systematic absence of fair trials,' says 15 of those put to death were involved in violence following Sissi's overthrow of democratically elected Morsi

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]]> Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Egypt prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-muslim-brotherhood-leader-dies-in-egypt-prison/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:42:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2367395 Essam al-Erian, 66, was arrested in 2013 following army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, on the back of mass protests against his brief rule

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]]> US citizen dies in Egyptian prison after hunger strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-citizen-dies-in-egyptian-prison-after-hunger-strike/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:12:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2220501 Mustafa Kassam, arrested in 2013 during Cairo demonstrations, always maintained he was an innocent bystander swept up in mass arrests during dispersal of Islamist sit-in

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]]> In run-up to crucial 2020 UN climate conference, Israel speaks with two voices https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-run-up-to-crucial-2020-un-climate-conference-israel-speaks-with-two-voices/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 07:37:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2195185 With public pressure behind it, Environmental Protection Ministry strides toward solar energy. But Energy Ministry still issues permits for oil, gas, fracking, though it cuts coal

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]]> Netanyahu: There was never a ‘real reconciliation’ between Israel and Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-there-was-never-a-real-reconciliation-between-israel-and-jordan/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:40:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2180735 PM says peace with Arab states based on strength and deterrence; reveals how in 2012 he got Egypt's Morsi to withdraw tanks he had sent into Sinai in breach of peace deal

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