The New York Times American Among Nearly 40 Sentenced to Life in Prison for Egypt Protests An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced an American citizen, Mohamed Soltan, to life imprisonment for supporting an Islamist protest in the summer of 2013. The presiding judge, Mohammed Nagi Shehata, sentenced more than 35 other defendants in the case to the same penalty and also confirmed death sentences in the same case for about a dozen defendants, including the Muslim Brotherhood's top spiritual guide, Mohamed Badie, 71, as well as Mr. Soltan's father, Salah Soltan. Gehad el-Haddad, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, was also sentenced to life in prison. Members of the Soltan family have said they will appeal the decision, and other defendants are expected to appeal as well. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/world/middleeast/egyptian-court-sentences-us-citizen-to-life-in-prison.html?_r=0
Libya Herald Egypt calls for anti-IS intervention in Libya A senior Egyptian foreign ministry official has called for the crushing of IS extremists in Libya as well as in Iraq and Syria. Abdel-Rahman Salah, an aide to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has demanded the international coalition against the Islamic State intervene in Libya to drive out the extremists who have been taking root in since the fighting began between Libya Dawn and the Libyan National Army (LNA) last year. The coalition's actions in Iraq and Syria must their base of operations to Libya and continue to grow. Egypt had also pushed, along with the internationally-recognised Libyan government, for the end of the 2011 United Nations Security Council arms embargo. This would allow the Libyan government to equip itself so that it could fight IS militants on its own. Read more: https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/04/11/egypt-calls-for-anti-is-intervention-in-libya/ Arutz Sheva
Security Sources Reveal Massive Iranian Spying in Egypt Iranian intelligence is conducting widespread activities from within Egypt and from there branching out to other Arab countries as well, according to Arab security sources. The London-based Arabic-language Asharq Al-Awsat made the revelation in a report on Thursday, citing security sources who disclosed the Iranian intelligence operations. In the report it was noted that the Iranian diplomat Saeed Hosseini was expelled by the Egyptian government four years ago amid the 2011 "Arab Spring." Hosseini was under the command of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Qods Force commander Qassem Suleimani. Read more: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193889#.VSog2PnoRZ9 World Bulletin Egypt refers 64 civilians to military trial for 'violence'
Egyptian prosecutors on Saturday referred 64 civilians to military tribunal for planning attacks against security forces and military and civilian facilities.
The public prosecution said in a statement that 64 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood had been referred to military court for "committing terrorist crimes against public and police facilities, planting bombs and setting a number of buildings ablaze."
Civil prosecutors are legally permitted to refer cases to the military prosecution, especially when it comes to vandalizing public properties. Read more: http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/157726/egypt-refers-64-civilians-to-military-trial-for-violence
