Time Former Egyptian President Faces Death Penalty Mohamed Morsi, once the elected president of Egypt, could be sentenced to death on Tuesday at the conclusion of a trial that has been one of the symbols of a state clampdown on the Islamists who once governed the country. The former leader's predicament is a sign of the sweeping reversal of fortunes suffered by his Muslim Brotherhood movement since he was removed from power. Morsi came to power in the country's first election following the 2011 revolution that ended three decades of autocratic rule by President Hosni Mubarak. After a deeply polarizing year in office and a huge wave of protests against him, he was deposed by the armed forces in July 2013. Read more: http://time.com/3828499/morsi-death-penalty/ World Bulletin Egypt defense minister meets Greek counterpart in Cairo Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi met Monday with his Greek counterpart, Panos Kammenos, to discuss means of boosting cooperation between the two countries. The meeting comes days before Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is scheduled to meet Greek Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras in Cyprus on April 29. "The meeting tackled regional developments and shifts taking place on the regional and international fronts and their impact on the security and stability of the Middle East, as well as means of boosting mutual cooperation between the two countries," Samir said. Read more: http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/158152/egypt-defense-minister-meets-greek-counterpart-in-cairo The Economic Times Top Muslim body, Egypt condemn Ethiopia Christians killings The Cairo-based top Muslim body Al-Azhar on Monday condemned the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in Libya by the Islamic State group. The Islamic State released a 29-minute video on Sunday purportedly showing the executions, with one group of men being beheaded by masked militants on a beach and another group being shot in the head in a desert area. Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's prestigious seat of learning, condemned the "heinous terrorist crime committed by terrorist group Daesh," it said on its Facebook page, using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/46994413.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst The Jerusalem Post Egypt's fight against terror "It is not unusual to find a couple of civilians decapitated or shot on the roads of Al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid," a North Sinai resident told a reporter of Daily News Egypt. Beheading is the execution method of choice employed by the terror group "State of Sinai" – a comparatively new jihadist conglomerate affiliated with Islamic State (IS), and responsible for a remorselessly bloody campaign against the Egyptian military over the past two years. Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Experts/Egypts-fight-against-terror-398672
