TEHRAN, Jun 19 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed to make an effort to ensure the Egyptian government is tried in international courts for the death of former president Mohamed Mursi , who suffered a fatal heart attack in a Cairo court earlier this week.
TEHRAN, Jun 18 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry offered condolences to the family and supporters of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi who died on Monday, saying the Islamic Republic still respects the views of the Egyptian nation.
Tehran, YJC. An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges including murder, a defense lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement, Reuters reported.
(Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi declared a month-long state of emergency in three cities on the Suez Canal, where dozens of people have been killed in protests that have swept the nation and deepened a political crisis facing the Islamist leader.