Egypt Sentences 59 Brotherhood Suspects Over 2013 Protest

Egyptian security forces round up suspected protesters after a deadly 2013 operation to disperse a six-week sit-in in the capital's Rabaa al-Adaweya Square Engy Imad ENGY IMAD/AFP/File
Egyptian security forces round up suspected protesters after a deadly 2013 operation to disperse a six-week sit-in in the capital's Rabaa al-Adaweya Square Engy Imad ENGY IMAD/AFP/File
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Egypt Sentences 59 Brotherhood Suspects Over 2013 Protest

Egyptian security forces round up suspected protesters after a deadly 2013 operation to disperse a six-week sit-in in the capital's Rabaa al-Adaweya Square Engy Imad ENGY IMAD/AFP/File
Egyptian security forces round up suspected protesters after a deadly 2013 operation to disperse a six-week sit-in in the capital's Rabaa al-Adaweya Square Engy Imad ENGY IMAD/AFP/File

An Egyptian court sentenced 59 suspected members of the Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in prison on Thursday over the 2013 Rabaa al-Adawiya protest.

Seven other defendants were handed five-year sentences following the latest mass trial in the government's crackdown on the former ruling party, now blacklisted as a terror group.

The court acquitted 29 of the accused.

The charges related to a nearly six-week-long sit-in in the capital's Rabaa al-Adaweya Square was triggered by the overthrow of former president Mohamed Morsi.

The charges in the Rabaa trial included organizing or participating in the sit-in, blocking roads and the murder of security personnel ordered to disperse the protest.



Lebanese Minister: Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire with Israel Underway

People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Lebanese Minister: Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire with Israel Underway

People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makary said during a cabinet session on Sunday that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel were underway.
"It is certain that the Lebanese government wants a ceasefire, and everyone knows that (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu went to New York based on the premise of a ceasefire, but the decision was made to assassinate Nasrallah," Makary said.
The death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was confirmed on Saturday, heightening tensions between Lebanon and Israel after months of conflict along their shared border, said Reuters.
"Diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire are ongoing. The Prime Minister is not falling short, but the matter is not that easy," he added.