Egypt Resumes Trial of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Accused of Terrorism

Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badih, AP
Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badih, AP
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Egypt Resumes Trial of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Accused of Terrorism

Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badih, AP
Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badih, AP

Next week, the trial sessions of several leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egyptian authorities classify as a terrorist organization, will resume in Egypt.

On May 10, the Emergency State Security Court in Egypt will complete the trial of Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badih, Mahmoud Ezzat and 77 other leaders from the organization.

The defendants face charges of “providing the Muslim Brotherhood with material aid and orchestrating a gathering with the purpose of committing premeditated murder in implementation of a (terrorist) purpose.”

The Public Prosecution charged the defendants with “committing murder, attempted murder for the purpose of terrorism, possession of firearms and ammunition without a license, possession of cold weapons, possession of explosives, assembly with the aim of disrupting state authorities from performing their work, thuggery, blocking roads, displaying force in order to intimidate citizens, sabotage, deliberately destroy public and private property, and deliberately setting fires to public and government facilities.”

Investigations revealed that “the defendants incited protesters to gather on and block the Nasr Road (east of Cairo).”

Besides disrupting transportation on Nasr Road, demonstrators were incited to set fire to a conference hall nearby, which led to the burning of the garden attached to the premise.

“The defendants assumed leadership of a group founded in violation of the provisions of the law,” Public Prosecution said last June.

The Prosecution added that the purpose of forming the organization is to incite public disorder, prevent state institutions and public authorities from carrying out their duties, and attack the personal freedom of citizens.

Next week, the Cairo Criminal Court will also issue its ruling in the retrial of 37 defendants in the case known in the media as the “Rabaa sit-in.”

The court had earlier sentenced to death 75 defendants, including Brotherhood leaders Mohamed El-Beltagy, Essam El-Erian and Abdel-Rahman El-Bar.



US Warns Ships Against Offloading Oil in Houthi-Controlled Ports

People inspect a damaged building after a US airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 April 2025. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
People inspect a damaged building after a US airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 April 2025. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
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US Warns Ships Against Offloading Oil in Houthi-Controlled Ports

People inspect a damaged building after a US airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 April 2025. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
People inspect a damaged building after a US airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 April 2025. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA

Washington has warned countries and commercial entities against providing support to Yemen’s Houthis, including offloading ships and provisioning oil at ports controlled by the militias.

“The United States will not tolerate any country or commercial entity providing support to foreign terrorist organizations, such as the Houthis, including offloading ships and provisioning oil at Houthi-controlled ports. Such actions risk violating US law,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement on Wednesday.

The State Department designated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on March 5, fulfilling one of President Donald Trump’s first promises upon taking office.   

As Trump laid out in Executive Order 14175, “the Houthis’ activities threaten the security of American civilians and personnel in the Middle East, the safety of our closest regional partners, and the stability of global maritime trade,” said Bruce in the statement.