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/ 19 October 2009
The deputy leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denied reports on Monday that Supreme Guide Mohammed Mahdi Akef has quit.
An Egyptian military court notorious for its harsh verdicts convicted on Tuesday 25 key members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood and sentenced them to up to 10 years in jail, a security official said. The charges against members of Egypt’s largest opposition group included money laundering and terrorism.
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/ 17 September 2007
The Egyptian government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood’s largest annual social gathering for the first time in 20 years, part of a concerted crackdown against the country’s opposition. Every year, the Brotherhood invites a group of about 1 500 people to one of Cairo’s five-star hotels for a gala dinner.