Egyptian revolution

With a shaky economy following years of unrest and a huge drop in tourists, Egypt is struggling to preserve its fabled archaeological heritage. 

From Alexandria on the Mediterranean to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the last of the Seven Wonders of the World, and Aswan to the south, the North African country is home to impressive ancient monuments. 

An Egyptian appeals court on Nov. 22 quashed one of two life sentences handed down to Mohamed Morsi since his 2013 overthrow, in the Islamist ex-president's second appeals victory in a week.

Morsi's lawyer and a judicial source confirmed the verdict from the Court of Cassation, Egypt's highest judicial authority.

An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of four trials since his 2013 overthrow, a judicial official said, according to AFP.

Authorities on Crete have launched an investigation after leaflets with references to Allah and excerpts from the Koran were found strewn on the streets of Tympaki in the area of Messara.

'Circling the Square: Stories from the Egyptian Revolution' by Wendell Steavenson (HarperCollins, 367 pages, $27)

An Egyptian youth arrested two years ago for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan against torture was released early March 25, his brother said.

Egypt's justice minister faced outrage on social media March 13 after a television interview in which he said he would arrest even "a prophet," although he later admitted it was a "slip of tongue."

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation calling on the U.S. State Department to label the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization.

Lawmakers voted Feb. 24 along party lines, 17-10.

Exactly five years after Egypt's democratic revolution triumphed, the country is once more ruled by a military office. General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power in July 2013 and is even nastier than his predecessors.

More than 600 Egyptians were sentenced to death last year, mostly in mass trials, and most of the cases involved people who had gone to pro-democracy protests. 

Egyptians on Jan. 25 marked the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak amid tight security and a warning from the new regime that demonstrations will not be tolerated.