CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Tuesday added a detained Islamist politician to a list of wanted “terrorists” over his alleged links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. He is the leader of the Strong Egypt party, whose deputy, Mohammed el-Kassas, was also detained over alleged links to the Brotherhood. The court sentenced two minor defendants to three years in prison over the same charges, which included setting fire to a church. Journalists have been regularly detained and prosecuted in Egypt under el-Sissi. Reporters Without Borders ranked Egypt 161st out of 180 countries in its 2017 Press Freedom Index.

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 11:35 UTC