CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday handed 17 people life sentences over unrest that saw the deaths of three civilians, including a journalist and a teenager, during anti-government protests in 2014. (FILE) - Egyptian protesters hold candles and posters depicting killed journalist Mayada Ashraf during a protest outside the Egyptian Press Syndicate in downtown Cairo, Egypt, 28 March 2016 (Issued 11 February 2018). A statement then said they were all members of the Brotherhood, which Egypt blacklisted as a "terrorist group" following Morsi's ouster by the army. The authorities have arrested thousands of Brotherhood leaders and members, including Morsi, since his ouster by the army in 2013. But his rule was divisive and millions held protests in Cairo demanding his resignation, prompting the army to overthrow and detain him.

Source: New Strait Times February 11, 2018 14:26 UTC