Hosni Muburak, former president of Egypt reportedly died in Cairo yesterday. In September 2018 Mubarak appealed corruption charges related to his 30 year term in office.
Yasser Risque, chief editor of the state run Al Akhbar publications was reported as saying he believed it is not improbable that Mubarak’s son Gamal would strike a political deal with the as called Muslim Brotherhood in return for support in a 2022 bid for presidency.
The present president reportedly lead the military overthrow of thought to be elected, Mohammed Morsi. May be an independant. Since then, according to reports thousands of protestors have been jailed and still believed to be in prison.
The Muslim brotherhood was in the news recently as being one of the reasons behind an as described diplomatic crisis between Arabs and other middle eastern states. The brotherhood is known to be supporters of Hamas. Saudi Arabia had distanced itself from Hamas and the Muslim brotherhood, blaming Qatar. This was followed by Egypt severing diplomatic ties with Qatar.
Following last year’s meeting between President Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia, there was a reported agreement that the term terrorism includes any group opposed to authoritarianism or occupation. Ethically speaking, the term should refer to the targeting of civilians and other war crimes.