An Egyptian military court will try deposed president Mohamed Morsi and 198 Islamist leaders and supporters over a deadly protest in 2013 following his overthrow, a prosecution source said Feb. 18 The defendants in the trial, which will start on February 23, also include Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that Turkey and Pakistan will “continue their cooperation and solidarity in the fight against terror and Islamophobia” around the world. “We have a common position regarding terrorism and all Islamophobic attacks in different parts of the world,” Davutoğlu told a joint press conference …

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi demanded the lifting of the arms embargo on Libyan so that its army can defend the country. The comments were made during an interview with France’s Europe 1 channel, aired Tuesday.