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| Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak | |
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| Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. | |
| Relations between Egypt and Qatar have been strained since the military ousted Mr Morsi in July 2013 after protests against his one-year rule. | |
| Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group to which he belongs. | |
| He faces several trials for charges including espionage. He has called the court illegitimate. | |
| Several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, as well as hundreds of ordinary members, have already been sentenced to death. | |
| A crackdown by the authorities over the past year has seen more than 1,400 people killed and 16,000 others detained, rights activists say. | |
| Charges against Morsi | |
| Read more: What's become of Egypt's Morsi? |