Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson

　　Egyptian police have arrested the spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood¹.

 

　　It's being reported Ahmed Aaref has been arrested in his father-in-law's apartment in the Nasr City district of Cairo.

 

　　The location of the arrest is near one of the sites where supporters of deposed² President Mohamed Morsi had been staging their sit-in, which was eventually broken up by police earlier this month.

 

　　Aaref is being held in the same facility as Brotherhood top leader Mohamed Badie is being held.

 

　　The heavily guarded prison is also holding a number of other leading Brotherhood figures.

 

　　Meanwhile, the Europrean Union has decided³ to suspend the export of weapons and other security items to Egypt in the wake of what's been taking place in the country.

 

　　EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

 

　　"Member states have agreed to suspend export licenses⁴ to Egypt of any equipment used for internal repression⁵, and to reassess their export licenses covered by the EU common position."

 

　　The EU is maintaining its aid programs.

 

　　The EU is Egypt's biggest trading partner and a major source of aid, loans and tourists.

 

　　The EU and its member states last year pledged a combined 5 billion euros in loans and aid for Egypt.

 

　　Still in Egypt, a court in Cairo has ordered deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak can be moved from prison.

 

　　However, it's being reported the 85-year old will be placed under house arrest, rather than being freed outright⁶.

 

　　Mubarak is still awaiting a retrial in connection with the killing⁷ of protesters in 2011 which eventually led to his ouster.

 

　　However, all other charges against him have been dismissed.

1 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

2 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

5 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

6 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。