Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died on June 17, 2019, had been in prison since his ouster nearly six years ago.

CAIRO: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said.

"He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died," a judicial source said.