Mubarak retrial judge withdraws, case adjournedThe presiding judge in the retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak referred the case to another court on Saturday, leading to an indefinite adjournment of the proceedings. Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah announced his dec More… |
Egypt court to rule on Mubarak appeal in JanA Cairo court has decided it will rule on the appeal of ousted former President Hosni Mubarak on January 13, a court source said on Sunday, a move that could lead to Mubarak being retried over the killing of protesters last year. More… |
Mubarak verdict adds to Egypt vote tensionEgyptian pro-democracy campaigners called for a new uprising on Sunday, enraged that a court had spared former leader Hosni Mubarak his life over the killing of protesters during the street revolt that ended his three-decade rule. &nbs More… |
Mubarak gets life term, protests eruptHosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life in jail on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. But More… |
Egypt lets Mubarak PM back in electionsThe last prime minister to serve under deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been allowed to re-enter the race for the presidency, one day after electoral authorities disqualified him, the state news agency reported on Wednesday.   More… |
Egypt's Mubarak returns to court in landmark trialEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with the killing of protesters and abuse of power, was wheeled into court on a hospital trolley on Wednesday as his trial resumed after a delay of almost two months while lawyers demanded a new judge.  More… |
Mubarak trial resumes after delayThe trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with the killing of protesters and abuse of power, resumed on Wednesday following a delay of almost two months while lawyers demanded a new judge. More… |
Egypt constitution reforms 'within 2-1/2 months'The speaker of Egypt's parliament said on Wednesday he wanted President Hosni Mubarak's promised constitutional reforms to be completed in less than two-and-half months, state television reported. Mubarak said on Tuesday night he w More… |
Egypt police tear-gas protestersThousands of Egyptians protested against the state on Tuesday in a rare show of strength to mark what online activists said was a 'Day of Wrath' inspired by the revolt that toppled Tunisia's president. Web activists have become More… |
Egypt to call Palestinians to sign pactThe exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said Egypt would present it and its rival Fatah faction with a reconciliation pact to be ratified next month. Damascus-based Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal told reporters after "very po More… |