An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence. The court on Sunday granted Mubarak’s appeal, several months after he was convicted for failing to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during an uprising that ended his three-decade rule in 2011. Mubarak’s security chief, Habib […]
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Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for Mubarak
Posted January 13th, 2013 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Egypt’s Mubarak Sent Back to Prison
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been returned to jail from a military hospital, now that his health has improved. Egypt’s prosecutor general on Monday ordered Mubarak to be returned to jail nearly a month after he was moved to a military hospital in Cairo. The 84-year-old former leader was sentenced to life in prison […]
Egypt’s Mubarak Ordered Back to Prison
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s official news agency says the prosecutor general has ordered former president Hosni Mubarak be moved from a military hospital back to prison, now that his health has improved. Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud’s decision means the 84-year-old former leader could be back in prison later Monday. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for […]
Egypt’s Mubarak Reported Clinically Dead
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s official news agency said former president Hosni Mubarak, the man long seen as the symbol of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted in a popular uprising, has been declared clinically dead, but security sources told news agencies the report was premature. Egypt’s MENA news agency announced that his doctors declared the […]
Egypt’s Mubarak Reported Clincially Dead
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the man long seen as the symbol of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted in a popular uprising, has been declared clinically dead after suffering a stroke in prison. He was 84. Egypt’s state news agency announced that his doctors declared his clincially dead late Tuesday. Mubarak […]
Egypt’s Mubarak Dead at 84
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the man long seen as the symbol of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted in a popular uprising, has died after suffering a stroke in prison. He was 84. Egypt’s state news agency announced his death late Tuesday. Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years until he […]
Reports: Egypt’s Mubarak Suffers Stroke
Posted June 19th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s state news agency reported Tuesday that former president Hosni Mubarak, serving a life prison sentence, suffered a stroke and prison authorities said he was likely to be moved to a hospital. State TV said the 84-year-old Mubarak was in critical condition after his “heart stopped” and doctors used a defibrillator to restart it. Mubarak […]
Egypt Prosecutor to Appeal Mubarak Verdict as Protests Mount
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s state prosecutor office says it will appeal the sentences handed out in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and senior security officials as pro-democracy leaders called for street protests to intensify following the controversial verdicts. Mubarak’s defense team has also said it would issue a separate appeal of the convictions. The […]
Egypt Prosecutor to Appeal Mubarak Verdict as Protests Mount
Posted June 3rd, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
(full writethru replacing Mubarak 8th UPD from Saturday)) Egypt’s state prosecutor office says it will appeal the sentences handed out in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and senior security officials as pro-democracy leaders called for street protests to intensify following the controversial verdicts. Mubarak’s defense team has also said it would […]
Thousands in Egypt Protest Mubarak Verdict
Posted June 2nd, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets across the country late Saturday to protest the verdicts in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak, former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six top security officials. The ousted leader was found guilty for his role in the killings of hundreds of anti-government protesters during the first week […]
