A Cairo appeals court has ordered former Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak back to prison from military hospital. Hosni Mubarak’s retrial will open on May, the court ruled. The former leader is charged alongside his former interior minister and six former security chiefs with complicity in the murder and attempted murder of hundreds of protesters in [...]
Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah presiding over the retrial of ousted Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened in Cairo. There were chaotic scenes as the judge said he was referring the trial to another court. Hosni Mubarak was convicted in June 2012 of conspiring to kill protesters during [...]
An Egyptian administrative court has suspended general elections that were scheduled to begin in April. The court said the electoral law needed to be reviewed by the Supreme Constitutional Court to determine whether it conformed to the constitution. President Mohamed Morsi had said the polls would begin on April 22, taking place in four stages [...]
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on April 13, the country’s appeal court has decided. Hosni Mubarak faces charges of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolt that forced him from power, and corruption. A retrial was ordered in January after a court accepted his appeal against the life sentence he had [...]
Egyptian police have clashed with protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in capital Cairo ahead of the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power. President Mohamed Morsi’s opponents plan a rally, accusing the Islamist leader of betraying the revolution. Mohamed Morsi denies the claim, and has called for “peaceful” celebrations. An appeals [...]
A court in Egypt has ordered a retrial for ex-President Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence over the deaths of protesters. Hosni Mubarak, 84, was overthrown last year after mass street protests in the capital Cairo and other cities, and jailed in June. Since he was jailed, there have been frequent [...]
According to unofficial and preliminary results, Egyptians appear to have approved the controversial new constitution in a referendum. Results reported by Egyptian state media suggest that some 63% backed the charter over two rounds of voting. Critics say the document, which has triggered mass protests, betrays the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. President Mohamed Morsi’s [...]
President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests in Egypt, officials say. However, a news conference in Cairo was told that a controversial referendum on a draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15th. Mohamed Morsi’s critics have accused him [...]
Egypt’s stock market sees a plunge in its shares of almost 10% on Sunday, days after President Mohammed Mursi granted himself sweeping new powers. Protests against Mohammed Mursi’s decision have continued in Cairo, while the Muslim Brotherhood is planning rallies backing him later. Trading was suspended for 30 minutes as shares slumped in the first [...]
Egyptian army helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Sinai peninsula, security officials say. Twenty people were reported killed in Touma village, while the Sheikh Zuwaid area to the west was also hit. The strikes came after security checkpoints were allegedly attacked by gunmen in the town of al-Arish, leaving a number of [...]
Public prosecutor in Egypt has ordered that former President Hosni Mubarak be returned to prison, saying that his health has improved, state media say. Hosni Mubarak, 84, was moved from prison to a hospital last month after reports of a deterioration in his health. He was said at the time to have had a series [...]
Hillary Clinton has met the head of Egypt’s top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country. The US Secretary of State discussed the transition of power to newly elected President Mohammed Mursi and stressed the need to protect the rights of all Egyptians, US officials [...]
Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt, which dissolved the parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President Mohammed Mursi’s order to reconvene it. The speaker of the dissolved house has called for it to meet on Tuesday. Military and judicial authorities have held emergency talks, but have not announced any action so [...]
President Mohammed Mursi has ordered Egyptian parliament to reconvene, a month after it was dissolved. The Supreme Court had ruled parliament unconstitutional as party members contested seats reserved for independents. The military, then running the country, enforced the move. But Mohammed Mursi, whose Muslim Brotherhood won most seats, said the chamber should reconvene until a [...]
Egypt’s ruling military council has vowed to hand over power to an elected president by the end of June. The promise comes as votes are counted after Sunday’s presidential run-off election, with both candidates claiming they are ahead in early results. However, the council had earlier issued a declaration granting itself sweeping powers over legislation [...]
Egyptians are set to vote in the second round of their first free presidential election in a two-day run-off. Mohammed Mursi, head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, is up against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister. The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has promised to hand over power to [...]
Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country’s first free presidential elections – 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Queues are being reported at some polling stations. The election pits Islamists against secularists, and revolutionaries against Mubarak-era ministers. In all, 13 candidates are running. The military council which assumed presidential power in [...]
Egyptians are starting to vote in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring uprising. Fifty million people are eligible to vote, and queues are forming at some polling stations. The military council which assumed presidential power in February 2011 has promised a fair vote and civilian rule. [...]
Ten candidates from the Egyptian presidential poll, including former spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat al-Shater, have been barred by election officials. Ultra orthodox Salafi Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail has also been banned. No reason was given by officials, who said the banned candidates had 48 hours to appeal. Thirteen candidates [...]
Former Egyptian leader, Hosni Mubarak’s trial has been adjourned until next month, but judge says proceedings will no longer be televised. Ahmed Rifaat, the Mubarak’s trial judge said the court would reconvene on September 5 to hear evidence, ruling that the trial, which was being broadcast live by many channels and on big screens outside [...]
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