Tag Archives: MUBARAK
Barcelona: If only the world had listened to Mubarak
By : Abdellatif El-Menawy :: In the past two years there have been at least 17 major terrorist attacks in Europe, killing nearly 400 people, injuring hundreds more and leaving countless families mourning the loss of their loved ones. For
Heikal the journalist and ‘propagandist’ – Part II
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed After the defeat of the 1967 war, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal must have faced a difficult mission when he undertook the tinkering task. This must have been similar to the Goebbels situation with the arrival of the
Egypt court upholds Mubarak jail sentence
Egypt’s top appeals court upheld on Saturday a three-year prison sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for corruption. It was not immediately clear, however, how long Mubarak would remain in detention. Both of his sons were
Egypt arrests 4 leaders of anti-Mubarak movement
Egyptian authorities Monday arrested four leaders of a youth movement that spearheaded the 2011 revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak, judicial officials said. The arrests of the leaders of the April 6 movement come less than one month before the
Egypt jails two policemen for life for torture killing
An Egyptian court sentenced two policemen to life in jail for torturing to death a man in custody, in the third such verdict this month, a judicial source said. A court in the Nile delta city of Tanta sentenced Lieutenant
CGI holds training for consular staff
The Consulate General of India organized its first interactive training session on best consular practices for the officials of the consular wing as well as the staff of its outsourcing agency here on Friday. Consul General B.S. Mubarak inaugurated the
Egypt’s deposed president Mubarak turns 87, waves to fans
Egypt’s deposed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has celebrated his 87th birthday by waving to some 100 supporters gathered outside of a military hospital where he is being held in Cairo. The crowd gathered Monday held up photos of Mubarak and
Egyptian court acquits top Mubarak era official: sources
An Egyptian court acquitted former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly of graft charges on Thursday, judicial sources said, the latest ruling to clear prominent figures from the era of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in the 2011 revolt. El-Adly, who
Mubarak-era tycoon Ahmed Ezz says he will run for parliamentary elections
Egypt’s steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz, who was recently freed from jail over corruption charges following the Jan. 25, 2011 uprising, announced late Saturday that he will run for the upcoming parliamentary elections. “Despite all the warning I received, I still
Cairo court clears Mubarak brothers for release
A Cairo court ordered the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons on Thursday, Reuters news agency reported. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, were freed from prison on Friday pending a corruption retrial, state media reported, according to Agence France-Presse.
‘No return to old Egypt,’ Sisi says after Mubarak verdict
After a court dropped murder charges against ousted president Hosni Mubarak, current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday there would be no return to an old Egypt, Agence France-Presse reported. “The new Egypt, which emerged from the January 25
Egypt court drops charges against Mubarak
An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign. A helicopter transporting the 86-year-old former president took off from
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