Mubarak and sons trial set for August 3
According to Egypt’s state news agency, former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will go on trial Aug. 3. The Middle East News Agency quoted a court official on Wednesday as saying Mubarak will be tried on charges of corruption and intentionally killing protesters during the 18-day uprising that ousted him on Feb. 11. More than [...]
Another day of anger as protests continue in Egypt
Pro-democracy activists in Egypt were gearing for nationwide rallies on Friday to protest against the ruling military council’s handling of the post-revolt phase, in a call that has exposed political rifts. In Cairo, protesters streamed mid-morning into Tahrir Square — the symbolic heart of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February — ahead of the rallies [...]
The witch-hunt continues as Mubarak’s wife is taken to intensive care unit
The wife of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne Thabet, was moved to an intensive care unit after suffering a heart attack Friday, hours after being ordered detained in a corruption probe, state TV said. ”Suzanne Thabet has been moved to the intensive care unit at Sharm el-Sheikh hospital after suffering a heart attack,” the television [...]
Is Hosni Mubarak the victim of a nasty smear campaign?
CAIRO, April 10, 2011 (AFP) – Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak complained he has been the victim of a smear campaign, in his first comments aired Sunday since he was ousted in February by a popular uprising. The former strongman’s statement was broadcast on the pan-Arab news network Al-Arabiya as pressure mounted on the ruling military [...]
Mubarak steps down – What Next for Egypt?
CAIRO, February 11, 2011 (AFP) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday, his deputy Omar Suleiman announced in a televised address. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday and handed power to the military, Vice President Omar Suleiman said in a brief televised statement.”Taking into consideration the difficult circumstances the country is going [...]
Mubarak to make an important statement on TV from Sharm el-Sheikh
CAIRO, February 11, 2011 (AFP) – The Egyptian presidency is to make an “urgent and important” statement shortly, state television said Friday, after a ruling party spokesman confirmed the president had left Cairo for Sharm el-Sheikh. ”An important and urgent statement will be made by the presidency of the republic shortly,” state television said. A spokesman for [...]
Lifeline for Mubarak as army endorses plan to stay in office
CAIRO, February 11, 2011 (AFP) – Egypt’s army threw President Hosni Mubarak a lifeline on Friday, endorsing his plan to stay in office until September even as hundreds of thousands of angry protesters took back to the streets. Demonstrators sobbed as they conducted the weekly Muslim in massed ranks in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The preacher choked [...]
Protesters in Egypt block access to Parliament
CAIRO, February 9, 2011 (AFP) – Several hundred Egyptian protesters attempted to block parliamentary buildings in Cairo on Wednesday as part of their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. The building was protected by troops backed by armoured vehicles, but there was no violence, with protesters instead staging a sit-in to blockade the lower [...]
Egypt rejects ‘hasty’ reforms as U.S. piles pressure for change
CAIRO, February 9, 2011 (AFP) – Galvanised by the biggest day of protest since their campaign to oust Hosni Mubarak’s regime began, Egyptian pro-democracy campaigners reinforced their vigil in a Cairo square Wednesday. As speakers blared “Do not be tired. Do not be tired. Freedom isn’t free,” thousands of protesters remained camped under plastic sheets and [...]
As calm returns to Egypt government and opposition agree on the way forward
CAIRO, February 6, 2011 (AFP) – Participants in talks between the Egyptian regime and several opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, agreed on Sunday to form a constitutional reform committee, a government official said. Government spokesman Magdi Radi said they agreed on “the formation of a committee, which will include the judiciary and a number of [...]
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