Hosni Mubarak
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
Egypt
August 17, 2011
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
Minister of Information Osama Heikal on Wednesday dismissed 385 Egyptian Radio and Television Union advisers, including 20 legal consultants, as…
Wednesday’s papers: Laywers criticize Mubarak’s uniform, Adly’s defense promises ‘grand events’
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Laywers criticize Mubarak’s uniform, Adly’s defense promises ‘grand events’
Today's newspapers highlight the former president's last trial session the day before yesterday and all the commotion around it. According…
Brotherhood rejects military trials, escalates tension with ruling council
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Brotherhood rejects military trials, escalates tension with ruling council
The Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday rejected for the first time the practice of trying civilians in military courts. The announcement,…
Revolutionary youths launch campaign to legally execute Mubarak
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Revolutionary youths launch campaign to legally execute Mubarak
A group of revolutionary youths announced Tuesday a campaign to gather signatures in support of legally executing ousted President Hosni…
Tuesday’s papers: Live coverage ban causes rift as Mubarak’s trial adjourns
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Live coverage ban causes rift as Mubarak’s trial adjourns
Tuesday's papers hold no surprises for readers. As expected, both state-owned and independent papers have extensive coverage of the second…
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
As people around Egypt watched the second day of the history-making trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on television screens…
Interior Ministry to investigate Suzanne Mubarak’s visit to Tora prison
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Interior Ministry to investigate Suzanne Mubarak’s visit to Tora prison
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has ordered an investigation into a visit by former first lady Suzanne Mubarak to Tora Prison…
Salafi leader says Nour Party includes NDP members
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Salafi leader says Nour Party includes NDP members
A Salafi leader in Egypt said on Monday that his political party, the Nour Party, includes several leaders from the…
30 injured in clashes between Mubarak loyalists and martyrs’ families
Egypt
August 15, 2011
30 injured in clashes between Mubarak loyalists and martyrs’ families
Thirty people were injured in clashes during the second session of former President Hosni Mubarak's trial, Egypt's health minister said…
Suspect involved in Mubarak 1995 assassination attempt back in Egypt
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Suspect involved in Mubarak 1995 assassination attempt back in Egypt
A suspect allegedly involved in an attempted assassination of former President Hosni Mubarak in 1995 has returned to Cairo, Cairo…