trials
Lawsuit seeking media access to courtrooms postponed
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Lawsuit seeking media access to courtrooms postponed
An Egyptian court on Tuesday decided to postpone a hearing to decide whether trials of Mubarak-regime officials should be open…
Egyptians vent fury in litigation
Business
May 25, 2011
Egyptians vent fury in litigation
When protests ousted Hosni Mubarak in February, many Egyptians unearthed old grievances against employers, politicians and neighbors, demanding justice from…
Alexandria security chief trial adjourned
Egypt
May 14, 2011
Alexandria security chief trial adjourned
Mansoura Criminal Court adjourned the trial of Alexandria's current chief of security, who served as Daqahlia's chief of security during the 25…
Military prosecution to handle reports against former VP
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Military prosecution to handle reports against former VP
Egyptian authorities have decided to refer all reports filed against former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman to military prosecution, judicial sources…
Mubarak’s sons to face trial within days
Egypt
April 16, 2011
Mubarak’s sons to face trial within days
The Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) will this week receive investigative reports from the Administrative Control Authority and the Public Funds…
Egyptians turn anger on army in Tahrir protest
Egypt
April 9, 2011
Egyptians turn anger on army in Tahrir protest
Thousands of protesters turned their anger on the army on Saturday demanding that Egypt's ruling military council hand power to…
Pro-ElBaradei journalist faces criminal trial over minister ‘insult’
Egypt
September 6, 2010
Pro-ElBaradei journalist faces criminal trial over minister ‘insult’
A prominent opposition journalist is to go on trial for allegedly libeling Egypt's foreign minister in a newspaper, a judicial…
Khaled Saeed case: Lawyers demand policemen be tried by State Security court
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Khaled Saeed case: Lawyers demand policemen be tried by State Security court
Three lawyers have raised a lawsuit before the Administrative Court against a decision by both Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud…
Verdict due on appeal by Sadat assassination mastermind
Egypt
March 22, 2010
Verdict due on appeal by Sadat assassination mastermind
Abboud el-Zomor, who was sentenced for 15 years for his role in the the assassination of Egypt's late president Anwar…
Court upholds comic book ban, fines creator and publisher
Books
November 21, 2009
Court upholds comic book ban, fines creator and publisher
After more than four months of legal deliberations, the Qasr el-Nil Court of Misdemeanors issued today its verdict regarding the…