Hosni Mubarak
An Egyptian man paints his national flag on the arm of a comrade as they stand in front of a graffiti picturing the morphed faces of Egyptian ousted president Hosni Mubarak (R) and military ruler Hussein Tantawi near Cairo's central Tahrir Square on May 31, 2012. Egypt's decades-old state of emergency came to an end on May 31 as its last renewal expired, the ruling military said, vowing to continue to 'protect' the nation.
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To the best of your knowledge, have the opposition groups protesting in Egypt been successful in removing Hosni Mubarak?
And without doubt, Ahmed Shafik is a natural extension of Hosni Mubarak.
We have carried out the revolution against the authoritarian regime, which was run by Hosni MubarakMore quotes »
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Close Mubarak aide is jailed for corruption
(AP) -- Egypt's official news agency says a criminal court has convicted one of Hosni Mubarak 's closest aides of corruption and jailed him for seven years.Sunday's ruling also fined Zakaria Azmi 36.3 million pounds ($6 million).Azmi was Mubarak's chief Read more »
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Carter says minor violations in Egypt's vote
(AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that monitors noted violations during Egypt's presidential elections but that the vote was generally acceptable and the irregularities won't impact the final results.The Atlanta-based Carter Center had Read more »
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Egypt: Morsi, Shafiq headed to runoff
The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff election for Egypt's president, according to first-round results Friday. The divisive showdown dismayed many Egyptians, w Read more »
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Backlash against African migrants in Israel
(AP) -- Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently -- and in an alarming new development, violently -- calling for their expulsion.I Read more »
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Brotherhood claims lead as Egypt vote count begins
(AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood quickly staked a claim Thursday for its candidate to advance to a runoff vote, saying its exit polls showed him leading in Egypt's landmark presidential election to succeed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak .As vote-counting bega Read more »
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Egypt's military council lifts decades-old state of emergency
after the assassination of president Anwar El-Sadat in 1981. The law was the means by which the regime of deposed president Hosni Mubarak maintained its grip on power. Tens of thousands of regime opponents, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis, 3:54 AM from Irish Times Read more »
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State TV to Air Verdict On Mubarak Saturday
state TV will air proceedings of the court session which will decide the fate of former president Hosni Mubarak next Saturday. The Egyptian Radio and Television Union's economic sector decided to set rates for live transmission of the session, the Middle East 3:18 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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Mubarak verdict may split Egypt further
Guilty or not, Saturday's verdict in Hosni Mubarak's trial will likely deepen Egypt's polarization. Political tensions are already simmering in a heated runoff for president pitting the ousted leader's last prime minister against an Islamist from a group that 1:47 AM from Detroit News Online Read more »
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Egypt-US ties will be cooler
say. US President Barack Obama's administration has been careful to avoid any sign it backs either Ahmed Shafiq, the ousted Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, or Mohammed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate. The pair face off on June 16-17 after leading 12:04 AM from Big Pond News Read more »
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Mubarak verdict due Saturday
whether they have been found guilty of murder and corruption after a trial in a region where autocrats once ruled with impunity. Hosni Mubarak’s trial, which began last August six months after his ouster in a nationwide uprising, has critics fearing that they 5/31/12 from Montreal Gazette Read more »
