Hosni Mubarak
Egypt's President and summit co-chairman Hosni Mubarak (R) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcome Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) as he arrives to attend the Paris' Union for the Mediterranean founding summit, on July 13, 2008 at the Grand Palais in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 42 leaders launch today a union between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours but tensions among Middle East countries could undermine the grand plan.
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I do not want to talk about that subject, but in the end, he's a new president who bears heavy responsibilities for the first time, and who shouldn't be judged for the moment
I have said in the past that history would bear witness and judge, and I am still certain that future generations will judge me fairly
The whole interview is a lie; I talked to the president [Hosni Mubarak] and he affirmed that he never spoke to the journalistMore quotes »
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IMF leaves Egypt after hearing from opposition
program.Egypt's economy has been hard hit by the two years of turmoil that followed the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak . The government is confident that the $4.8 billion IMF loan would not only cover part of its huge deficit, but also signal to Read more »
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Egypt's foreign reserves decline to $13.4 billion
months. The nation's reserves have fallen sharply from $36 billion since the popular uprising in 2011 that ousted President Hosni Mubarak . Constant unrest since then, accompanied by frequent violence, has frightened off tourists and potential investors, cutting Read more »
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Woman in Berlusconi sex trial denounces tactics
was detained by Milan police. Berlusconi said he intervened to avoid a diplomatic incident, thinking she was a relative of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president at the time.El-Mahroug on Thursday showed an old passport that identified her last name as "Mubarak" Read more »
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AP Interview: Egypt says Iranian pose no risk
peace treaty with Israel and Iran underwent its Islamic revolution. Relations began to improve after former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in the 2011 popular uprising.Egypt's new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and Iranian President Read more »
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Egypt's vote won't calm turbulent streets
in the vote. The Brotherhood has dominated every election in the two years since the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak.The mostly secular and liberal opposition will likely trail as they did in the last election for parliament's lawmaking, lower Read more »
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Egyptian army secures Sinai in hunt for Islamists
desert region along Egypt's border with Israel has slipped into anarchy since autocratic president Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a popular uprising in 2011. His elected successor, Mohammed Morsi, ordered security forces almost a year ago to bring Sinai militants 5/21/13 from Jerusalem Post Read more »
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Mubarak to stay in prison hospital, court says
May 21, 2013 at 4:06 PM CAIRO, May 21 (UPI) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will remain behind bars for another 30 days, an Egyptian court ruled Tuesday. It is the third extension of Mubarak's most recent jail stint on charges he exploited his office 5/21/13 from United Press International Read more »
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Exclusive: Iran's frontrunner for president speaks of his life battling US power
resistance,” Jalili said at a recent press conference. Noting the fall of pro-Western dictators like Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak, but separating Egypt's case from the popular anger against Iran’s embattled ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria, he said, “The 5/21/13 from CSMonitor.com Daily Update Read more »
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels
analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak sparked more than two years of protests, riots and political instability, denting Egypt's tourism sector - a major from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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Egypt Sends Show of Force to Sinai After Kidnappings
important peninsula that borders both Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip since the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Sinai residents have long complained of neglect by the Egyptian state, and the past two years have seen from The New York Times Read more »