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Egypt 2012 jobless rate rose to 12.7% amid economic woes

April 16, 2013 10:46
Egypt's jobless rate rose to 12.7 percent in 2012 from 12 percent in 2011 and nine percent in 2010, due to the economic crisis that followed the toppling of Hosni Mubarak, official figures showed on Tuesday. The number of unemployed reach 3.4 million at the end of last year, said the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). The number of people in employment reached 23.6 million out of a population of 84 million.

Egyptian court discusses ex-President Mubarak’s release

April 15, 2013 16:31
The terms of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s release are being discussed in a Cairo court. Mubarak is charged with complicity in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprisings as well as embezzlement of state funds, APA reports quoting RT. Mubarak’s lawyer argues that he has already spent the maximum period of time in custody for a term of temporary detention. Mubarak also faces a number of other charges, including embezzlement, which the judge ruled must be dealt with before the ex-president is released.

Egypt's court to consider Mubarak's appeal for release

April 15, 2013 15:47
An Egyptian court is set to consider Monday an appeal filed by former President Hosni Mubarak asking for release from detention, state-run news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The complaint was submitted by Mubarak's lawyer Farid al-Deeb to Cairo Court of Appeals, arguing that the 84-year-old ex- president has exceeded the maximum term of temporary detention, the report said. "Mubarak must be released because the two-year maximum term for his temporary detention ended on April 12 according to the law," Deeb told Xinhua.

Presiding judge of Mubarak's retrial withdraws, case postponed

April 15, 2013 14:24
The presiding judge in former President Hosni Mubarak's retrial on Saturday withdrew from the case and referred it to the Cairo Appeal Court Saturday morning, state TV reported. Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah appeared in court for less than two minutes and announced his withdrawal and referred the case to the Cairo Appeal Court. People attending the court session were greatly pleased by his decision, shouting "Justice, justice, God is greater." According to lawyers of the victims who died in 2011's massive demonstration, Abdullah acquitted last October all the defendants accused

Mubarak release ordered over killings, held on other charges

April 15, 2013 10:46
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters but he will remain in custody over fraud charges, state media reported. The Cairo court ordered "the release of former president Hosni Mubarak, so long as he is not detained on other charges," the official MENA news agency reported. The former president, who attended Monday's court session, will remain in custody pending investigation into separate corruption charges. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for three decades, was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011.

Egypt's Mubarak stays in detention despite release order

April 15, 2013 10:45
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will stay in detention despite a judge ordering his release on bail pending a retrial over charges in complicity in the murder of protesters because he still faces other charges, court officials said on Monday. Mubarak, 84, has spent the maximum legal time of two years in detention since being charged with former interior minister Habib al-Adli for their involvement in the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that unseated him.

Mubarak release ordered over killings, held on other charges

April 15, 2013 08:52
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters but he will remain in custody pending investigation into fraud charges, state media reported. The Cairo Court of Appeal ordered Mubarak's release after the expiry of the maximum temporary detention of two years, the reports said. He had been granted a retrial in the murder case, appealing against a life sentence. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for three decades, was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011.

Egypt court studies Mubarak parole request

April 15, 2013 06:00
A Cairo court was studying a request on Monday to grant parole to deposed president Hosni Mubarak, who has been under arrest since April 2011 charged with corruption and involvement in the deaths of protesters. Mubarak's lawyer, Faris al-Dib, made the request on the grounds that his client has spent two years in prison, local press reported. However a judicial source said that it was unlikely that the ex-president would be freed, even if the court finds in his favour, as he was recently remanded in custody over another corruption charge.

Mubarak court appearance stuns Egyptians

April 14, 2013 10:45
After months of rumours that Egypt ex-president Hosni Mubarak was at death's door, footage of the toppled leader looking strong and defiant in court stunned many who had cared little about his fate. The 84-year-old Mubarak who is being held at a military hospital in Cairo, has been treated for a heart condition, fractured ribs, fluid in the lungs, depression and high blood pressure, according to lawyers and official accounts. At one point last year he was even declared clinically dead as he slipped into a coma.

Mubarak court appearance stuns Egyptians

April 14, 2013 07:01
After months of rumours that Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was at death's door, footage of the toppled leader looking strong and defiant in court on Saturday stunned many who had cared little about his fate. The 84-year-old Mubarak who is being held at a military hospital in Cairo, has been treated for a heart condition, fractured ribs, fluid in the lungs, depression and high blood pressure, according to lawyers and official accounts. At one point last year he was even declared clinically dead as he slipped into a coma.
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