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Egypt's Mubarak back in court for retrial

By Alexander Dziadosz and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Saturday for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters, reopening a case that has shown the difficulty of transitional justice in post-revolutionary Egypt.

Egypt to halt privatisation of state firms

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi said Tuesday his government will no longer privatise state firms, in a break with a policy launched in the 1990s by his ousted predecessor Hosni Mubarak's regime. There will be "no more sale of the public sector, that is finished... and we will no longer do away with workers," he said in a televised May Day speech before workers in Helwan, south of Cairo. "Encouraging the private sector and private investments does not mean an alternative to the public sector, which must be developed," said the Islamist president who was elected last June.

Morsi steps back from confrontation with judges

President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday stepped back from a confrontation with the Egyptian judiciary over a proposed new law that would see several thousand judges sacked, proposing a conference to ease disputes. During a meeting with judges, Morsi agreed to host a conference on Tuesday to resolve disagreements over the proposed new law that would lower the retirement age from 70 to 65, affecting nearly 3,000 judges, his spokesman said.

Egypt says Russia to help revive nuclear programme

CAIRO (Reuters) - Russia will help Egypt develop its nuclear power programme, Trade and Industry Minister Hatem Saleh said on Monday, signalling that the Islamist-led state will press ahead with its quest for atomic energy. Egypt froze its nuclear programme after the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, but in 2006, the government of deposed President Hosni Mubarak announced it would revive the programme.

Egypt court cancels Mubarak detention in one case

An Egyptian court cancelled on Saturday a detention order against ousted president Hosni Mubarak pending a corruption trial but he will remain in custody on other charges, his lawyer said. Mubarak, held in a south Cairo prison, has been charged in three cases, one for overseeing the killings of protesters during the early 2011 uprising against his regime, and two corruption cases.

Egypt's Mubarak moved to prison from army hospital - MENA

(Reuters) - Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was transferred back to prison from an army hospital on Thursday after he appeared fitter at his aborted retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ousted him. Mubarak's transfer from the hospital was delayed because hundreds of supporters had blocked the road in front of the hospital late on Wednesday in protest against Mubarak's return to jail, the MENA state news agency said.

Egypt's Mubarak ordered back to prison - prosecutor

CAIRO (Reuters) - Ousted former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ordered to be transferred back to prison from a military hospital on Wednesday on the recommendation of a medical team after he appeared fitter at his aborted retrial. The prosecutor general's office said it had decided Mubarak would be returned to Torah prison on the outskirts of Cairo. It did not say when he would be moved.

Egypt prosecutor orders Mubarak back to prison

Egypt's public prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the transfer of ousted president Hosni Mubarak to prison from hospital due to the "stability of his health," judicial sources said. The 84-year-old Mubarak will be moved back to Tora prison. He was being held at a military hospital in Cairo where he was being treated for a heart condition, fractured ribs, fluid in the lungs, depression and high blood pressure. strs-iba/jaz/hc

Alert Mubarak enters Egypt court for retrial

An upbeat and alert-looking Hosni Mubarak has been wheeled into a Cairo courtroom for his retrial for alleged complicity in the killing of nearly 900 demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that ousted him. The former Egyptian president, wearing brown-tinted glasses, waved from inside the courtroom cage in his Sunday court appearance. He was airlifted to the court from a Cairo hospital.

Egyptian court discusses ex-President Mubarak’s release

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.
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