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Mubarak’s Supporters Call For His Release

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak

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20:26 11/06/2012

Supporters of the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who was sentenced to life imprisonment in early June, urge to release him from jail and transfer to the military hospital because of poor health, Egyptian media reported on Monday.

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15:34 05/02/2012
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12:36 03/02/2012
Over a hundred people were injured in clashes between Egyptian youth and police during a rally in central Cairo.
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Russia calls for restraint when sentencing Egyptian ex-president
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it was concerned about the calls of the prosecutor at the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to sentence the former leader to death by hanging.
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Egypt’s Prosecutors General’s Office demanded on Thursday a death sentence for the Egyptian ex-president, Hosni Mubarak, the country’s former interior minister and six other defendants, Egyptian state news agency, MENA reported.
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Egypt prepares for the third and final round of elections to the lower house of the country’s parliament that will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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19:09 02/01/2012 CAIRO, January 2 (RIA Novosti)
Trial of Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak his sons and former interior minister will be held every day, Egyptian media reported.
Egyptian court clears policemen accused of shooting at protesters
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Cairo Criminal Court has exonerated five policemen accused in the deadly shooting of protesters during the nationwide uprising last winter.
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05:44 19/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 19 (RIA Novosti)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned excessive use of force against protestors in Egypt
Egypt’s new cabinet takes office
19:57 07/12/2011 CAIRO, December 7 (RIA Novosti)
The new Egyptian cabinet led by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri was sworn in before the head of the country’s ruling military council on Wednesday, the local MENA news agency reported.
Islamists lead in Egyptian elections – early results
14:52 30/11/2011 CAIRO, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
Preliminary indications suggest the Freedom and Justice Party, created by the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, and the Salafi Nour Party are leading in most of the provinces where Egyptian parliamentary elections were held, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Lines at Cairo’s voting stations
21:34 28/11/2011
People have formed unprecedented long lines at voting stations during the first stage of the parliamentary elections that started in Egypt on Monday.
First parliamentary elections after fall of Mubarak to begin in Egypt
05:44 28/11/2011 CAIRO, November 28 (RIA Novosti)
Parliamentary elections will begin in Egypt on Monday, the first since the January 25 uprising which led to the fall of the Hosni Mubarak regime.
Kamal al-Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM
15:33 25/11/2011 CAIRO, November 25 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's ruling military council said in a statement it appointed Kamal al-Ganzouri the country's new prime minister on Friday and charged him with forming a cabinet.
French journalist sexually assaulted in Egyptian capital
05:00 25/11/2011 CAIRO, November 25 (RIA Novosti)
Caroline Sinz, a journalist for French TV channel France 3, was sexually assaulted on Thursday in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Ganzouri agrees to head new Egypt government
23:48 24/11/2011 CAIRO, November 24 (RIA Novosti)
Former Egyptian prime minister Kamal Ganzouri agreed on Thursday to a request by the ruling military council to form a new government, the Al Jazeera TV channel said.
Egypt’s Interior Ministry warns of criminal provocation on Tahrir Square
11:52 24/11/2011 CAIRO, November 24 (RIA Novosti)
The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior has warned protesters that criminal gangs may seek to provoke violence at Tahrir Square in central Cairo, Al-Ahram reported on Thursday.
Egypt's interior minister says polls should be postponed
04:50 24/11/2011 CAIRO, November 24 (RIA Novosti)
Egyptian interior minister said on Thursday that the November 28 parliamentary elections should be postponed, contrary to a previous statement by the ruling military council's chairman, Al Jazeera reported.
Death toll in Egyptian clashes hits 35
20:02 23/11/2011 CAIRO, November 23 (RIA Novosti)
At least 35 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.
The Cairo standoff
15:18 23/11/2011
Clashes between protesters and police in downtown Cairo have continued for five days.
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13:27 23/11/2011 CAIRO, November 23 (RIA Novosti)
Investigators from the Egyptian Prosecutor General’s Office have started questioning security officers and protesters over the latest wave of unrests that broke out on Tahrir Square on Saturday, Egypt’s state TV reported.
Rock-throwing Egyptians “saving the homeland” from new government
12:11 23/11/2011
Thousands of Cairo residents took part in all-out protests on the streets of Cairo. The protesters demand the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Supreme Armed Forces Council which has been ruling the country since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak on February 11, 2011.
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04:53 23/11/2011 CAIRO, November 23 (RIA Novosti)
A televised address by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the chairman of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), has not changed the mood of tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
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22:33 22/11/2011 CAIRO, November 22 (RIA Novosti)
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21:16 22/11/2011 CAIRO, November 22 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's ruling military council is in talks with the country's political forces on Tuesday to discuss ways of ending the current political crisis, the Egyptian TV said.
Egyptian prime minister, entire Cabinet resign
23:24 21/11/2011 CAIRO, November 21 (RIA Novosti)
The Egyptian government headed by Prime Minister Isam Sharaf stepped down on Monday in response to tensions caused by some 30,000 protesters gathering on the capital's central Tahrir Square.
Egyptian government steps down
23:02 21/11/2011 CAIRO, November 21 (RIA Novosti)
The Egyptian government headed by Prime Minister Isam Sharaf stepped down on Monday in response to tensions caused by some 30,000 protesters on the capital's central Tahrir Square.
At least 20 killed in Egypt clashes
13:21 21/11/2011 CAIRO, November 21 (RIA Novosti)
At least 20 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Egyptian government says elections to go on time
22:25 20/11/2011 CAIRO, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
The Egyptian government is not going to move the date of parliamentary elections, which now scheduled to begin on November 28, the government's Cabinet said on Sunday.
Protesters vs. police clashes back in Cairo
19:51 20/11/2011 CAIRO, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
New violent clashes between protesters and police occurred outside the Interior Ministry of Egypt near Tahrir Square in Cairo, dozens of people were injured.
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14:32 20/11/2011 CAIRO, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
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One killed, over 670 injured in Cairo clashes ahead of Egypt election
04:21 20/11/2011 CAIRO, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
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Thousands of protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
16:31 18/11/2011 CAIRO, November 18 (RIA Novosti)
Some 50,000 protesters gathered on Friday in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to take part in rallies against military rule called “Friday of One Demand,” a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Egypt protestors to 'thank' military, ask to return to barracks
12:28 05/10/2011 CAIRO, October 5 (RIA Novosti)
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Egypt's military unveils schedule of power transfer to civilian government
13:42 02/10/2011 CAIRO, October 2 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's ruling military council has unveiled a schedule of power transfer to a civilian government, with schedule details published by Egyptian media on Sunday.
Egypt interim authorities agree to amend election law
07:39 02/10/2011 CAIRO, October 2 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's ruling military council agreed to amend election laws after representatives of the country's major parties threatened to boycott parliamentary polls.
Protestors to rally in Cairo to 'reclaim revolution'
17:27 30/09/2011 CAIRO, September 30 (RIA Novosti)
Hundreds of protestors gathered on Friday morning in Cairo's central Tahrir Square for a rally dubbed "A Friday to Reclaim the Revolution."
Mubarak's information minister jailed
16:45 28/09/2011 CAIRO, September 28 (RIA Novosti)
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced Hosni Mubarak's powerful information minister Anas al-Fiqqi to seven years in prison for corruption and misappropriation of public funds charges.
Parliamentary elections in Egypt to begin on November 21
02:28 18/09/2011 CAIRO, September 18 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's supreme election commission has proposed to hold elections to the country's parliament starting from November 21, the Al Ahram newspaper said.
Egyptian court summons ministers to testify in Mubarak trial
21:25 07/09/2011 CAIRO, September 7 (RIA Novosti)
A Cairo court ruled on Wednesday to summon top officials from the ruling military authorities to testify in the trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Arab media reported.
Mubarak's trial adjourned until September 7 - TV
06:30 06/09/2011 CAIRO, September 6 (RIA Novosti)
The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been adjourned until Wednesday, the Egyptian Nile TV channel reported.
Mubarak returns to court - supporters, opponents clash outside
16:22 05/09/2011 CAIRO, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
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Mubarak supporters, opponents gather outside court in Cairo
12:29 05/09/2011 CAIRO, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak began to gather in front of the Police Academy in Cairo on Monday morning, where a third hearing will be held later in the day.
Mubarak's former chief of staff to stand office abuse trial
02:28 18/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's former presidential chief of staff Zakaria Azmi, once among the country's most powerful officials, will go on trial on charges of abuse of office, the Elaph portal said.
Mubarak pleads not guilty in Cairo trial
16:50 03/08/2011 CAIRO, August 3 (RIA Novosti)
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak pleaded not guilty of abuse of office, corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during February's uprising in a trial in Cairo on Wednesday.
Mubarak carried into Cairo trial on stretcher
13:46 03/08/2011 CAIRO, August 3 (RIA Novosti)
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Mubarak to be transferred to Cairo for trial
20:20 02/08/2011 CAIRO, August 2 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be transferred on Wednesday from a Red Sea resort to Cairo to stand trial on charges that he ordered the killing of protesters during February's revolution, regional media said.
Over 230 injured in Cairo protests
02:31 24/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 24 (RIA Novosti)
A total of 231 people were injured when pro-democracy protestors clashed with government supporters in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the MENA news agency said.
Egyptians carry on revolution for want of better option
16:11 13/07/2011 Yelena Suponina for RIA Novosti
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is expected to announce the dismissal of several ministers and some of his deputies today, although protesters on Cairo's Tahrir Square demanded more. They chanted for the resignation of Sharaf himself and Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who leads the ruling military council.
Egyptian activists gear up for mass protest in Cairo
20:52 07/07/2011 CAIRO, July 7 (RIA Novosti)
The vast majority of Egypt's political forces are preparing to rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday as frustration is mounting at the slow pace of reforms in the country.
Thousands of protesters rally in Cairo
18:44 01/07/2011 CAIRO, July 1 (RIA Novosti)
Several thousand people are taking part in a protest in Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Friday.
Hundreds injured in fresh Egypt clashes
15:47 29/06/2011 CAIRO, June 29 (RIA Novosti)
Hundreds of people were injured on Wednesday as Egyptian police clashed with anti-government protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, al Jazeera TV reported.
Egyptian ex-minister sentenced to 30 years for graft
17:43 04/06/2011
Former Egyptian finance minister Yussef Boutros Ghali was on Saturday sentenced in absentia to 30 years of prison over corruption charges, Egypt's official news agency Mena said.
Egyptians converge for new 'Day of Rage'
15:27 27/05/2011
Thousands of Egyptians are moving into Cairo's central Tahrir Square for a new Day of Rage protest on Friday.
Hosni Mubarak to go on trial over protester shootings
17:38 24/05/2011
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will go on trial over the shooting of peaceful protesters, national media reported on Tuesday.
Lawyer demands release for Egyptian ex-PM
21:12 21/05/2011
The lawyer of Egyptian former prime minister Ahmed Nazif on Saturday demanded that his defendant was released from custody during the period of legal proceedings, the MENA news agency said.
Egypt's Mubarak hands over all assets to state
22:35 17/05/2011
Egyptian ex- President Hosni Mubarak has turned over all his assets to the government in an attempt to avoid jail, the Al Ahram weekly said on Tuesday.
Mubarak's wife detained in corruption probe
19:56 13/05/2011
Egypt's authorities have ordered the detention of Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, pending further investigation of corruption allegations, the Mena state news agency reported on Friday.
Egypt's ex-interior minister jailed for 12 years
13:16 05/05/2011
A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt's former interior minister, Habib al-Adli, to 12 years in jail for money-laundering and profiteering, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
Egyptian court orders to dissolve ousted Mubarak's party
17:26 16/04/2011
The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court has ordered on Saturday to dissolve the country's ousted President Hosni Mubarak's party.
Egypt military police detain over 40 after rally on Tahrir Square
02:18 10/04/2011
Egyptian military police detained over 40 people following a mass rally on Saturday on Cairo's central Tahrir Square, the MENA news agency reported.

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