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Live Update from Hosni Mubarak Trial in Cairo
Millions around the world have been captivated this morning by the televised feed of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Courtroom cameras show Mubarak dressed in white, laying on a gurney inside a cage constructed in a makeshift courtroom in Cairo’s police academy. Mubarak, his two sons, the former Egyptian interior minister, […]
Hosni Mubarak Trial Begins in Egypt
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived by helicopter this morning at makeshift Cairo court built specifically for trying him on charges of corruption and ordering the deaths of 800 protesters. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years before stepping down after 18 days of protests, pleaded not guilty. The 83-year-old, who has been ill, […]
Hosni Mubarak to Be Tried
There are reports that Hosni Mubarak will be tried in Cairo for his alleged role in killing protesters. So far it looks like it will be a closed trial with limited access for the media, says Hisham Kassem, former publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm (The Egyptian Today), Egypt’s independent daily paper. He discusses the news of […]
Forgetting the Past to Build Future in Egypt
Egypt is changing. And so are its street names, signs of buildings, schools, hospitals and other institutions. What was once the Hosni Mubarak Library is now the Revolution Library. The Hosni Mubarak Experimental School is now just the Experimental School. And the Suzanne Mubarak Specialized Hospital is now the Red Crescent Specialized Hospital. This comes […]