Half a Century of Drift: Egypt’s Promises of Prosperity That Never Came
From Nasser to the present day, successive governments have repeated the same refrain: urging Egyptians to be…
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Egyptian ex-president Mubarak dies
Egyptian former autocratic president Hosni Mubarak died on Tuesday.
Cairo court acquits Mubarak’s sons of stock market manipulation
Cairo Criminal Court has on Saturday acquitted two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Alaa and Gamal…
Egypt arrests founder of pro-Mubarak Facebook page – source
Egyptian authorities have arrested the founder of a Facebook page with millions of followers that praises ousted…
Egypt’s Mubarak testifies in ousted president Morsi’s retrial in jailbreak…
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak testified on Wednesday in the re-trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi…
EU court rejects Egypt’s Mubarak bid to end European sanctions
An EU court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak to lift a freeze on his assets in…
European court declines to lift asset freeze on Egypt’s Mubarak, family
A European court on Thursday upheld a freeze of the assets of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, his family,…
Egypt’s Ahmed Shafiq denies reports he intends return to politics
Ahmed Shafiq, former Egyptian prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak and a former army lieutenant…
Egypt main index hits 7-month low on bourse manipulation case
Egypt’s main stock index on Sunday closed at its lowest level since February 13, over a new court ruling issued on…
Egypt court orders arrest of ex-president Mubarak’s 2 sons on bourse fraud
An Egyptian criminal court ordered the arrest of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons on charges of stock…
Egypt’s Sisi appoints Madbouly as Prime Minister
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appointed Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly as acting prime minister on…
Story of swearing the oath in Egypt’s modern history
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is due to take the Oath of Office before Egypt's parliament on Saturday to…
“Egypt’s Mubarak did not hold assets in Switzerland:” Federal Dept. of…
Spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Noémie Charton told Ahram Online on Wednesday…
Swiss embassy Egypt: “We have received no correspondence on Mubarak’s money”
The Swiss Embassy in Egypt said on Monday that it is yet to receive any official correspondence from the Egyptian…
Cairo Court postpones Mubarak sons trial to 17 December
Cairo Criminal Court postponed Wednesday the trial of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, the sons of former president Hosni…
Banque Misr reaches 1.1bn pounds settlement with Mubarak era figure
Banque Misr said Friday that it recently reached a settlement over the debt of businessman Ibrahim Kamel, worth a…
Egypt’s Habib El-Adly loses appeal against 7Yrs prison sentence
Former interior minister Habib El-Adly has lost an appeal against a seven-year prison sentence that he was handed…
Egypt’s Cabinet meeting ends without word of reshuffle
A meeting of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Wednesday ended without any mention of a Cabinet reshuffle, despite a…
Cairo Criminal Court imprisons Mubarak’s interior minister
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday convicted former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and 12 other officials in charges…
Egypt’s Brotherhood to vote on reconciliation with Sisi regime
The Shura Council of the Muslim Brotherhood group will hold a meeting this weekend to vote on a document to…
Al-Deeb denies that Mubarak owns assets outside Egypt
Farid al-Deeb, the lawyer of former president Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, said that his client does not have any assets…
Mubarak walks free for first time in 6 years: Egyptian lawyer
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring…
Mubarak files lawsuit to unfreese 61mn Egyptian pounds in assets
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, who is under investigation over an increase in his personal wealth since…
Former Egyptian President Mubarak to be released
Egypt's prosecutor-general ordered on Monday the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak following his acquittal…
Free Egyptians Party youth boycott internal elections in protest at internecine strife
A group of young members of the liberal Free Egyptians Party have said they are boycotting the party's internal…
Pope Francis to visit Egypt in 2017: MENA
Pope Francis said in an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit on Thursday that a visit to Egypt is in his plans…
Mubarak free to go after final acquittal killing protesters case retrial
Egypt's former strongman Hosni Mubarak is now able to walk free after the Court of Cassation acquitted him on…
Visa hike postponed to summer, Egypt’s foreign ministry informs envoys abroad
Egypt’s foreign ministry has informed its envoys abroad of a Cabinet order to postpone the introduction of a new…
Egypt’s Mubarak-era chief of staff Zakaria Azmy found not guilty on corruption charges
Mubarak-era chief of staff Zakaria Azmy and his brother-in-law Gamal Halawa were found not guilty on Saturday by a…
Egypt’s Shoukry to head to Washington Sunday ahead of Sisi visit- spokesman
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Washington DC on Sunday in preparation for a visit by President…
World-topping rally too much for Egyptian pound’s own good
The honeymoon period for Egypt’s pound may be nearing an end. Nearly four months after a free float opened the…
Egypt court drops corruption charges against Mubarak-era tycoon after reconciliation
An Egyptian court dismissed Thursday a corruption case against Mubarak-era business tycoon Hussein Salem and former…
Switzerland unblocks CHF180 million frozen in Egypt probe
Blocked assets worth 180 million Swiss francs ($175.52 million) have been unfrozen by the Swiss Office of the…
Egypt requests unfreezing of Hussein Salem’s assets abroad after reconciliation
Egypt's prosecutor-general sent on Tuesday a request to judicial authorities in three countries to unfreeze the…
Fugitive tycoon Hussien Salem finally reconciles with Egypt government
Fugitive businessman and Mubarak ally Hussein Salem has completed a reconciliation agreement with the Egyptian…
Mubarak-era top political figure sentenced to 5-years on corruption charges
Cairo criminal court sentenced on Saturday former speaker of the Shura Council Safwat El-Sherif to five years in…
Switzerland says to ease seizure, repatriation of dictators’ funds
Switzerland will implement a new law in July to help seize and repatriate illicit wealth parked in its banks by…
Egypt asserts sovereignty over disputed Halayeb triangle
Egyptian government has refused Sunday a request from Sudan to engage in direct talks or resort to international…
Alexandria court sentences officer to 3 yrs for torturing Salafist in 2011
An Alexandria court sentenced Sunday a former state security officer to three years of rigorous imprisonment, on…
Get to know Egypt’s candidate for Arab League presidency, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit
Egypt has officially nominated its former foreign minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit as chair of the League of Arab States.…