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Mubarak give his testimony in Mursi retrial

Cairo - Arab Today

An Egyptian court has ordered former president Hosni Mubarak to give his testimony in the retrial of his now-deposed successor Mohammad Mursi in a mass prison escape during the 2011 uprising. The order was made by the Cairo Criminal Court late Sunday scheduling Mubarak’s appearance for December 2. The former president has rarely been seen in public since March 2017Read more

Court delays retrial of 13 MB leaders

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Criminal Court decided during a session Monday under counselor Mohamed Sherin Fahmy to adjourn until November 8 the retrial of 13 defendants of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. The defendants, including MB guide Mohamed Badei and his deputy Khairat el Shater, are accused of inciting to kill peaceful demonstrators outside the MB Guidance Bureau in Moqattam, Cairo, inRead more

Court sets Nov 6 for retrial

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Court of Appeal on Tuesday set November 6, for resuming the retrial of 22 leaders of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group including ousted president Mohamed Morsi and its general guide Mohamed Badei. The defendants will be stand trial at the Cairo Criminal Court over charges of sabotage with foreign organizations and leaking national security secrets along with coordinatingRead more

Retrial of Morsi on jailbreak charges delayed

Cairo - MENA

Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Saturday the retrial of former president Mohamed Morsi and other members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group on prison break charges. The defendants face charges of attacking police facilities and killing police officers in the wake of the January 25 Revolution in collaboration with the international Muslim Brotherhood organization, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran's RevolutionaryRead more

Trial of Alaa, Gamal Mubarak

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday postponed the trial of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak in the case of selling Al Watany Bank of Egypt, widely known as "Stock Market Manipulation” case, to November 18. The postponement came due to the absence of the committee tasked with examining the case. Gamal and Alaa Mubarak and six other businessmen, who are officialsRead more

Court rules in favor of Al Zawahiri's release pending investigations

Cairo - MENA

Cairo criminal court ruled Tuesday in favor of keeping defendant Muhammad Al Zawahiri outside bars for 45 days pending investigations over establishing and leading a terrorist group called Al Taefa Al Mansoura. The court ruling comes as a precautionary measure and forces Al Zawahiri to remain in his home during the 45 days. Al Zawahiri would only be allowed toRead more

Trial of 23 members of Ansar Al Sharia

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday postponed to November 22 the trial of 23 elements from "Kataeb Ansar al Sharia" terrorist group. The defendants face charges of assassination of a police officer and 11 policemen and attempted murder of nine others and a citizen. Moreover, the defendants are also charged with possessing firearms and manufacturing explosive devices. Source: MENARead more

Retrial of Safwat el Sherif, his son

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Criminal Court decided on Monday to adjourn to December 13 the re-trial of former Shura Council speaker Safwat el-Sherif and his son Ihab over profiteering and influence peddling charges. In December, the court of cassation approved a challenge filed by Sherif and his son against a five-year imprisonment sentence. Under the previously issued sentence, Sherif's son Ashraf -Read more

Court sentences 8 to death over storming police station, killing officers

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced to death eight defendants over charges of storming Helwan police station, setting it ablaze and killing three officers, three civilians and injuring 19 others. One of the eight defendants is sentenced in absentia. The eight convicts, along with others, committed their crimes after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawya and Nahda sits-in that wereRead more

Trial of human organs transplant cell

Cairo - MENA

The Cairo criminal court decided on Saturday to adjourn to December 7 the trial of 41 suspects facing charges of human organs transplant, human trafficking and pocketing illicit gains of about EGP 20 million. The adjournment came to hear testimonies and to issue movement certificates for seven defendants. Investigations confirmed that 20 doctors working at government hospitals alongside 10 nurses,Read more