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A car burns after commemorations of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned in to clashes in Matareya, Cairo, Egypt, on January 25, 2015. (EPA/AHMED TARANH / ALMASRY ALYOUM EGYPT OUT)

Egypt sees bloody day on fourth anniversary of uprising

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 26, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 18 people were killed and 52 injured in clashes throughout Egypt on Sunday, on the fourth anniversary of the January 2011 revolution that toppled the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak. Hisham Ata, a member of the Emergencies...

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Supporters of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak cheer after a court overturned his conviction in an embezzlement case, in Cairo, Egypt, January 13, 2015. (EPA/BASMA FATHY / ALMASRY ALYOUM EGYPT OUT)

Egyptian court overturns last conviction against Mubarak

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 13, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s high court on Tuesday overturned the only remaining conviction against Hosni Mubarak, ordering a retrial in the embezzlement case and opening the way for the ousted former president’s possible release. Mubarak, 86, was sentenced to...

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A supporter holds a poster of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi as he celebrates after the first results following the second round of the country’s presidential election, in Tunis, on December 21, 2014. (AP Photos/Hassene Dridi)

Opinion: Between Sebsi and Sisi

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 25, 2014 | Opinion

There are many exciting similarities between Tunisia and Egypt. The two countries have followed almost exactly the same course, from the chaotic bedlam of the Arab Spring to the almost similar surnames of their current presidents, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Beji Caid...

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Hosni Mubarak returns to the hospital where he is being held under house arrest after attending a trial session in Cairo on November 29, 2014 where he was cleared of all charges. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: Mubarak’s Trial and Mursi’s Legacy

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 4, 2014 | Opinion

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ousted president, is a mere symbol of the past. He’s never represented a threat to the new regime because he has no influence over society and no political movement behind him. His political career died in February 2011, even before his...

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Supporters of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak wave by his poster as he was taken by a helicopter ambulance from Maadi Military Hospital to a court in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, November 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Mubarak awaiting January appeal against embezzlement conviction: lawyer

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Dec 1, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following a court’s decision on Saturday to drop charges holding former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak responsible for the death of protesters in Egypt’s 2011 revolution, one of his lawyers has revealed the ex-president remains in custody...