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Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak (R) and his son Gamal sit behind bars during a court hearing on November 29, 2014 in the capital Cairo. (AFP)

Mubarak could be free “within hours”: source

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Nov 30, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could soon be released, according to a senior judicial source, following an Egyptian court’s decision on Saturday to drop charges against him relating to the killing of protesters during the country’s 2011...

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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)

Egyptian court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protester deaths

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 29, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister and six aides on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that removed him from power. The court also cleared...

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Hazem El-Beblawi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hazem El-Beblawi: I became PM when Egypt was in grave danger

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 1, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was family friend Mohamed El-Baradei who first told Hazem El-Beblawi he had been chosen to become Egypt’s new prime minister. It was a dangerous time for the country: Islamist president Mohamed Mursi had just been ousted by the army (headed...

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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak attends a Middle East peace talks event in the East Room at the White House in Washington DC on September 1, 2010. (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Mubarak resisted US pressure to give up the Sinai: The Secret Files

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 24, 2014 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Towards the end of his tenure, ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resisted pressures from Washington to cede Egyptian territory in the Sinai Peninsula to help create a Palestinian state, former senior members of Mubarak’s ruling party...

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Qadri Abu Hussein. (Asharq Al-Awsat photo)

New Egyptian political alliance defies labels, says leader

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 21, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian Front Coalition—a newly-established electoral alliance of mainly Leftist and liberal parties—defies political “labels” and seeks instead to achieve “patriotic” goals, one of its senior members told Asharq Al-Awsat. Qadri Abu...