A Cairo criminal court ruled yesterday that Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, sons of the former president, should be released from custody because they had already served the maximum detention period established by the Egyptian penal code. Read Article Cairo court orders release of Mubarak's sons
Egypt vowed to pursue men like Hussein Salem, the 'Father of Sharm El Sheikh', for riches gained under ousted premier Hosni Mubarak. But hard times may have blunted its zeal. Bradley Hope reports from Cairo Read Article Egypt's pursuit of Mubarak's cronies falters
The 84-year-old ousted Egyptian president waved from his wheelchair inside the courtroom cage as the retrial for complicity in the killings of protesters in 2011 stops after just minutes.
Read Article Mubarak retrial judge withdraws from case
As the search gathers pace, the line between illicitly obtained wealth and perfectly legal - though not always transparent - transactions between members of the Mubarak family, their friends and others who operated in the same lofty political and financial circles has become more difficult to draw. Read Article Egypt hunts for the ill-gotten gains of the Mubarak regime
Toppled president Hosni Mubarak, awaiting trial over his role in the deaths of protesters, believes Egyptians should rally around his Islamist successor and end violent protests, his lawyer says. Read Article Mubarak says Egyptians should support Morsi
Mubarak and his former interior minister were sentenced to life in prison for failing to prevent the killing of protesters during the 18-day revolution in 2011 that ended his 29-year rule. Read Article Egypt sets retrial date for Hosni Mubarak
The country has not had a revolution, it is in a revolution, says one Cairo observer. It needs the expertise of its exiles, who fear what awaits them if they do come home. Read Article A floundering Egypt courts the old elite
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British scientists have discovered a vaccine that creates an immunity to Traveller's Diarrhoea - the global curse with a handful of names, but one certain unpleasant effect. Vaccine set to vanquish Delhi belly
James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally fragile mob boss in HBO's 'The Sopranos' helped create one of TV's greatest drama series, has died. The Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Rome
Most ruling politicians and their supporters in the post-uprising North African states are likely to support Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Arab Spring Islamist leaders support Erdogan
