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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) listens to his Egypian counterpart Hosni Mubarak during their meeting 15 August 2005 in Sirte on the Mediterranean coast east of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Kadhafi, Mubarak and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika failed to agree on a date for an extraordinary summit of the Arab League, postponing any decision until after September. The Cairo-based League had said that Arab foreign ministers would meet in early September to discuss the summit, originally due to be held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on August 3 following triple bombings there that killed at least 67 people. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) li
Egypt's President and summit co-chairman Hosni Mubarak (R) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcome Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) as he arrives to attend the Paris' Union for the Mediterranean founding summit, on July 13, 2008 at the Grand Palais in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 42 leaders launch today a union between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours but tensions among Middle East countries could undermine the grand plan. Egypt's President and summit co-cha
A boy runs after his goat in front of a factory, which was closed down, on the outskirts of Cairo in this February 26, 2013 file photo. Two years after the revolution that overthrew president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian industry is struggling as political instability has scared off foreign investors and hit domestic confidence and the government has started slashing energy subsidies that eat up a fifth of its annual budget. The banner reads, ''Factory for rent A boy runs after his goat in front
Brick layers work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Giza governorate in this January 20, 2013 file photo. Two years after the revolution that overthrew president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian industry is struggling as political instability has scared off foreign investors and hit domestic confidence and the government has started slashing energy subsidies that eat up a fifth of its annual budget. Cement and brick makers have been the first industries to be hit by reforms this year, part of a gradual government programme to remove energy subsidies to industry over four years. Gas prices charged to brick and cement makers rose by at least 75 percent after the government cut subsidies in February while their fuel oil prices rose by 50 percent, industry sources said. To match story EGYPT-SUBSIDIES. Brick layers work at a brick factor
Palestinian travellers walk to cross over to Gaza at Rafah city, some 350 km (217 miles) northeast of Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Mursi announced a new crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula. Their abduction underlined the threat posed by jihadists who became active in a security vacuum that opened up in the isolated Sinai after the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The state has struggled to restore order there since. Palestinian travellers walk to cros
Palestinian travellers pass an Egyptian soldier standing guard on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border, to cross over to Gaza at Rafah city, some 350 km (217 miles) northeast of Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Mursi announced a new crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula. Their abduction underlined the threat posed by jihadists who became active in a security vacuum that opened up in the isolated Sinai after the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The state has struggled to restore order there since. Palestinian travellers pass an Egyp
The relatives of seven kidnapped security officers and soldiers celebrate after their return, in the Rafah border, Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Mursi announced a new crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula. Their abduction underlined the threat posed by jihadists who became active in a security vacuum that opened up in the isolated Sinai after the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The state has struggled to restore order there since. The relatives of seven kidnapped se
This Saturday, May 19, 2013 photo shows a Fennec fox, the smallest species of fox, and a native to the Sahara desert in Africa, in the White desert, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) southwest of Cairo, Egypt. The area, with its white and cream color and massive chalk rock formations, was a popular excursion for visitors to Egypt. The 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt's longtime autocratic ruler, Hosni Mubarak, dealt a blow to tourism with tourists still scared away by unrest and political turmoil. This Saturday, May 19, 2013 photo s
In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, a Palestinian man rides a donkey cart outside the Rafah border crossing between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt. Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure on Friday, May 17, 2013, of the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza strip to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the country's lawlessness and its crisis of authority two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. At Rafah terminal, one of the protesting policemen said that they will keep it closed until their colleagues are freed. In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file p
In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo, Egyptian security forces chant in protest of the abduction of four colleagues at the country's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Egypt. Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza on Friday to protest the abduction of four border policemen working at the Rafah crossing, a riot policeman, and a military border guard by suspected militants, underscoring the country's lawlessness and its crisis of authority two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. At Rafah terminal, one of the protesting policemen said that they will keep it closed until their colleagues are freed. In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo,
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, Egyptian guards of Torah prison in Cairo, watch and film a demonstration in support to jailed Alaa Abdel-Fattah, one of Egypt's most vocal activists and bloggers and an icon of the uprising that led to Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February. It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's 2011 revolution: Attacks on prisons that broke out more than 20,000 inmates, among them Hamas and Hezbollah militants and Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including the man who is now the country s president, Mohammed Morsi. Now a court case is trying to uncover for the first time who was behind the attacks, raising political headaches for Morsi. FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2
FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 file photo, Egyptian women holding pictures of ousted President Hosni Mubarak chant slogans in front of Tora prison, where Mubarak is serving a life sentence, during a show of solidarity on the 6th of October national holiday marking the 1973 war with Israel, in Cairo, Egypt. The signs in Arabic read, FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 6, 20
FILE - In this April 1, 2011 file photo, activist Ahmed Douma, left, during a march to Tahrir Square demanding prosecution of members of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's state news agency says judges have decided to keep a Douma in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected on a charge of insulting the country's president. FILE - In this April 1, 2011 file p
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reaches out to grab a petition from an Egyptian who broke through police lines 1st April as security men try to kick him away during a motorcade procession through this Delta Valley town. Mubarak later met with National Democratic Party officials during campaigning a few days before legislative elections. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak re
An Egyptian boy carries a newspaper featuring a front page picture of US President Barack Obama and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, in the Nile delta city of Mansura, 120 km north of Cairo on June 5, 2009. Egypt's press lavished praise on US President Barack Obama for ending the 'clash of civilisations' but other Arab newspapers cautioned that he may have won their hearts. ..but not their minds. An Egyptian boy carries a newspaper
A man reads El-Watan newspaper at Tahrir square in Cairo, May 12, 2013. Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as his first interview since his removal from power in 2011. El-Watan newspaper said its journalist broke through security lines to speak to Mubarak on Saturday before his retrial on charges of complicity in the death of protesters killed in the popular uprising that swept him from office. The newspaper headlines read, A man reads El-Watan newspaper at T
A supporter of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak reacts to court news outside the police academy, where Mubarak's trial is taking place, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak's trial launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. The poster reads, A supporter of Egypt's former presi
Police officers sit with a guard dog at the police academy, where the trial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak is taking place, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak's retrial launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. Police officers sit with a guard do
A protester against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on the ground while flashing a victory sign, outside the police academy where Mubarak is on trial, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak's retrial launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. A protester against former Egyptian
Members of the media try to open the entrance after having waited a long time outside the police academy, where former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is on trial, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak's retrial launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. Members of the media try to open th
This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian state television shows former President Hosni Mubarak inside the defendant's cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 11, 2013. The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. This image made from video broadcas
This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian state television shows former President Hosni Mubarak, right, and his sons Gamal, left,and Alaa, center inside the defendant's cage in a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 11, 2013. The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. Mubarak is also facing corruption charges in the same case. He and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are accused of squandering public funds and abusing their power to sell land in a Red Sea resort area to business associate Hussein Salem at below market price in exchange for five villas there. This image made from video broadcas
A police officer asks media personnel and lawyers to stop arguing and make way to open the entrance, after the crowd had been waiting for a long time outside the police academy, where former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is on trial, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak's retrial launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. A police officer asks media personn
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Lawyers for people killed during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, argue outside the police academy, where former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is on trial, in Cairo May 11, 2013. Mubarak was back in court on Saturday for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters, reopening a case that has shown the difficulty of transitional justice in post-revolutionary Egypt. The next hearing was set for June 8. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing during the 2011 uprising that swept him from power. Lawyers for people killed during th
A supporter of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak shouts slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood, outside the police academy where Mubarak's trial will take place, in Cairo May 11, 2013. The retrial of Mubarak launched on Saturday has been adjourned until June 8, the presiding judge said. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011. The poster reads, A supporter of Egypt's former Presi
The mother of Ahmed, who was killed during the January 25, 2011 Egyptian revolution, holds a poster with his picture reading, The mother of Ahmed, who was killed
Badges featuring former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak are displayed by a street vender outside the Egyptian police academy in Cairo, where Mubarak's trial is taking place on May 11, 2013. Mubarak appeared in court to face a new trial for complicity in the murder of hundreds protesters during the 2011 uprising. Badges featuring former Egyptian pr
Egyptian policemen (L) prevent lawyers to attend the retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak outside the Egyptian police academy in Cairo, where Mubarak's trial is taking place on May 11, 2013. Mubarak appeared in court to face a new trial for complicity in the murder of hundreds protesters during the 2011 uprising. Egyptian policemen (L) prevent lawy
Foreign tourists visit the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, May 11, 2013. The 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt's longtime autocratic ruler, Hosni Mubarak, dealt a blow to foreign investment and tourism, a main revenue source. Neither has recovered, with investors and tourists still scared away by unrest and political turmoil. Foreign tourists visit the historic