Excited revolutionaries to return to Tahrir with 'Day of Dignity' Friday

Political groups and parties call for a demonstration on Friday to demand immediate transfer to civil rule, a year on from the 28 January, 2011 police attacks on anti-Mubarak protesters. Egyptians march during a demonstration toward Tahrir Square marking the first anniversary of the popular uprising that unseated President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (Photo: AP) Following...

Mubarak sons, EFG CEOs face new trial for stock market corruption

Alaa and Gamal Mubarak will stand trial with co-CEOS of EFG-Hermes and five others on charges of profiteering, says state TV. The sons of Egypt's deposed president and the two chief executives of investment bank EFG-Hermes are to stand trial alongside five others for corrupt stock exchange dealings, state television said on Wednesday. Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, already standing trial for graft with...

Abul-Fotouh to launch campaign against ex-regime figures

The moderate Islamist presidential contender announces Wednesday new Egypt-wide campaign to raise awareness about Mubarak-era figures in a bid to purge country of remnants of the former regime. Former presidential hopeful Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh has launched an awareness campaign to help purge the country of former Mubarak regime members on Wednesday. "We don’t want the feelings of enthusiasm...