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Hosni Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak was the longtime strongman president of Egypt. Taking power in 1981, he was ousted in a 2011 revolution during the wave of Arab Spring protests.

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In this September 2014 file photo, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah speaks at a conference in Cairo, Egypt

Egypt: Activist Abdel Fatah sentenced to 5 years

Alaa Abdel Fatah was a prominent figure in the 2011 revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak.
Human RightsDecember 20, 2021
A man looking at his phone walks past a street art mural connected to the 2011 uprising

World in Progress: Ten years after the uprising in Egypt

In 2011, Egyptians toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak. Today, the country is a repressive police state – yet again. 
PoliticsJanuary 27, 202105:15 min
Protesters in Cairo waving flags on Cairo's Tahrir Square

Egypt's bleak reality

It's been 10 years since the Arab Spring ousted President Hosni Mubarak — and the new regime's grip is firmer than ever.
PoliticsJanuary 25, 2021
Kommentarbild Emoji Frau dunkle Haut

Egypt is synonymous with hopelessness

Farida Layl
Ten years ago, hope and dreams of a better future swept through Cairo. Today there is nothing left.
PoliticsJanuary 25, 2021
Ten years after Egypt's January 25 revolution, many of those who led protests are disillusioned or in jail.

Icons of Egypt's 2011 revolution: Where are they now?

Ten years after Egypt's January 25 revolution, many of those who led protests are disillusioned or in jail.
PoliticsJanuary 24, 20219 images
Ganzeer's tank pointing at a boy on a bicycle is an iconic image from the 2011 revolution

Egypt's revolutionary street art

In 2011, street artists used their creativity to voice dissent in Egypt as thousands demanded democratic rights.
CultureJanuary 23, 2021
Rifaat Assad, the Uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad

How Assad's family and others filled their European coffers

The uncle of Syria's president has millions in European property. He's not the only regional ruler keeping wealth quiet.
PoliticsApril 29, 2020
Egyptiane ex president Hosni Mubarak

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak dies

Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was toppled by the Arab Spring movement.
PoliticsFebruary 25, 2020
Protesters yelling in Cairo

Egyptians emboldened to defy el-Sissi

Egypt has seen the first significant protests against Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in his six years of authoritarian rule.
PoliticsSeptember 24, 2019
Alaa Abdel-Fattah

Egyptian pro-democracy activist freed from prison

A leading Egyptian pro-democracy campaigner, Alaa Abdel-Fattah, has been freed from jail after five years behind bars.
Law and JusticeMarch 29, 2019
Ägyptischer ehemaliger Innenminister Habib al Adly

Mubarak's 'enforcer' jailed for corruption

The criminal court also slapped Adly and two of his co-defendants with hefty fines.
Law and JusticeApril 15, 2017
Ägypten Ex-Präsident Mubarak Militärkrankenhaus

What Mubarak's release means for Egypt

Egypt's erstwhile dictator Mubarak has been released from custody, while many who helped overthrow him remain in prison.
Law and JusticeMarch 24, 2017
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Hosni Mubarak released from detention

PoliticsMarch 24, 201700:37 min
Ägypten Ex Präsident Hosni Mubarak Kairo

Egypt's Mubarak to be released this week

The ruling comes after Egypt's top appeals court last week cleared former President Hosni Mubarak of murder charges.
Law and JusticeMarch 13, 2017
Ägypten Hosni Mubarak wird zum Gerichtsprozess nach Kairo mit Hubhscrauber geflogen Unterstützer vor dem Krankenhaus

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak in final ruling

Egypt's top appeals court has acquitted ex-President Mubarak of involvement in protester killings during a 2011 revolt.
Law and JusticeMarch 2, 2017
Ahmed Maher

Egypt releases leader of 2011 uprising

Ahmed Maher was instrumental in using social media to bring mass protesters into the streets during the Arab Spring.
PoliticsJanuary 5, 2017
Ägypten Journalisten

Egypt targets torture rehabilitation clinic

Egypt has ordered to freeze the bank account of the El-Nadeem Rehabilitation Center in Cairo. What are the consequences?
PoliticsNovember 11, 2016
Ägypten Bereitschaftspolizei beendet Demonstration in Kairo

Anger over Red Sea islands sale rallies Egyptians

Egypt's leadership warn that security forces will crack down on demonstrationsas anger boils over Red Sea island sales.
April 25, 2016
Ägypten Parlamentsgebäude Parlament Innenansicht Kairo

Egypt's first parliament in three years opens

Egypt’s new parliament has held its opening session, its first in more than three years.
January 10, 2016
Ägypten Wahlen 2015

Egypt votes in final election round

Almost half of Egypt, including the capital Cairo, was voting on Sunday in the second stage of parliamentary elections.
November 22, 2015
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak

Egypt releases two Mubarak sons from prison

An Egyptian court has ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's two sons from prison.
October 12, 2015
An archive image of Mubarak

Egypt's Mubarak to stand trial

Egypt's former longtime president, Hosni Mubarak, is to face a second and final retrial over the deaths of protestors.
June 4, 2015
Ultras

Ban on football ultras in Egypt

An Egyptian court has dissolved bands of hard-core football supporters.
May 16, 2015
Ägypten Gericht verurteilt Mubarak wegen Korruption

Egypt's Mubarak and sons get three-year jail term

Former President Hosni Mubarak has been handed a jail sentence over corruption charges.
May 9, 2015

Several dead in Egypt clashes

At least 13 people have died in protests across Egypt on the anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising.
January 25, 2015
Ägypten Proteste zum Jahrestag des Aufstands in Kairo 25.01.2015

Bomb blast targets Cairo police

At least one policeman has been wounded in Cairo on the anniversary of the country's revolution against Hosni Mubarak.
January 25, 2015
Protest gegen die Einstellung des Gerichtsverfahrens gegen Mubarak 29.11.2014

Final defeat for the forces of Egypt's revolution?

The acquittal of Hosni Mubarak stirred up Egypt like no other incident in 2014. After this new setback to the revolution, people have become increasingly demoralized. DW correspondent Khalid El Kaoutit in Cairo.
December 29, 2014
Honsi Mubarak placard

Mubarak acquittal appealed

The acquittal of a murder charge against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to be appealed by the country's public prosecutor. He had been on trial for the murder of some 800 protesters during the 2011 uprising.
December 2, 2014
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from his stretcher as he returns to Maadi military hospital in Cairo November 29, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

Egyptian court drops charges against Mubarak

An Egyptian court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of charges connected with the deaths of protesters during a 2011 uprising. His then-interior minister was also cleared of similar charges.
November 29, 2014
Ägyptischer Aktivist Alaa Abdel-Fatah

Egypt activist jailed

A court in Egypt has jailed prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah for 15 years. Abdel-Fattah became a symbol of the 2011 uprising against former president Hosni Mubarak.
June 11, 2014
Ägypten Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Präsidentenwahl Bekanntgabe der offiziellen Ergebnisse 03.06.2014

Back to the future?

The White House says it will cooperate with Egypt's latest military commander-turned-president.
June 8, 2014
Former president Hosni Mubarak listens during the trial on Saturday, September 14, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian court adjourned to October 19 the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, his interior minister, six security officials and a businessman in charges of killing peaceful demonstrators during the 2011 uprising and squandering public funds. Stringer - Anadolu Agency

Mubarak three-year jail term

Egypt's deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, has been convicted on corruption charges by a Cairo court, being sentenced to three years in prison. His two sons have also been found guilty on the same charges.
May 21, 2014
Supporters of Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds a poster of Sisi in Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of Egypt's uprising, January 25, 2014. Twenty-nine people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt's volatile political fissures three years after the fall of autocrat President Hosni Mubarak. Security forces lobbed teargas and some fired automatic weapons in the air to try to prevent demonstrators opposed to the government reaching Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of the 2011 uprising that toppled the former air force commander. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

El-Sissi to run for president?

Egypt's military leaders have endorsed a presidential bid from the army chief, Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi. It comes hours after he was elevated to the rank of field marshal, the highest in Egypt's armed forces.
January 27, 2014
Proteste in Ägypten (Jahrestag der Revolution)

Deadly clashes in Egypt

Dozens of people are dead following weekend violence marking the third anniversary of Egypt's popular uprising, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, a number of soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula.
January 26, 2014
Ägypten Anschlag auf Polizeihauptquartier in Kairo 24.01.2014

Militants claim Cairo bombings

Further fatalities have been reported in Egypt as police dispersed anti-government demonstrators. Meanwhile, an Qaeda-inspired group based in the Sinai Peninsula has claimed a series of coordinated deadly bombings.
January 25, 2014
Ägypten Premierminister Hesham Kandil Archivbild

Former Egyptian PM arrested

Authorities in Egypt have apprehended the former premier who had served under ousted President Mohammed Morsi. He was previously sentenced to one year in prison for failing to implement a court order dating back to 2011.
December 25, 2013
Mubarak and his two sons

Court acquits Mubarak sons

An Egyptian court has acquitted two sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq on corruption charges. This paves the way for Shafiq to return to the country from self-imposed exile.
December 19, 2013
Mohammed Morsi. Photo: AP

Morsi to face conspiracy charges

Former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been charged with conspiring with foreign organizations to commit acts of terrorism, prosecutors have announced. He has also been accused of divulging military secrets.
December 18, 2013
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 85, is escorted by medical and security personnel into an ambulance to be taken by helicopter ambulance from Maadi Military Hospital to the Cairo Police Academy--turned--court, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Mubarak, under house arrest after being released from detention last week, is standing retrial in charges of complicity in the killings of protesters during 2011 Egyptian uprising. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Mubarak returns to court

Just days after leaving jail, ex-leader Hosni Mubarak has appeared in court in a retrial in the deaths of protesters in the 2011 uprising. Meanwhile, Muslim Brotherhood leaders must wait two more months to stand trial.
August 25, 2013
Mohammed Badie, the head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. Photo AFP

Egypt leaders on trial

Three leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are to go on trial in Egypt on charges of inciting lethal violence. Former president Hosni Mubarak also returns to face further court charges.
August 25, 2013
The former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) /eingest. sc

A free man

Though a new trial awaits, Mubarak is free. Few Egyptians harbor a grudge against the ex-dictator.
August 23, 2013
epa03830622 (FILE) A file photo dated 13 April 2013 shows former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) on a stretcher looking on from behind the bars of a cage inside the court room during his trial at the Police Academy in Cairo, Egypt. Media reports on 19 August 2013 citing judicial sources and a lawyer of the former president claim that judicial authorities ordered a release of Mubarak from jail and that the former president could be freed during this week. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI *** Local Caption *** 50788437

Court orders Mubarak release

An Egyptian court has ordered the release of ex-President Hosni Mubarak, who resigned in 2011 following a popular uprising. The EU has meanwhile agreed to suspend the sale of arms and security goods to Egypt.
August 21, 2013
epa03830622 (FILE) A file photo dated 13 April 2013 shows former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) on a stretcher looking on from behind the bars of a cage inside the court room during his trial at the Police Academy in Cairo, Egypt. Media reports on 19 August 2013 citing judicial sources and a lawyer of the former president claim that judicial authorities ordered a release of Mubarak from jail and that the former president could be freed during this week. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI *** Local Caption *** 50788437

Mubarak could leave jail 'soon'

Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted of the third of four charges brought against him after his overthrow in 2011. The court could grant him a conditional release as early as this week, his lawyer says.
August 19, 2013
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi set off fireworks during a protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo June 30, 2013. (Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)

Egyptians call for Morsi to go

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Cairo and around Egypt calling for President Mohammed Morsi's resignation. At least five have been killed in clashes between Morsi supporters and opponents.
June 30, 2013
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi set off fireworks during a protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo June 30, 2013. Egyptians poured onto the streets on Sunday, swelling crowds that opposition leaders hope will number into the millions by evening and persuade Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CITYSCAPE)

Anti-Morsi protesters gather

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets across the country to call for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. Many fear the demonstrations could turn deadly.
June 30, 2013
Gamal Mubarak (L) and brother Alaa Mubarak (R), with their father former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a cage inside the court room (Photo: EPA/KHALED ELFIQI)

Mubarak trial adjourned

A retrial for Egypt’s former president, Hosni Mubarak, has been adjourned to June 8. He faces charges over the killing of protesters in the uprising that toppled him from power and, with his sons, corruption allegations
May 11, 2013
epa03660527 Gamal Mubarak (L) and brother Alaa Mubarak (R), with their father former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a cage inside the court room during his trial at the Police Academy in Cairo, Egypt, 13 April 2013. A judge presiding over the retrial of former Egyptian president Hosny Mubarak on charges related to the 2011 deaths of protesters withdrew from the case as it started 13 April 2013. Judge Mustafa Hassan said as the new trial started that he was feeling 'uneasiness' about hearing the case and would refer the case back to the Appeals Court so it could name a new judge. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Court orders Mubarak release

A Cairo court has ordered the release of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, after he served the maximum two years in temporary detention. He had been granted a retrial for complicity in the deaths of protesters.
April 15, 2013
Thousands of residents join a funeral procession for civilians killed overnight during street battles with police forces, in Port Said, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ramadan)

Unrest in Port Said

Egyptian protesters have clashed with police in the canal city of Port Said after a funeral procession, injuring several people. Part of a government complex was also set on fire in a second day of violence in the city.
March 4, 2013
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom in Cairo in this June 2, 2012 file photo. (Photo: REUTERS)

Mubarak retrial date set

Egyptian state media have reported that the retrial of the country's ousted former president, Hosni Mubarak, will begin on April 13. An appeals court granted the retrial, quashing a previous life sentence, in January.
March 3, 2013
Hundreds of Egyptians shout slogans as they face-off with riot police during anti-President Mohammed Morsi protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt cabinet backs protest law

Egypt's cabinet has approved a new draft law regulating public protests. Rights groups have slammed the law, calling it restrictive, while officials say it will help keep protests peaceful.
February 14, 2013