Brotherhood's success in Egypt polls masks setback - msnbc.com
28 May 2012, 5:16 am
The Brotherhood did what it does better than any other group in Egypt: mobilized a nationwide network to get out the vote, catapulting Mohamed Mursi into the second round on June 16 and 17 against Ahmed Shafiq, hosni Mubarak's last prime minister.

Remaining Egypt candidates are polar opposites - Jerusalem Post
28 May 2012, 3:08 am
Shafiq, by contrast, is viewed by many Egyptians as hosni Mubarak 2.0. Israeli policy-makers too view the ex-air force chief as a pragmatist keen to continue the ousted president’s alliance with Washington and its strategic partnership with Jerusalem.

Egypt to announce presidential poll result on Monday - Reuters
28 May 2012, 2:17 am
after unofficial counts showed it would go to a run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and the last prime minister of hosni Mubarak. Four candidates have complained about the voting, including Hamdeen Sabahy, the leftist candidate ...

U.S. Hopes Assad Can Be Eased Out With Russia’s Aid - New York Times
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya, who was killed, or hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who was imprisoned and put on trial. But Russia is facing intense international pressure to use its influence to bring about the removal of Mr. Assad as the killings in ...

hosni Mubarak aide gets seven years in prison - Times of India
27 May 2012, 7:22 pm
CAIRO: A criminal court in Egypt has convicted former chief of presidential staff Zakaria Azmi of corruption and abuse of office and sentenced him to seven years in prison. The court fined Azami and his wife Bahia to return to Egyptian treasury ...

Poll protest at result that leaves Egypt’s voters with painful choice - scotsman.com
27 May 2012, 5:56 pm
Egypt’s election committee is considering complaints about the country’s presidential poll that has left voters with what many see as a painful run-off choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to the hosni Mubarak era. Both contenders are ...

Egypt presidential election body weighs complaints - msnbc.com
27 May 2012, 5:21 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's election committee on Sunday considered complaints about a presidential poll that has left voters with what many see as a painful run-off choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to hosni Mubarak's era. Both ...

Egypt Presidential Elections: Candidates File Appeals, Charge Vote Fraud After First Round - Huffington Post
27 May 2012, 4:02 pm
Preliminary results from last week's election placed Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, as the two candidates entering a June 16-17 runoff. Thirteen candidates were on the ballot.

Mubarak aide gets seven years in prison - India Talks
27 May 2012, 3:05 pm
Former president hosni Mubarak has been under arrest at the International Medical Center near Cairo. Mubarak, his two sons, former interior minister Habib al-Adli and six of his aides are accused of corruption and killings of hundreds of ...

Zakaria Azmi, aide to Egypt's hosni Mubarak, jailed - BBC News
27 May 2012, 7:48 am
One of former Egyptian President hosni Mubarak's closest aides has been jailed for seven years and fined $6m (£3.8m) for corruption. A Cairo court convicted Zakaria Azmi of using his position to illegally make $7m, the AP news agency reports.