LATEST: Egypt — Mubarak Retrial Postponed to September 14
Both deposed President Hosni Mubarak and recently-arrested Muslim Brotherhood leaders are due in Egyptian courts on Sunday.
Mubarak, who left prison for house arrest on Thursday, will appear for a hearing in his retrial on charges of complicity in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising that overthrew him.
In a different court, Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, Rashad El Bayoumi and Khairat El Shater, will be among six Brotherhood defendants accused of inciting the murder of protesters.
Badie was detained last week while El Bayoumi and El Shater were seized just after the July 3 coup against President Mohamed Morsi, backed by the Brotherhood.
The men have been charged over the deaths of protesters who died outside their Cairo headquarters on June 30.
Like Mubarak, all six Brotherhood members face the death penalty if convicted.
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Egypt: Mubarak Retrial Postponed to September 14
The Cairo criminal court adjourned the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, former Interior Minister Habib El-Adly, and Mubarak aides to September 14.
The court ordered the formation of three different committees to inspect evidence provided by prosecutors.
One committee will inspect the evidence related to corruption charges over the acquisition of villas by Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa.
Another committee will inspect charges related to the case of selling gas to Israel at below-market-prices.
The third committee will examine material evidence related to the killing of protesters during the January-February 2011 uprising against Mubarak.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Trial Postponed, Mubarak Now in Court
The hearing for the detained Muslim Brotherhood leaders was brief, as journalist Gregg Carlstrom reports:
Trial of MB leaders in Cairo began, then quickly ended because defendants were not present. #egypt
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) August 25, 2013
Trial of MB leaders was adjourned until October 29. #egypt
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) August 25, 2013
And now it is Hosni Mubarak’s turn:
Judges entering the courtroom for hearing in the Mubarak trial. Mubarak is in the cage, in a white jumpsuit. #egypt
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) August 25, 2013
Mubarak is scowling at the courtroom from behind a pair of aviator sunglasses.
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) August 25, 2013
Fighting terrorism? Mubarak in Court and on Egyptian TV. pic.twitter.com/Tqpo9a2j5X
— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervillebbc) August 25, 2013
Yemen: At Least 6 Killed By Bomb on Military Bus
At least six people have been killed and 26 wounded in the bombing of on a bus carrying members of the Yemeni air force.
The bus was on its way to Sanaa airport, adjacent to the base used by the air force, when it was struck.
