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January 13, 2013 The decision to retry the strongman who was serving a life sentence for failing to stop the killing of protesters came as no surprise. Mubarak and his security chief will be tried again on criminal charges related to those deaths. The news was welcomed by both Mubarak loyalists and his most ardent opponents.

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June 20, 2012 Some Egyptians fear the military is going to further "bamboozle the democratic process," NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson reports. The concern: Generals will cite Mubarak's declining health — or death if that happens — as a reason to put off reforms.

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June 14, 2012 Parliament had passed a law barring former Mubarak aides from seeking office. Now the nation's highest court has rejected that. And it has taken aim at the parliament. Protests are expected.

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June 11, 2012 A spokesman for Egypt's interior ministry tells CNN that the former president is in a "full coma." The BBC, however, says it's been told Mubarak is not in a coma. Rumors about the severity of his problems continue to swirl.

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June 2, 2012 Former President Hosni Mubarak was convicted on Saturday in connection with the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. The protests pushed Mubarak to resign after nearly 30 years in power.

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February 22, 2012 If he's found guilty of ordering the deaths of protesters last year, Egypt's former president could be put to death.

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December 2, 2011 The country's first freely elected parliament is likely to be dominated by Islamist religious parties.

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November 28, 2011 Voting has begun in Egypt, where the nation's first parliamentary elections are being held since the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak's regime nine months ago. So far turnout is high and things are going well — a relief after last week's protests.

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May 24, 2011 The charges against Hosni Mubarak could carry the death penalty. The prosecutor also plans to bring charges against the former Egyptian president's two sons for allegedly accepting bribes and abuse of power.

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April 13, 2011 Obama to give budget speech; Mubarek detained; Libyan rebels meet foreign governments; Demjanjuk wants new trial; European detergent cartel punished

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March 16, 2011 "To see where this revolution happened and all that it has meant to the world is extraordinary for me," the U.S. secretary of state added.

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February 14, 2011 While the military wants to get the country back to normal, the workers are "trying to get their own demands, their own voices, heard in their particular workplaces."

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February 14, 2011 The 82-year-old former president stepped down last Thursday after weeks of protests against his authoritarian regime. There have been reports that he might seek medical treatment in Germany.

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