Egypt's Mubarak to face trial on new charges

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, in court for alleged incitement to kill protesters and corruption, is to also stand trial this month on embezzlement charges, the prosecution said yesterday.
Mubarak, 85, has remained in a military hospital in Cairo since he was freed from prison in August after the maximum pre-trial detention period expired.
He had been convicted of involvement in the murder of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him, but a court ordered a retrial last year on technical grounds.
The latest charges brought against Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal involve their alleged embezzlement of 125 million Egyptian pounds ($18 million) earmarked for presidential palaces, a prosecution official said.
That trial will start on February 19, he said.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian court on Wednesday adjourned the murder trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to March 1, to review video evidence against the Islamist.
Morsi and 14 co-defendants, some of them former aides, are charged with inciting the killings of at least seven opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012.
In the hearing on March 1, the court will review a report on video footage of the December 5, 2012 clashes between Morsi's supporters and opponents.
Morsi faces four separate trials, on charges ranging from contempt of the judiciary to plotting an elaborate conspiracy involving Iran and Palestinian militants to conduct attacks in Egypt.
He could be sentenced to death if convicted on several of the charges, which include collusion with foreign groups and incitement to murder.