Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for Mubarak

An Egyptian appeals court says ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will get a retrial in the embezzlement case that earned them multi-year sentences last year. The court in Cairo announced its decision Tuesday, a move that rolls back the only remaining conviction against Mubarak. It did not say whether he would be freed on bail pending the new trial. A lower court found the three men guilty in May, saying they embezzled about $17 million in funds that were due to be used to...

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