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Hosni Mubarak
Vast leak exposes how Credit Suisse served strongmen and spies
Bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials and human rights abusers
The glorious day on which Egyptians overthrew Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak was removed by the army although he did not personally concede defeat
In Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the sounds of revolt give way to thrum of traffic
Decade on from protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak, only ghosts of revolution remain
The Irish Times view on the Arab Spring 10 years on: lessons from a righteous revolt
Successful political change without economic prosperity is a poor and incomplete recipe for real change
A decade after the Arab Spring, dreams of a better future lie crushed
Across the Arab world, poverty, injustice, conflict and authoritarian rule are still rife
Macron refuses to link human rights to arms sales as Egypt’s leader visits
French president takes conciliatory, pro-regime line at briefing with Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi
Inside Joe Biden’s race of a lifetime to be US president
Ageing and gaffe-prone, the Democratic candidate has an empathy that looks almost subversive – and a strong election team
The Irish Times view on Hosni Mubarak’s legacy: a tyrant whose regime lives on
The late dictator’s rehabilitation symbolised the dashed hopes of the Arab Spring rebellion
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak buried with full military honours
President Sisi leads procession, completing official rehabilitation of leader ousted in 2011
Egypt declares three days of mourning over Mubarak death
Former president (91) was jailed following 2011 popular uprising but freed in 2017
Sisi government moves to quash further protests
Demonstrations against army corruption in Egypt result in claims of 2,000 arrests
Heavy police presence in Egyptian capital Cairo after protests
Tear gas used to disperse demonstrators who called for the president to step down
Rare protests in Egypt calling for president to step down
Former army general has overseen political crackdown, silencing critics, jailing thousands
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