Hosni Mubarak

Eurozone member Greece was not the only country to hold elections on Sunday that are viewed as crucial by international observers. A boat trip south across the Mediterranean Sea takes one to Egypt, which held the final day of a presidential run-off Sunday. In other words, the Global X FTSE Greece...

Protesters in Egypt continued to push for the removal of the military from politics in what is looking like a repeat of the protests earlier in the year that forced long time Egyptian ruler President Hosni Mubarak to step down from power. The protesters have filled Cairo's Tahrir Square and faced...

A tweet from Reuters says that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has cancer, according to his defense lawyer. Mubarak was ousted in a government coup earlier this year.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a major policy speech Thursday, articulating his administration's view of the recent people-led democracy movements in the Middle East, along with the stalled peace process between Palestine and Israel. The speech, which comes nearly two years after his...

In a tweet from BreakingNews, Hosni Mubarak has been summoned by Egyptian prosecutors over protester killings, embezzling public funds, and a general abuse of power. The news was first reported by Reuters.

On their Facebook page, Egypt's military rulers said that former President Hosni Mubarak and his family are under house arrest.

The Egyptian stock market plunged for the 2nd day in a row, which led to trading being halted for 30 minutes. The Egyptian stock market has only been open for two days since it was closed on January 27th. On each of those two days shortly after the stock market opened share prices crashed and...

After being closed for nearly two months because of widespread civil unrest that eventually led to the downfall of Egypt's longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian stock market opened for trading on Wednesday, only to see stock prices plummet and trading halted once again. Shortly after the...

This afternoon, President Obama spoke briefly about the departure of Hosni Mubarak. Obama said that it was the moral force that bent the arc of history toward justice in Egypt, not violence. “[Their] voices have been heard and Egypt will never be the same,” Obama said, adding that by stepping down...

According to Reuters, the Swiss government has frozen potential assets of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. This news comes from a foreign ministry spokesman. Mubarak's family is rumored to have as much as $70 billion.

Thousands of Egyptian citizens are celebrating this evening in Cairo on the news that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down. The elation is quickly evident on CNBC's live feed, which is overflowing with cheers, waving flags, and a general feeling of excitement and relief. The news came just moments ago...

According to recent reports, Mubarak has stepped down as President of Egypt. Shares of Egypt's ETF have risen on the news (NYSE: EGPT)

CNBC is reporting that Egypt's VP has stated that Mubarak has stepped down.

Vice President Suliman is announcing that President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down.