EGYPTIAN president Hosni Mubarak, charged with the killing of protesters and abuse of power, was wheeled into court on a hospital trolley as his trial resumed after a delay of almost two months while lawyers demanded a new judge.

EGYPTIAN prosecutors accused a police officer of giving false testimony yesterday in a heated session in the trial of Hosni Mubarak over his role in the killing of protesters.

EGYPTIAN police fought protesters in two cities in eastern Egypt yesterday and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei headed back to the country to join demonstrators trying to oust President Hosni Mubarak.

A rapid series of car bombs and another blast ripped through a luxury hotel and a coffee shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheik today, killing at least 75, police said.

Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh early today, ripping through a hotel and a coffee shop packed with European and Egyptian tourists.