An Egyptian court today dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign.

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.

A powerful steel magnate who was a senior insider in the regime of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been jailed for 10 years after being convicted of corruption.

Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak is to stand trial on charges of conspiring in the killing of protesters during the uprising that overthrew him.