CAIRO—Egypt’s highest court acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of complicity in the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 popular uprising that ousted him. The ruling, issued after a one-day trial, marks the last legal hurdle the aging autocrat faced stemming from his nearly 30-year rule marked by police brutality and rampant corruption. Last year, he and his two sons Alaa and Gamal were convicted of...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 02, 2017 18:56 UTC