Since Mr Mubarak had never anointed a deputy, this was widely seen as a first step to his own graceful retirement.

由于穆巴拉克此前从未任命过副手，因此这项决定被广泛视为他本人体面退休的第一步。

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It's the first court ruling to be made against Mr Mubarak.

这是法庭对穆巴拉克的首次判决。

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(at the first session, one attorney demanded a DNA test to prove that the man in the cage was indeed Mr Mubarak, and not an imposter).

(在首次开庭时，曾有律师要求进行DNA测试以证实笼子中的人的确是穆巴拉克本人)。

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Peres and Arafat's first joint appearance Friday came when the Spanish prime minister decided to hold a lunch first for Mubarak, then added Arafat and finally, shortly before lunch, also Peres.

CNN: Arafat and Peres hold meeting

Mr Morsi has faced a range of problems since he took office in June 2012 after the country's first post-Mubarak presidential election.

BBC: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi

Recent demonstrations in Port Said and nearby cities along the Suez Canal are symbolic because that region was among the first where the Mubarak regime lost control during the 2011 unrest leading to revolution, analysts said.

CNN: Could Egypt fall apart?