Trial of Hosni Mubarak and his associates in Cairo

CAIRO: Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and seven associates will face trial in Cairo, On Thursday the Deputy Justice Minister Mohammed Munie told the state news agency MENA.

The announcement came after the health minister declared 83 year old Mubarak well enough to be brought to the capital from a hospital in the Sinai, where he is under arrest.

The trial, scheduled to begin next week on Wednesday. It will take place in a convention center with hundreds of seats for an audience.