It appeared the entire gallery of men dressed in suits began shouting and stood on their chairs chanting that the decision wasn’t harsh enough. Fists flew and at least one man suffered a bleeding gash to his chin.

“We want honesty!” they shouted. “Revolution til victory!”

Other Mubarak opponents headed to Tahrir Square, the center of last year’s protests, shouting, “Illegitimate! Illegitimate!” They also chanted for Mubarak’s execution.

Vowing not to leave, the crowd later forced the square to be shut down.

The echoing cheers outside the police academy where the trial was held turned to angry shouts as people heard that all of Mubarak’s senior advisers and his two sons were acquitted.

The mostly anti-Mubarak crowd threw rocks at police, smashed cars, and cursed the ruling military council.

Mubarak was immediately transferred to a prison in southern Cairo to serve his life sentence, a prosecutor said, a final fall from grace for a man who ruled the nation with an iron fist for nearly three decades.

“Mubarak arrived to Tura prison by helicopter, and will be admitted to a hospital in prison,” said Adel Saeed, a spokesman for the prosecutor. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry said Mubarak refused to leave the helicopter on arrival at the prison.

About 840 people died and more than 6,000 others were injured in last year’s 18-day uprising, according to Amnesty International.

Arab leaders: Where are they now?

The sentence delivered by Judge Ahmed Refaat was the final chapter of Mubarak’s iron rule of Egypt that ended in February 2011.

Handing down the verdict before a packed courtroom, the judge praised the revolution, saying it offered people relief after living “in 30 years of dark without any hope.”

He found Mubarak guilty of the killings, but cleared him of corruption and misappropriation of funds.

The judge also convicted former Interior Minister Habib El Adly of ordering security forces to kill protesters and sentenced him to life in prison.

The courtroom melee erupted after the judge cleared six of Mubarak’s aides, primarily security officials, in connection with the killings. Authorities removed Mubarak and the judge from the courtroom amid the outburst.

The judge also cleared Mubarak’s sons, Gamal and Alaa, of corruption and using their father’s political power for profit.

“The verdicts are insults to the Egyptian people and the judicial system. It’s a festival of innocent verdicts to El Adly’s aides who killed and tortured free citizens for years,” said Rami Shath, a member of the Egyptian Revolution Alliance.

Human Rights Watch said the verdict sends a message to Egypt’s future leaders that they are not above the law, though it said the acquittals give “a green light to future police abuse.”

Amnesty International said the verdict is “a significant step towards combating long-standing impunity in Egypt,” but it, too, said the ruling leaves many waiting for full justice.

David Scheffer, an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, said it the trial was significant for the Arab world even if it could have been run better.

“While I want to emphasize the problems with the trial itself, it’s also important to recognize that the Egyptian judicial system has held a leader accountable for very serious crimes that occurred during the uprising in Egypt,” Scheffer told CNN.

“In the very heart of the Arab world, where this has not occurred before in a civilian court, a leader has actually been brought to to justice, a leader who has been present in the courtroom has brought to some level of justice by a domestic court for gross human rights abuses.”

The trial has been a spectacle few Egyptians thought they would see. Images broadcast worldwide showed the 84-year-old former leader wheeled into the court on a hospital gurney and locked in a defendant’s cage.

The verdict follows Friday’s expiration of a notorious emergency law that was in effect since shortly after Mubarak came to power in October 1981 and gave police sweeping powers. It comes ahead of a polarizing mid-June runoff in the presidential election that pits the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi against the more secularist Ahmed Shafiq, a former official in Mubarak’s regime.

Analysts in Egypt say the verdict may not help Shafiq and may strengthen Morsi’s chances, given his position as an opposition figure.

The Muslim Brotherhood said it is not happy with Saturday’s verdict and may call for a retrial. Shafiq’s side did not immediately comment on the outcome.

Only a year ago Hosni Mubarak was the undisputed King of Egypt. His was law and he made everything happen according to his own will. But yesterday, he was handed down a life sentence by the courts  for his role in the Egyptian revolution that toppled him. It is from this point that politics really get very dirty because the very Judges who have moved on to find considerable guilt on the former President were the same ones who used to prostrate before him for favors. He had always been a moderate voice in the Arab-West divide and America for a long time found a soft spot into the more hard-line political belts of the Arab world through Hosni Mubarak. He is 84 and does not have much on his hand to live for.

The verdict will please the Muslim Brotherhood who appear to be making in-roads into the Egyptian politics. Their strongman is competing with the last vestige of the Mubarak Regime in the second round election duel and it is almost obvious that the Muslim Brotherhood candidate will win, given the fact that they seem to command a comfortable majority in parliament already.

Infact, the harsh sentence appears to have been  aimed at defusing tensions ahead of a divisive second runoff in the presidential race although many see it as a move that will instead polarize the Egyptian society between those who still believe in Mubarak and those who want him placed away in the hottest part of Hell. With all that has already happened, Mubarak appears to have made history for himself as the first Arab leader to be tried in his own country after being overthrown by a people’s uprising. Gadaffi should have been the first, but he got quickly killed before the law could take course.

His sons Alaa and Gamal were acquitted of corruption, but his Interior Minister shared the same fate as Mubarak when he too was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Presiding Judge Rifaat said Mubarak and el-Adly did not act to stop the killings during the over two weeks of mass protests that saw more than  850 protesters killed by security forces in Cairo and other major cities in Egypt.

PHOTOS: Hosni Mubarak (Reuters)

Judge Ahmed Rifaat said that Mubarak is now 83 years old, guilty of the murder of about 850 demonstrators during the revolution 18 days ago in early 2011. Similarly, as reported by AFP on Saturday (02/06/2012).

Meanwhile, the judge also sentenced to life imprisonment to former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adly. Adly is also on trial for murder with the protesters, as Mubarak.

While six of his former securitychief of Egypt’s Mubarak era inthe same case was tried, acquitted by the judge.

Finally, the judge renders a dijeratkan corruption charges to the two sons of Mubarak, Alaa and Gamal.

Mubarak and security chiefs charged with murder for the deaths of the demonstrators. Whereas with the two boys, Mubarak was indicted for corruption related to the sale of natural gas to Israel’s side at a lower price than the market price.

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt since October 1981. He ruled Egypt for 31 years with an iron fist, until finally oustedfrom power on February 11, 2011 last. A massive rally held the Egyptian people, forcing him to step down from office.

14. A good portion of the Old testament takes place in or around Egypt. Egypt also plays a major role in the life of many Bible people from Moses and Joseph to Jesus.

13. Egypt is the world’s sixth largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.

12. Silver was considered more valuable than gold in Ancient Egypt.

11. Egypt is the 34th largest country in the world.

10. The shape of ancient Egyptian pyramids is thought to have been inspired by the spreading rays of the sun.

9. Egypt covers just over 1 million square kilometers, about the same size as France and Germany combined.

8. A large river called the River Nile flows through the country into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile enters Egypt from the Sudan and flows north for about 1545 km (about 960 m) to the sea.

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7. The Cat was a symbol of Fertility and sexuality, which is why later Ancient Egyptians painted their eye to mimick those of cats.

6. Arabic is the official language of Egypt.

5. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to invent paper, using papyrus.

4. The first pyramid made out of stone was built in 2650 BC.

3. Pharaoh Pepi II (2246-2152 B.C.) had the longest reign in history—94 years. He became Egypt’s king when he was only 6 years old.

2. Both Egyptian men and women wore makeup – eye paint was usually green (made from copper) or black (made from lead). The Egyptians believed that the makeup had healing power. Originally the makeup was used as a protection from the sun – rather than for adornment.

1. The Ancient Egyptians lived along the banks of the river Nile in Egypt. Farmers first settled in Egypt along the River Nile around 5000 B.C.

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Egyptians across the country began casting ballots Wednesday in the first presidential race since last year’s uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

The two-day election, expected to draw about 75 percent of Egypt’s 53 million eligible voters Wednesday and Thursday, promised to end 15 months of military rule since the Feb. 11, 2011, ouster of Mubarak following 18 days of demonstrations.

Eleven candidates are on the ballot and more than 50 million people across Egypt’s 27 governorates are eligible to vote.

The military’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has ruled the country since Mubarak’s ouster. In November, the generals — facing huge bloody protests — bowed to the popular will and promised to hand over power to an elected president by June 30.

Long lines were seen at voting places in Mansoura, where many voters said they were unsure which candidate they would choose, the Egypt Independent reported.

The uncertainty also was voiced in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo where one woman told the Independent, “I guess I will go in and decide on the spot.”

Candidate Amr Moussa, a former Arab League leader, waited about 90 minutes to cast his ballot in Cairo, calling the voting an important lesson in democracy.

“Egyptians should have good judgment in selecting the person who would shape Egypt’s future over the next period,” Moussa said. “We are up to the challenge.”

Al-Masry al-Youm reported People’s Assembly Speaker and Muslim Brotherhood leader Saad al-Katatny told reporters while waiting to vote the winner — whether himself or another candidate — would reflect the will of the people and should be respected.

In Shubra, voters waited to cast ballots at one polling station against a backdrop of military troops, military police and civilian police, the Independent said.

“It’s an important day — the first time I’m voting because for once we don’t know who will win. What I hope is that there is no problems by supporters of failed candidates and accept the result,” voter Tarek Emad said, saying he would vote for Moussa. “The important thing is to come out of this current phase to safety.”

Outside Cairo, voter turnout has been between low and moderate, officials said.

In a polling station in one of the villages near Sohag, the lack of phosphoric ink and ballot box locks forced judges to keep the station closed.

In Suez, one election judge said about half the people who were supposed help run the polls didn’t arrive earlier in the day.

Local watchdog Activists without Borders said in a statement some of members reported supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood candidates have been trying to influence voters.

If the elections don’t produce an outright winner, a runoff is scheduled June 16-17.

Italiano: Il presidente egiziano Hosni Mubarak durante una visita al Quirinale, Roma. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Israel Violating Egyptian Brokered deal Prisoners, Palestinian Minister for Prisoner Affairs Eissa Qaraqe said, Israel is still holding a person in solitary confinement, pointing to the “intent to avoid provisions of the agreement.”

Egypt broker a deal 28 days after the detainees began a hunger strike over conditions of their detention. The Palestinians are imprisoned in the end the hunger strike last week.

Qaraqe said, the detainees are still held in solitary confinement is a director of the Gaza power plant, called Dirar Abu side.

He was kidnapped by Israel during his trip to Ukraine. Israel moved to its own territory in February 2010.

He said 22 observers from 14 countries will “join the delegation to the amount of 80 persons from 35 countries and they will be in Egypt a few days before and during the election,” says Nuland told reporters.

Carter and Annie (Photo credit: ewen and donabel)

Carter Center is a non-governmental organization founded by former U.S. President and Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter Prdamaian to promote human rights. Agency that monitors elections around the world, including some in Africa peemilu.

Polls show that Amr Mussa, a former foreign minister and chairman of the Arab League, and the candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh Islam is the superior candidate in the polls May 23 to 24

Eleven other candidates compete in presidential elections that will mark the end of the transition period led by the military since President Hosni Mubarak ruled out in February 2011.

“We were very surprised – we have a very important object in our collection,” said museum CEO, Ian Galloway told the Australian press.

Artifacts were found during a visit by the British Museum Egyptologist John Taylor.

Just before the exhibition of the collection of ancient Egyptian collections in Australia, there is a fragile piece of ancient papyrus which have long preserved by a museum curator Queensland.

Ancient Egypt has made funeral manuscript known as the death of the book – filled with the mantra so that they feel supported in the next, and images depicting the deceased make the journey to the afterlife. The books of papyrus scrolls are usually placed in the casket or burial of the deceased. The richer the deceased, the length of his Book of the Dead.

Having carefully examined the collection, he asserted that the memo from the ancient Book of the Dead it is of Amenhotep, an official of ancient Egypt 1420 BC.

Some parts of this manuscript has been discovered in the 19th century, although there are parts missing. Some of them are now held at the British Museum, with other segments in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

“This is not a papyrus from the arbitrary. This is one of the top officials of Egypt ancient Egypt at the height of prosperity,” said Taylor told reporters in Brisbane.

According to Galloway, there is a woman who has contributed pieces to the museum nearly 100 years ago. A number of staff is now trying to trace descendants.

This papyrus pieces that will be scanned and Taylor hope to begin adding digital images together with a portion of the British Museum collection.

“After more than 100 years we reconstruct the manuscript which is really important as a whole,” he said.

Egyptian Candidates Call Israel Racist State, Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh also condemned the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by U.S. special forces as an act of state terrorism, he said in an interview Saturday (12/5) evening with Egyptian television as reported by AFP.

Abul Fotouh, who led in the election on May 23 to 24 according to the poll, in a televised debate prior to its chief rival, former foreign minister and Arab League chief Amr Mussa, describing Israel as the anatagonis.

In an interview on Saturday with CBC Egyptian private satellite stations, he declared against the agreement since its execution.

“I still see it as a threat to the peace agreement Egypt’s state security and should be changed,” he said.

Osama bin Laden Compound Italiano: Il complesso di Osama Bin Laden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“The treaty prohibits the full sovereignty of Egypt in the Sinai and allow the people of Israel into Sinai without a visa, while they need a visa to go to Cairo,” he said.

The agreement, where Israel withdrew from Sinai after the war took it in 1967, does not allow the Egyptian army presence in the peninsula.

Abul Fotouh declare Israel a racist country with 200 nuclear warheads, which continues to pose a threat to Egypt.

As a moderate Muslim with good support from hardline fundamentalist or liberal, Abul Fotouh refused to call Osama a terrorist, saying the United States the term is used to hit the interests of Muslims.

However, he stated that Saudi militants murder and state terrorism of Osama deserves a fair trial, although he disagrees with the use of violence by Osama.

“If the court sentenced him to justice, then the punishment should be applied,” he said.

Competitors Abul Fotouh, Amr Mussa, also argued for changing the treaty with Israel and its policies toward Palestinians describe as Egypt’s national security concerns.

Presidential election, which will go into the second phase in June if there is no outright winner in the first round, expected to end the transitional period since the army-led rebellion to oust President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

However, a senior official of the United States (U.S.) are not to be named, said recently heard such threats. According to him, Israel is unlikely to attend the meeting. Israel admitted to not sign because of its nuclear capabilities sebombastis not reported.

israel (Photo credit: The U.S. Army)

Ally, the United States accused it of violating Iranlah Nonproliferation Treaty. Iran did not comply with UN Security Council resolutions regarding its nuclear weapons. According to the U.S., Iran is the biggest threat for stability in the Middle East. U.S. State Department envoy, Thomas Countryman M, urged Muslim countries to reduce pressure on the meeting in Vienna.

“Iran fails to comply with the obligations nonprolifreasi including the UN Security Council resolutions,” said Countryman. He also lashed out at Syria that it is possible to hide behind a secret nuclear program. Countryman urged Syria and Iran back to the agreed treaty obligations.

As you know, Israel is not a member of the 1970 pact that it has no representation at the Vienna Conference. Previously, Egypt planned international meeting in 2012 to lay the foundation of nuclear development in Arab countries.