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Critics scoffed at what they called Rifaat's brazen and unconscionable attempt to reinvent himself.

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Tagammu, the most important leftist party in Egypt, in a statement by its leader Rifaat al-Saeed rejected international monitoring as an intervention in Egyptian affairs, whereas the party's deputy secretary-general Hussein Abdel-Razeq announced his cautious support for such monitoring due to the recurring fraud in past elections.

Amr Hamzawy: Does Egypt Need International Election Observers? Amr Hamzawy 2010

Though many of the lawyers stopped attending after Mr. Rifaat barred television cameras from the courtroom the following week, there are still more than 80 prosecuting attorneys working on the case who are trying to wend their way through the complex charges against the 10 defendants.

Mubarak Prosecutors Face Criticism Matt Bradley 2012

Defense attorneys have until Feb. 16 to defend Mr. Mubarak and the others before Judge Ahmed Rifaat delivers his verdict.

Mubarak Prosecutors Face Criticism Matt Bradley 2012

The most recent threat to the Assad government was when Rifaat al-Assad, the exiled uncle of the current president, attempted to grab power from his brother Hafez in 1984.

Syria Crackdown Leaves 15 Dead, Activists Say 2011

Women came on their own; they didn't feel they needed a chaperon, which is unusual at a big event with people from outside your social group, Rifaat said.

Uprising energizes Egyptian women 2011

Rifaat Hussain, a defense and security studies professor in Islamabad, said the NATO airstrikes would make that mission harder.

U.S.-Pakistan relations further strained after airstrike Karin Brulliard 2010

Tagammu, the most important leftist party in Egypt, in a statement by its leader Rifaat al-Saeed rejected international monitoring as an intervention in Egyptian affairs, whereas the party's deputy secretary-general Hussein Abdel-Razeq announced his cautious support for such monitoring due to the recurring fraud in past elections.

Amr Hamzawy: Does Egypt Need International Election Observers? Amr Hamzawy 2010

Rifaat Hussain, a defense and security studies professor in Islamabad, said the NATO airstrikes would make that mission harder.

U.S.-Pakistan relations further strained after airstrike Karin Brulliard 2010

By late afternoon, some 2,000 Muslims and 500 Christians had gathered, said Rifaat Atif, a Christian pharmacist who said he saw the escalation.

Clashes Kill 13 as Old Woes Beset New Egypt Matt Bradley 2011