In Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown as President of Egypt in an uprising in 2011, will be released from detention in a military hospital after a six-year legal battle over accusations of involvement in the killing of protesters. <br/><br/>The prosecutor's decision came yesterday, days after an appeals court acquitted Mubarak on March 2nd of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him. He is likely to be released today, but will be barred from leaving the country pending an ongoing corruption investigation. <br/><br/>Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years, was accused of inciting the deaths of protesters during the 18-day revolt, in which about 850 people were killed as police clashed with demonstrators. Mubarak, 88, was sentenced to life in 2012, but an appeals court ordered a retrial, which dismissed the charges two years later.<br/><br/>In January 2016, the appeals court upheld a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges. But the sentence took into account time served. Both of his sons, Alaa and Gamal, were freed.