An Egyptian tycoon has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for ordering the murder of popular Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, after a retrial. Hisham Talaat Moustafa, a senior member of Egypt's ruling party, was sentenced to death after his initial trial. However, the judges quashed his conviction on a technicality and ordered a new trial. His co-defendant Mohsen al-Sukkari was given life in jail for killing Tamim.The singer Suzanne Tamim was found murdered in a Dubai hotel in July 2008. Moustafa, who is already married, is believed to have started an affair with Tamim after she asked him for help in divorcing her husband.