Tycoon to be retried in death of singer

Egyptian real estate tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa will be retried for ordering the killing of Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim, officials said. Mustafa's trial is set for Feb. 6 in the Court of Appeals, Bikyamasr.com reported. Mustafa was found guilty in September 2010 of hiring former Egyptian police officer Ahmed Sukkari to kill the 30-year-old star, allegedly for $2 million. Sukkari has confessed to killing Tamim on Mustafa's orders. An appeals court ordered a retrial in March 2010, saying the original verdict had "mistakes in implementing the law" and the original court did not respond to some requests from the defense. Prosecutor-General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud said the murder was a "vengeful act." Bikyamasr.com said Tamim had reportedly ended a 3-year affair with Mustafa and had recently left Cairo for Dubai. Dubai police arrested Sukkari less than two hours after the killing of Tamim at her apartment.