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| Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa has been arrested and charged over the brutal murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim, legal officials say. | |
| Mr Moustafa was charged with ordering and paying for Tamim's killing in Dubai in July, Egyptian prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud said in a statement. | |
| Billionaire property developer Mr Moustafa is also a leading figure in the ruling National Democratic Party. | |
| He sits on the Shura Council, Egypt's upper legislative house. | He sits on the Shura Council, Egypt's upper legislative house. |
| The indictment says Mr Moustafa paid former police officer Muhsin Sukkari $2m to kill Ms Tamim, adding that the motive was revenge. | |
| Dubai police announced last month that a 39-year-old man was suspected of carrying out the killing. He was not identified at the time apart from that he was from another Arab country. | |
| Bitter legal battles | |
| Shares in Talaat Moustafa Group, one of Egypt's biggest businesses which is managed by Mr Moustafa, fell sharply as rumours of the indictment began to circulate. | |
| Hisham Talat Mustafa is one of Egypt's richest and most powerful menEgyptian prosecutors had banned media reports on the case, which has caused intense interest in Egypt and further afield. | |
| Tamim rose to fame after appearing on a TV talent show in Lebanon in 1996, but her career was marred by stories about a troubled private life. | |
| She was reported to have fled Lebanon for Egypt some years ago after a number of bitter legal battles with her estranged second husband, music producer Adel Maatouk. | |
| She gave up her career and disappeared from public view in Cairo in 2007. | |
| Her body was found at a flat she owned in Dubai, after she had been repeatedly stabbed and her throat slit, forensic officials said. |