Egyptian embassy in London grants Mubarak's grandson travel documents

The newborn grandson of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been granted official documents needed to travel to Cairo from London, where he was born last week.

The Egyptian embassy in London had reportedly denied Gamal Mubarak's newborn a birth certificate, citing the legal necessity of the presence of the father or the grandfather, which was not possible since Mubarak and his two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are currently serving a prison term over charges of abusing state funds.

The embassy also reportedly refused to issue the birth certificate with the name of the child's mother, requesting authorisation from Egypt's public prosecutor.

According to Egypt Independent, Karim Hussein, the founder of the pro-Mubarak "Sorry, Mr President" Facebook page, accused the embassy of intransigence against an innocent child, especially considering that a final verdict has yet to be issued against Gamal Mubarak.

Sources close to the family told al-Arabiya that Gamal Mubarak's wife, Khadiga el-Gammal, had travelled to London to give birth to their son away from media coverage.

In March 2010, Gammal gave birth to her first daughter, Farida, at the same private hospital in London.

Gamal and Alaa Mubarak were released from prison earlier this year pending retrial after serving the maximum pretrial detention period. However, they were sent back to prison less than two months later after being sentenced to four years imprisonment in the same case.