Egyptian elite gets reduced sentence for murdering Lebanese singer

Moustafa is a senior member of the ruling party in Egypt. His co-defendant Mohsen al-Sukkari had his sentence reduced to life in prison.

Both men were convicted of killing singer Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008, and were granted a re-trial earlier this year on a technicality.

Moustafa had enjoyed a relationship with Tamim before her murder. He is believed to have paid Sukkari around $2 million to kill her at one of his hotels in an act of revenge after she snubbed a marriage proposal.

The case has received huge attention, as it involves a member of an Egyptian elite often seen as being above the law.

Both men denied carrying out or ordering the murder.

Tamim became a celebrity after winning an Arabic TV talent show. She was found with her throat slit in a Dubai hotel in July 2008.