Egypt's Mubarak receives $300 pension - paper

CAIRO. March 29. KAZINFORM Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is in receipt of a monthly allowance of $339 from the state, an Egyptian paper said on Tuesday. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

Mubarak's pension as the former commander of the armed forces could not be disclosed, the Al-Masry Al-Youm daily said, citing an unnamed state official.

Mubarak has kept out of the public eye since the popular uprisings last month that forced him to step down and hand power over to the military.

The military authorities have forbidden Mubarak and his family to leave the country. The former leader is believed to be living in his villa in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru