Cairo  - Egypt's criminal court postponed on Saturday a hearing in the murder charges against business tycoon and lawmaker Hisham Talaat Moustafa to mid-November to allow for further investigations into the case.

Moustafa is accused in the murder of Lebanese singer Suzane Tamim.

A former chairman of Egypt's largest publicly traded real estate company and a member of Egypt's Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, Mostafa was arrested on September 2 and charged with ordering and paying for the killing.

Moustafa is accused of paying former police officer Mohsen al- Sokary two million US dollars to kill Tamim at her flat in Dubai.

Tamim was found dead in her flat on July 28. She was stabbed several times in the face and body with a knife.

Moustafa and Sukary were both behind bars during the court proceedings. Mostafa denied his involvement in Tamim's murder. (dpa)