Cairo - The trial of Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa, who is charged with hiring a man to kill Lebanese pop singer Suzan Tamim in Dubai, has been set for October 18, the official MENA news agency reported.

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

Moustafa, the former chairman of Egypt's largest publicly traded real estate company, is accused of paying former police officer Mohsen al-Sokary 2 million dollars to kill Tamim at her flat in Dubai.

Moustafa, who was also a member of Egypt's Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, was arrested on September 2 and charged with ordering and paying for the killing. (dpa)