Ahmed al-Zend
Magdy al-Agaty appointed acting justice minister
Egypt
March 15, 2016
Magdy al-Agaty appointed acting justice minister
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has appointed Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdy al-Agaty has acting justice minister until a new…
Reda Shawkat replaces Zend as justice minister after ‘blasphemous’ comments
Egypt
March 14, 2016
Reda Shawkat replaces Zend as justice minister after ‘blasphemous’ comments
Ahmed al-Zend has sacked from his post as justice minister late on Sunday, to be replaced by his assistant Reda…
New legislation to penalize parents, guardians of terrorists
Egypt
March 1, 2016
New legislation to penalize parents, guardians of terrorists
Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend has announced his plan to amend Egypt's anti-terrorism law to permit the prosecution of parents…
Prosecutors summon TV host Youssef al-Husseiny for insulting justice minister
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Prosecutors summon TV host Youssef al-Husseiny for insulting justice minister
Public prosecutors on Wednesday summoned TV host Youssef al-Husseiny for interrogation over insulting Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend on OnTV channel.
Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected
Egypt
February 1, 2016
Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected
The Justice Ministry on Sunday turned down a resignation tendered by a judge who said Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend had…
Al-Masry Al-Youm founder repaid every penny of government dues: minister
Egypt
January 28, 2016
Al-Masry Al-Youm founder repaid every penny of government dues: minister
Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend said Salah Diab, co-founder of Al-Masry Al-Youm, repaid every penny of the government’s dues. In an interview…
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Central Auditing Organization chief Hesham Geneina will be interrogated on January 31 by a judge assigned by the Cairo Appeals…
Justice Ministry’s foreign marriage amendments cause outcry
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Justice Ministry’s foreign marriage amendments cause outcry
Amendments by the Justice Ministry to notarization rules for marriages between foreign men and Egyptian women have triggered an outcry…
Egypt negotiates retrieval of US$5 bn with fugitive businessmen
Egypt
November 17, 2015
Egypt negotiates retrieval of US$5 bn with fugitive businessmen
The Justice Ministry is negotiating with fugitive businessman Hussein Salem to retrieve at least US$5 billion from funds he allegedly…
Egyptians can get by on only LE2: justice minister
Egypt
November 16, 2015
Egyptians can get by on only LE2: justice minister
Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend sparked an uproar across social networking websites after stating that Egyptians can survive off of only…