bribery
Novartis investigating US$85 million bribery allegations in Turkey
Business
March 30, 2016
Novartis investigating US$85 million bribery allegations in Turkey
An anonymous whistleblower has accused Swiss drugmaker Novartis (NOVN.S) of paying bribes in Turkey through a consulting firm to secure…
12 engineers arrested over forgery, bribery
Egypt
January 20, 2016
12 engineers arrested over forgery, bribery
Twelve engineers employed with the General Authority for Reconstruction and Agricultural Development were arrested Wednesday on charges of forgery in…
NGO index shows bribes still rife at government agencies
Egypt
December 21, 2015
NGO index shows bribes still rife at government agencies
A transparency index released by an Egypt-based NGO on Sunday showed that bribes were still omnipresent at government institutions. The fifth…
60% of Egyptian businessman prefer to pay bribes instead of investing elsewhere: survey
Egypt
September 28, 2015
60% of Egyptian businessman prefer to pay bribes instead of investing elsewhere: survey
Sixty percent of Egyptian businessmen prefer to pay bribes to government officials in order to obtain licenses for their projects…
Baseera: 69% of Egyptians satisfied with public services
Egypt
August 12, 2015
Baseera: 69% of Egyptians satisfied with public services
A poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) Tuesday determined that the average Egyptian is not…
Judge accused of ‘sexual bribery’
Egypt
July 27, 2015
Judge accused of ‘sexual bribery’
The public prosecution filed a claim on Saturday evening accusing the head of a misdemeanor court in Nasr City of demanding sexual…
Policeman sentenced to three years in prison over bribery
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Policeman sentenced to three years in prison over bribery
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a policeman to three years in rigorous prison over taking a bribe. Hada’eq al-Qubba prosecution earlier ordered…
Newspaper: Mubarak-era electricity officials received French bribes
Egypt
December 24, 2014
Newspaper: Mubarak-era electricity officials received French bribes
The public prosecutor and other investigation services are conducting an investigation about possible bribes given to Electricity Ministry officials under former…
Investment minister’s chief of staff apprehended over bribery charges
Egypt
July 8, 2014
Investment minister’s chief of staff apprehended over bribery charges
East Cairo Prosecution remanded Investment Minister Ashraf Salman's chief of staff into custody for four days pending investigations over charges…
Suez port chiefs detained four days pending investigation over bribery charges
Egypt
January 16, 2014
Suez port chiefs detained four days pending investigation over bribery charges
The public prosecutor in Suez ordered the detention of Captain al-Saeed Ali Habib, director general of al-Adabeya seaport, and Wagdy…