corruption
Turkish minister says fending off ‘mini-coup attempt’
World
December 31, 2013
Turkish minister says fending off ‘mini-coup attempt’
Turkey's government said on Tuesday it was fending off a "mini coup attempt" by elements in the police and judiciary…
Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers
World
December 26, 2013
Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday after three members quit over a corruption scandal that has…
Two Turkish ministers resign over corruption probe
Egypt
December 25, 2013
Two Turkish ministers resign over corruption probe
Two Turkish cabinet ministers resigned on Wednesday over a corruption probe that has pitted the government against the judiciary and…
Shafiq’s lawyer: Muslim Brotherhood aimed to exclude my client
Egypt
December 19, 2013
Shafiq’s lawyer: Muslim Brotherhood aimed to exclude my client
Ahmed Shafiq’s laywer, Shawqi al-Sayed, told CBC TV that his client’s acquittal in a corruption case shows that the Muslim…
Russia opens criminal case against ex-defence minister Serdyukov
World
November 28, 2013
Russia opens criminal case against ex-defence minister Serdyukov
Russian investigators on Thursday brought criminal charges against former defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov, who was fired a year ago in…
More than 37 thousand acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments: report
Egypt
October 29, 2013
More than 37 thousand acres of agricultural land damaged by encroachments: report
More than 886,000 cases of illegal building on lands designated for agricultural use took place since the 25 January revolution…
Adly, Nazif trial adjourned to 23 November
Egypt
October 27, 2013
Adly, Nazif trial adjourned to 23 November
South Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned hearings for the re-trial of Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Interior Minister…
Five civil aviation sector officials acquitted from corruption charges
Egypt
September 5, 2013
Five civil aviation sector officials acquitted from corruption charges
North Cairo Criminal Court acquitted five leading officials of the civil aviation sector from charges of willfully wasting public money…
Mubarak lawyer asks court to combine protesters killing cases
Egypt
August 25, 2013
Mubarak lawyer asks court to combine protesters killing cases
Farid al-Deeb, lawyer for former President Hosni Mubarak, on Sunday called for all cases on the killing of protesters facing…
Update: Mubarak cleared in corruption case, lawyer says will be released soon
Egypt
August 19, 2013
Update: Mubarak cleared in corruption case, lawyer says will be released soon
On Monday, the Cairo Criminal Court cleared former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak of financial corruption related to the renovation of…