corruption
Court to resume former tourism minister trial Thursday
Egypt
December 26, 2012
Court to resume former tourism minister trial Thursday
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday set 27 December to review the Illicit Gains Authority’s decision to freeze former Tourism…
Former Shura Council Speaker Sherif released on bail
Egypt
December 25, 2012
Former Shura Council Speaker Sherif released on bail
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday released former Shura Council speaker Safwat al-Sherif on LE50.000 bail, pending his trial over…
Morsy’s trash legislation falls short of fixing broken system
Environment
December 24, 2012
Morsy’s trash legislation falls short of fixing broken system
On 6 December, the president’s office issued a decision setting fines for the illegal dumping of construction waste and littering. Published…
Former housing minister to be retried in illegal land acquisition case
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Former housing minister to be retried in illegal land acquisition case
The Court of Cassation on Tuesday accepted a court appeal filed by former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi against a ruling…
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah on Thursday reversed a decision to transfer the East Cairo attorney general who was leading investigations…
Court denies Illicit Gains Authority request to freeze Shafiq’s assets
Egypt
December 8, 2012
Court denies Illicit Gains Authority request to freeze Shafiq’s assets
The Cairo Criminal Court has rejected a request from the Illicit Gains Authority to freeze the assets of former Prime…
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the case of former People’s Assembly Secretary General Sami Mahran to 5 January.…
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Several top officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak accepted bribes in the form of gifts from the National…
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
BERLIN — Egypt has slid in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the "Arab…
Illicit Gains Authority summons Gamal and Alaa Mubarak for questioning
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Illicit Gains Authority summons Gamal and Alaa Mubarak for questioning
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak were summoned to the Illicit Gains Authority for questioning on Sunday, following an investigation into charges…