corruption
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
Tax Authority employees have threatened to start a sit-in outside the presidential palace on Saturday if colleagues who were suspended…
Court adjourns Adly’s ‘forced labor’ trial until October
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Court adjourns Adly’s ‘forced labor’ trial until October
Giza Criminal Court decided on Tuesday to adjourn the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and two other former…
Justice Ministry investigates Shafiq for squandering public funds
Egypt
June 28, 2012
Justice Ministry investigates Shafiq for squandering public funds
Judge Osama al-Saidi has begun investigating complaints submitted by former MP Essam Sultan accusing Ahmed Shafiq of squandering public funds.
Cyprus probes possible Mubarak funds
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Cyprus probes possible Mubarak funds
Cyprus said Tuesday it was investigating whether ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stashed away ill-gotten gains in secret accounts on…
Confident of acquittal, runaway minister says will return to Egypt soon
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Confident of acquittal, runaway minister says will return to Egypt soon
Former Industry and Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid, who fled the country during the 25 January uprising early last year,…
Spanish court suspends Hussein Salem’s extradition
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Spanish court suspends Hussein Salem’s extradition
The Spanish Constitutional Court has suspended the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Hussein Salem to Egypt until his request for…
Parliament considers fighting corruption with new authority
Egypt
June 7, 2012
Parliament considers fighting corruption with new authority
The People’s Assembly Proposals and Complaints Committee will consider a draft law to establish a government authority to fight corruption.…
Mubaraks have 40 villas and LE1 bln in Egyptian banks, Illicit Gains Authority reveals
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Mubaraks have 40 villas and LE1 bln in Egyptian banks, Illicit Gains Authority reveals
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained details of the investigations conducted by the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) into the wealth of Mubarak,…
Anti-graft authority to refer Mubarak family to criminal court
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Anti-graft authority to refer Mubarak family to criminal court
The Illicit Gains Authority will refer former President Hosni Mubarak and his immediate family back to criminal court once it…
Hermes managing director considers returning to Egypt to face stock market manipulation charges
Business
May 31, 2012
Hermes managing director considers returning to Egypt to face stock market manipulation charges
Hassan Heikal, managing director of the Hermes financial group who is currently outside the country, received a call from a…