corruption
Trial of former housing minister and his business partner postponed
Egypt
May 31, 2012
Trial of former housing minister and his business partner postponed
The Cairo Criminal Court decided Thursday to postpone the trial of former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi and fugitive businessman…
Court adjourns trial of former housing minister and businessman
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Court adjourns trial of former housing minister and businessman
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi and businessman Akram Adada over charges of…
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
A judge will soon begin investigating profiteering and corruption accusations that an MP has leveled against presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq,…
Court sentences former presidential chief of staff to 7 years in prison
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Court sentences former presidential chief of staff to 7 years in prison
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced former presidential Chief of Staff Zakariya Azmy to seven years in prison and fined…
Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases
Egypt
May 26, 2012
Alaa Al Aswany: Shafiq is involved in corruption cases
Alaa Al Aswany, a best-selling Egyptian author and columnist, has said he has documents that show that presidential candidate and…
Egyptian military judiciary investigates Air Force corruption case
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Egyptian military judiciary investigates Air Force corruption case
The military judiciary started an official investigation on Monday into accusations that a former Air Force major general received kickbacks…
Ex-Prime Minister’s trial adjourned to June
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Ex-Prime Minister’s trial adjourned to June
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 9 June in order to summon…
Citizen complaints over corruption up 54% in 2011
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Citizen complaints over corruption up 54% in 2011
The head of the Administrative Prosecution said 99,830 citizen complaints were filed for cases of corruption in 2011, a 54…
MP corruption accusation against Shafiq referred to public prosecutor
Egypt
May 13, 2012
MP corruption accusation against Shafiq referred to public prosecutor
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny decided Sunday to refer corruption allegations against presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq to the attorney general.…
Spanish court confirms verdict to extradite Hussein Salem
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Spanish court confirms verdict to extradite Hussein Salem
The Spanish Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem, his son Khaled and daughter Magda to…