corruption
Ezz trial over company shares adjourned to next month
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Ezz trial over company shares adjourned to next month
Giza Criminal Court adjourned on Thursday the trial of steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz, former Trade and Industry Minister Ibrahim Mohamedein…
Court sentences ex-agriculture minister to 3 years in prison
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Court sentences ex-agriculture minister to 3 years in prison
Ismailia Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced former Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza and businessman Amr Mansy to three years in prison.
Trial of steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz adjourned to 9 May
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Trial of steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz adjourned to 9 May
Giza Criminal Court has adjourned the profiteering case of businessman Ahmed Ezz, former Industry Minister Ibrahim Mohamedein and five representatives…
Court to issue verdict against former presidential chief of staff on 27 May
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Court to issue verdict against former presidential chief of staff on 27 May
An Egyptian court will issue a verdict on 27 May against Zakariya Azmy, former presidential chief of staff, and others…
Returning stolen funds requires conviction and proof, says Swiss ambassador
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Returning stolen funds requires conviction and proof, says Swiss ambassador
The Swiss ambassador in Cairo said on Sunday that returning looted funds from Swiss banks requires proof that the Egyptian…
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
Located on the ground floor of a spacious low-rise building, shaded by tall trees facing a small garden, the Greek…
Parliament to discuss corruption in state institutions
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Parliament to discuss corruption in state institutions
Parliament will discuss on Sunday nine requests for information regarding squandering public funds and corruption in ministries and other state…
Released activist says doesn’t know who’s behind his arrest
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Released activist says doesn’t know who’s behind his arrest
Released activist Mohamed Fahmy said he was unsure about the identity of the party that kidnapped him to interrogate him…
Tunisia’s quiet counterrevolution
World
April 14, 2012
Tunisia’s quiet counterrevolution
More than one year after Tunisia’s uprising against the rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and almost six months…
Former prime minister’s trial adjourned
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Former prime minister’s trial adjourned
South Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday decided to adjourn the trial of former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, who is charged…