corruption
SCAF-amended investment law used to reconcile Shebin El Kom
Business
April 12, 2012
SCAF-amended investment law used to reconcile Shebin El Kom
A controversial law on investment pushed through by the ruling military council in January is being used to reconcile a…
Ruling in ex-agriculture minister’s trial expected in May
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Ruling in ex-agriculture minister’s trial expected in May
Ismailia Criminal Court decided Wednesday to issue a ruling on 9 May in the case against former Agriculture Minister Amin…
Hawass denies smuggling antiquities
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Hawass denies smuggling antiquities
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Tuesday asked the Public Funds Prosecution to adjourn investigating him on charges of smuggling…
Interior Ministry: No quota for Brotherhood students at Police Academy
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Interior Ministry: No quota for Brotherhood students at Police Academy
The Police Academy will not set quotas for Muslim Brotherhood students applying, said the academy head, in response to rumors…
Habib al-Adly photo restored to Police Academy ‘board of honor’
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Habib al-Adly photo restored to Police Academy ‘board of honor’
The Police Academy has restored the photo of ex-Interior Minister Habib al-Adly to a board featuring all of Egypt’s interior…
Court adjourns steel magnate Ahmed Ezz’s trial to 6 May
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Court adjourns steel magnate Ahmed Ezz’s trial to 6 May
The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed until 6 May the trial of Ahmed Ezz, the now-disbanded National Democratic Party secretary,…
Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say
Former Housing Minister Ibrahim Suleiman was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined LE2.8 billion on Thursday for his…
Court sentences former housing minister, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law to prison
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Court sentences former housing minister, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law to prison
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law Magdy Rasekh, and businessmen Yahya…
Media overstates Mubarak’s wealth to satisfy public, says illicit gains chief
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Media overstates Mubarak’s wealth to satisfy public, says illicit gains chief
The head of the Illicit Gains Authority on Sunday called on the media to be accurate about the presumed…
Judicial sources: New bribery charges brought against Mubarak officials
Egypt
March 23, 2012
Judicial sources: New bribery charges brought against Mubarak officials
The Public Funds Prosecution has opened investigations into new allegations that members of the former Mubarak regime received bribes from…