corruption
Treachery law amended and re-named, says minister
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Treachery law amended and re-named, says minister
The cabinet’s legislative committee completed amendments on Tuesday to the draft law on treachery.
Spain to return fugitive Egyptian business tycoon
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Spain to return fugitive Egyptian business tycoon
The Egyptian state television has quoted Spanish Foreign Minister TrinidadGarcía-Herreraas saying on Monday that her country intends to return fugitive…
Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Hundreds of imams and preachers from various governorates gathered on Sunday to protest before the Religious Endowments Ministry and cabinet,…
Mubarak regime remnants vow disruption if ousted from political life
Egypt
October 7, 2011
Mubarak regime remnants vow disruption if ousted from political life
Thousands of Upper Egypt’s tribes’ members, former loyalists and MPs of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) blasted the newly…
Ezz Steel case postponed to 2 November
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Ezz Steel case postponed to 2 November
Giza Criminal Court postponed on Monday its review of the Ezz Steel case to 1 November. Former National Democratic Party…
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case against Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company, in which Ahmed Ezz and other former National Democratic Party…
Egypt joins international program to end corruption and money laundering
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Egypt joins international program to end corruption and money laundering
In hopes of recovering billions of dollars of public funds from bank accounts and other assets beyond its national borders,…
Official proposes bill barring former NDP members from politics
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Official proposes bill barring former NDP members from politics
An Egyptian judicial official has proposed a draft law that would bar members of Egypt's former ruling party from politics,…
Egyptian firms struggle as political uncertainty hits economy
Business
September 21, 2011
Egyptian firms struggle as political uncertainty hits economy
When the chief executive officer of Mobinil, one of Egypt's largest telecommunications firms, tries to plan his budget for 2012,…
Egyptian court sentences former tourism minister to 3 years
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Egyptian court sentences former tourism minister to 3 years
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced former tourism minister Zoheir Garana to three years in prison for violating government decrees…