corruption
Capital Market Authority chairman grilled over corrupt stock exchange dealings
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Capital Market Authority chairman grilled over corrupt stock exchange dealings
The Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) started investigations on Sunday into Ahmed Saad Abdel Latif, former chairman of the Capital Market…
Mubarak trial to be held in daily consecutive sessions
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Mubarak trial to be held in daily consecutive sessions
The trial of former President Hosni Mubarak will be conducted in daily consecutive daily sessions, said Ahmed Refaat, the head…
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
Two weeks after being forcibly evicted from public housing, a group of families of the Duweiqa neighborhood are still homeless.…
Govt to announce list of officials targeted for removal
Egypt
July 28, 2011
Govt to announce list of officials targeted for removal
The Egyptian government on Wednesday said it would announce a list of officials accused of corrupting the country's political and…
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
Egypt
July 27, 2011
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
Since 2002, revenue from overseas exhibitions of rare artifacts has gone to the family of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, an…
Cabinet to dismiss former NDP members, corrupt officials
Egypt
July 26, 2011
Cabinet to dismiss former NDP members, corrupt officials
Media adviser to the prime minister Ahmed al-Samman said Tuesday that the cabinet will announce on Wednesday the names of…
Egypt’s agriculture minister dismisses 25 advisers
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Egypt’s agriculture minister dismisses 25 advisers
Agricultural Minister Ayman Farid Abul Hadidon on Wednesday dismissed 25 advisers, even though the minister is scheduled to be replaced…
Judge: Public opinion will bear no weight on sentencing
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Judge: Public opinion will bear no weight on sentencing
Public opinion will not sway the sentencing of former officials accused of corruption or killing protesters, a prominent judge has…
Treason Law may provide path for corruption trials, but not without controversy
Egypt
July 20, 2011
Treason Law may provide path for corruption trials, but not without controversy
While the majority of former officials' trials since the outbreak of the revolution have been related to financial corruption, Egypt’s…
Egypt TV shows trial live to assuage anger of protests
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Egypt TV shows trial live to assuage anger of protests
Egyptian television showed live images on Monday of the trial of one of Hosni Mubarak's ministers, the first such broadcast…