corruption
Judges call for judicial reforms
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Judges call for judicial reforms
While thousands took to the streets on Friday, staging sit-ins across the nation, calls for judicial reforms are crystallizing. This…
Spanish government gives green light for Salem’s extradition
Egypt
July 9, 2011
Spanish government gives green light for Salem’s extradition
BARCELONA - At its weekly meeting on Friday, the Spanish government gave the green light to approve Egypt's request to extradite businessman…
11 political movements stage Tahrir sit-in after mass rally
Egypt
July 9, 2011
11 political movements stage Tahrir sit-in after mass rally
Several political movements on Friday began a sit-in in Tahrir Square that they said will last until protesters' demands are…
Impotent oversight agencies stymie fight against corruption
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Impotent oversight agencies stymie fight against corruption
While trials of former regime officials may seem like a positive step in the fight against corruption, Ashraf Ali al-Baroudy,…
Mubarak’s former secretary banned from foreign travel
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Mubarak’s former secretary banned from foreign travel
The Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) decided on Tuesday to prevent ousted President Hosni Mubarak's former secretary Gamal Abdel Aziz and…
Attorney general challenges acquittal of former ministers
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Attorney general challenges acquittal of former ministers
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday challenged court rulings that acquitted three ex-ministers and a businessman of charges of…
3 former ministers acquitted of squandering public money
Egypt
July 5, 2011
3 former ministers acquitted of squandering public money
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted three former ministers of charges of squandering public funds. The Public Prosecution had…
Deputy PM: Mubarak sympathizers put personal interest above Egypt’s
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Deputy PM: Mubarak sympathizers put personal interest above Egypt’s
People who sympathize with former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak priortize personal interests over Egypt's, Deputy Prime Minister Yehia al-Gamal has…
Salem to be kept under house arrest pending trial in Spanish court
Egypt
June 30, 2011
Salem to be kept under house arrest pending trial in Spanish court
The runaway businessman Hussein Salem, who fled Egypt and is currently residing in Spain, is a Spanish citizen and therefore…
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
Egypt
June 28, 2011
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority referred on Tuesday Egypt's former cabinet minister Atef Ebeid to investigation into charges of corruption and…