corruption

Dozens of lawyers threaten hunger strike if syndicate council not dissolved
Egypt

Dozens of lawyers threaten hunger strike if syndicate council not dissolved

Dozens of lawyers who have been staging a sit-in at the Lawyers Syndicate for a week threatened to begin an…
Mubarak, sons to stand criminal trial 3 August
Egypt

Mubarak, sons to stand criminal trial 3 August

The Cairo Court of Appeals on Wednesday set 3 August as the date for the trial of former President Hosni…
Activists seek to follow Tunisia, exclude regime party from politics
Egypt

Activists seek to follow Tunisia, exclude regime party from politics

The revolutionaries of the 18-day uprising that overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak had more than just the president in their…
Anas al-Fiqqi detained on charges of squandering public funds
Egypt

Anas al-Fiqqi detained on charges of squandering public funds

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred Anas al-Fiqqi, former Information Minister, to the Cairo Criminal Court for the second time.…
Mubarak says he only knew of police and thugs’ deaths during revolution
Egypt

Mubarak says he only knew of police and thugs’ deaths during revolution

Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained files from the current investigation into former president Hosni Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal.…
Officials bank on graft-free image to attact foreign investors
Business

Officials bank on graft-free image to attact foreign investors

A decline in corruption since the 25 January revolution is likely to lead to an increase in foreign investment in…
Investment Authority: Pardons restore confidence in Egypt’s economy
Business

Investment Authority: Pardons restore confidence in Egypt’s economy

The draft law to grant businessmen criminal pardons would restore confidence in the Egyptian economy and promote foreign investments, said…
Trial of former trade minister postponed until June
Egypt

Trial of former trade minister postponed until June

Due to his having fled the country, the Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday postponed until 25 June the trial of former minister of…
Former information minister imprisoned for 15 days
Egypt

Former information minister imprisoned for 15 days

The Public Funds Prosecution on Friday decided to detain former information minister Anas al-Fiqqi for 15 days pending investigation into…
Reconciliation over land violations aims to attract foreign investment
Business

Reconciliation over land violations aims to attract foreign investment

Experts have praised the government for considering a law intended to absolve from criminal liability those investors who bought state-owned…
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