corruption
Ex-housing minister, businessman referred to criminal court
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Ex-housing minister, businessman referred to criminal court
Egypt's attorney general on Wednesday referred former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman and businessman Magdi Rasekh for criminal trial. In…
Former presidential chief of staff released on bail
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Former presidential chief of staff released on bail
An Egyptian court on Tuesday released former presidential chief of staff Zakariya Azmy on a bail of LE200,000 pending investigations…
Is Egypt’s judiciary ready to try corrupt former officials?
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Is Egypt’s judiciary ready to try corrupt former officials?
Egypt’s former first lady relinquished some LE24 million in assets Monday in an attempt to satisfy the corruption investigation against…
Draft law to absolve corrupt investors from criminal liability
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Draft law to absolve corrupt investors from criminal liability
The Egyptian government is currently preparing a new law that would absolve investors from any criminal liability with regard to…
Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Suzanne Mubarak heart surgery postponed
Heart surgery scheduled for former Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak on Sunday has been postponed due to health problems. Marine…
Labor organization estimates Arab world corruption at US$400bn
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Labor organization estimates Arab world corruption at US$400bn
The Arab Labour Organization presented a report on Sunday that estimated corruption in the Arab world at US$400 billion.
Egypt investors look beyond short-term turbulence
Business
May 15, 2011
Egypt investors look beyond short-term turbulence
When mass protests drove Egypt's Hosni Mubarak out of office in February and political turmoil sent the economy into a…
Activists call for another “Friday of Anger” next week
Egypt
May 14, 2011
Activists call for another “Friday of Anger” next week
Some of the youth who participated in the January 25 revolution called for another "Friday of Anger" demonstration on 27…
Egypt freezes assets tied to former interior minister and his wives
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Egypt freezes assets tied to former interior minister and his wives
The Illicit Gains Office (IGO), a judiciary office affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, decided Thursday to freeze the assets…