corruption
Cabinet report highlights reasons behind January 25 uprising
Egypt
March 13, 2011
Cabinet report highlights reasons behind January 25 uprising
Corruption, nepotism and the abuse of power were the major catalysts for the 25 January revolution that toppled the regime…
Habib al-Adly denies shooting protesters as investigations continue
Egypt
March 13, 2011
Habib al-Adly denies shooting protesters as investigations continue
Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly denied instructing his assistants to shoot protesters during the uprising that began on 25 January.…
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
Cinema/TV
March 11, 2011
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
As part of life gradually returning to normal, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo has resumed its activities. It has…
Aviation employees vow to continue protest until minister leaves
Egypt
March 9, 2011
Aviation employees vow to continue protest until minister leaves
Civil Aviation employees continued their protest in front of the ministry today to call for the dismissal of newly-appointed Civil…
Officers: We destroyed documents of high-ranking officials
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Officers: We destroyed documents of high-ranking officials
State security officers who are detained pending investigation into the burning of classified documents said they received orders from their…
Trial of ousted Housing Minister begins
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Trial of ousted Housing Minister begins
Cairo's Criminal Court commenced on Tuesday its trial of Egypt's former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi, on charges of squandering public…
Wafd Party members resign from local councils
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Wafd Party members resign from local councils
Some 250 members of the opposition Wafd Party have tendered their resignations from the local councils. “We asked the Supreme…
Businessmen offer Egypt govt compensation for corrupt land deals
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Businessmen offer Egypt govt compensation for corrupt land deals
Judicial sources said certain businessmen, who were given state-owned land by government officials for artificially low prices in violation of…
Pyramids of unaccountable power
Opinion
March 6, 2011
Pyramids of unaccountable power
Unaccountable power in Egypt is diffuse; so must be the resistance to it. The resistance should continue and spread, wide…
Egypt grants LE47 million to state-run newspapers ‘to offset losses’
Egypt
March 2, 2011
Egypt grants LE47 million to state-run newspapers ‘to offset losses’
The government will disburse LE47 million to the state-run newspapers, purportedly to compensate them for losses incurred during the 35…