corruption
Egypt legal body orders Palm Hills deal scrapped
Business
March 1, 2011
Egypt legal body orders Palm Hills deal scrapped
An Egyptian judicial panel ruled on Tuesday that a state land sale to Palm Hills Development, Egypt's second biggest listed…
Workers continue protests over pay, work conditions, corruption
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Workers continue protests over pay, work conditions, corruption
Hundreds of Egyptian workers continued protests today to call for improved pay and working conditions and for a fight against…
In reference to Mubarak decision, army says no one is above the law
Egypt
March 1, 2011
In reference to Mubarak decision, army says no one is above the law
Commenting on the Attorney General’s decision to freeze funds of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family and ban them…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubaraks’ assets frozen, army vows to reset minimum wage, al-Adly makes excuses
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Mubaraks’ assets frozen, army vows to reset minimum wage, al-Adly makes excuses
In what has become an increasingly common trend, state-owned and independent papers share similar headlines on Tuesday. They feature the…
Legal experts: Mubarak will likely face imprisonment
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Legal experts: Mubarak will likely face imprisonment
The decision to freeze former President Hosni Mubarak and his family’s assets and ban him and his family from traveling…
Judicial authority asks Electricity Minister for corruption reports
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Judicial authority asks Electricity Minister for corruption reports
An independent judicial authority in Egypt today urged Minister of Electricity Hassan Younis to compile and submit reports on all…
Monday’s papers: Corruption investigations continue and people demand a civil state
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Monday’s papers: Corruption investigations continue and people demand a civil state
Privately-owned Youm 7 newspaper interviews Hossam Eissa, a law professor at Cairo University and head of the committee investigating the…
Mubarak’s justice minister latest corruption suspect
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Mubarak’s justice minister latest corruption suspect
Egypt's current Justice Minister, Mamdouh Marie, is the latest Mubarak-affiliated official to face numerous corruption charges.One of three Mubarak regime…
Habib al-Adly questioned on charges of killing protesters
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Habib al-Adly questioned on charges of killing protesters
On Sunday evening state security prosecution began investigating former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly on charges of killing demonstrators and creating…
Egypt bans exporting gold in effort to curb illegal wealth transfers
Business
February 28, 2011
Egypt bans exporting gold in effort to curb illegal wealth transfers
The Minister of Trade and Industry Samir Sayyad banned the export of gold in all its forms from Sunday evening.The…