corruption
Top court clears Mubarak’s tourism minister from corruption charges
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Top court clears Mubarak’s tourism minister from corruption charges
Egypt's Court of Cassation on Tuesday cleared former tourism minister Zoheir Garana from corruption charges, scraping an earlier ruling by…
Criminal probe launched over Israel’s ‘Dolphin’ submarine deal
Middle East
February 28, 2017
Criminal probe launched over Israel’s ‘Dolphin’ submarine deal
An investigation has begun into allegations of corruption by Prime Minister Netanyahu's lawyer over a submarine deal. Israel's State Attorney…
TE Data employee referred to court over estimated LE60 million in illicit gains
Egypt
February 26, 2017
TE Data employee referred to court over estimated LE60 million in illicit gains
A TE Data employee who supervises security in the company's information department has been referred to Cairo Criminal Court on…
Court clears Mubarak’s chief of staff from illicit gains charges
Egypt
February 25, 2017
Court clears Mubarak’s chief of staff from illicit gains charges
Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday cleared former president Hosni Mubarak’s chief of staff from illicit gain charges.Zakaria Azmy offered to…
Court rejects lawsuit against dismissal of former auditor Geneina
Egypt
February 22, 2017
Court rejects lawsuit against dismissal of former auditor Geneina
The State Council's Administrative Court rejected on Monday an appeal filed against the president's decree to dismiss former chairman of the Central Auditing…
Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
World
February 17, 2017
Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
For Jay Y. Lee, the third-generation leader of South Korea's massive Samsung Group and scion of the country's wealthiest family,…
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Middle East
February 10, 2017
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Tunisian ex-president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, already convicted in absentia several times, have been issued new…
Egypt ranks 108 out of 176 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016
Egypt
February 7, 2017
Egypt ranks 108 out of 176 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016
Egypt ranked 108 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2016, according to a recently published report.“More countries declined than improved in…
As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011: Amnesty International
Middle East
February 7, 2017
As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011: Amnesty International
Syrian authorities have killed as many as 13,000 people — possibly more — since the start of the 2011 uprising…
Why is Egypt poor while its rulers are rich?
Opinion
February 2, 2017
Why is Egypt poor while its rulers are rich?
"Nobody told you that you are poor, nobody told you that we are very poor," the words of President Abdel…