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Former agriculture minister gets 10 years in prison for corruption
Egypt

Former agriculture minister gets 10 years in prison for corruption

Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced former Agriculture Minister Salah Eddine Helal and his deputy Mohie Eddin Qadh to 10 years…
Ally of disgraced China security chief gets 12 years in jail for graft
World

Ally of disgraced China security chief gets 12 years in jail for graft

A former deputy governor of China's southern province of Hainan has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption,…
Egypt’s Sisi sacks top auditor who alleged mass state corruption
Egypt

Egypt’s Sisi sacks top auditor who alleged mass state corruption

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday sacked Egypt's top auditor who had stirred controversy by publicly concluding that government corruption…
Iraqi cleric Sadr calls sit-in, urges action against corruption
Middle East

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls sit-in, urges action against corruption

Iraq's powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a sit-at the gates of Baghdad's heavily fortified government district, stepping…
Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins
Middle East

Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison…
Mubarak’s information minister acquitted of illicit gain
Egypt

Mubarak’s information minister acquitted of illicit gain

Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi of charges of amassing illicit gain worth LE33.4 million…
MPs vote against postponing panel on govt corruption
Egypt

MPs vote against postponing panel on govt corruption

The House of Representatives has voted with a 54 percent majority against a proposal to postpone the formation of a…
Adly’s assets frozen as corruption trial deferred
Egypt

Adly’s assets frozen as corruption trial deferred

Cairo Criminal Court has ordered former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly to be denied the disposal of his assets as part…
Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected
Egypt

Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected

The Justice Ministry on Sunday turned down a resignation tendered by a judge who said Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend had…
Malaysia pledges to help Swiss probe as pressure on PM grows
World

Malaysia pledges to help Swiss probe as pressure on PM grows

Malaysia's attorney general promised Saturday to cooperate with a Swiss call for help in probing alleged massive corruption that has…
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