corruption
NGO index shows bribes still rife at government agencies
Egypt
December 21, 2015
NGO index shows bribes still rife at government agencies
A transparency index released by an Egypt-based NGO on Sunday showed that bribes were still omnipresent at government institutions. The fifth…
Former manpower minister fires back at corruption charges
Egypt
December 20, 2015
Former manpower minister fires back at corruption charges
Former Manpower Minister Kamal Abu Eita has rebuffed accusations that he is among other ministry officials accused of squandering at…
90 cases of govt corruption in November: report
Egypt
December 10, 2015
90 cases of govt corruption in November: report
A report of the Partners for Transparency Foundation, issued in conjunction with International Anti-Corruption Day, has recorded 90 cases of…
Egypt orders retrial in graft case against Mubarak-era prime minister
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Egypt orders retrial in graft case against Mubarak-era prime minister
An Egyptian court ordered a second retrial on Wednesday in a longrunning graft case against Ahmed Nazif, prime minister under…
Alexandria officials arrested over corrupt water pumps deal
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Alexandria officials arrested over corrupt water pumps deal
Prosecution services in Alexandria said Friday they had arrested three sanitary drainage officials for purchasing invalid water pumps worth LE30…
Al-Masry Al-Youm founder Salah Diab, his son released on bail
Egypt
November 11, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm founder Salah Diab, his son released on bail
Prominent business tycoon and Al-Masry Al-Youm co-founder Salah Diab and his son were released on bail (LE 50,000 and 10,000…
Acquittal upheld for former housing minister over graft charges
Egypt
November 10, 2015
Acquittal upheld for former housing minister over graft charges
The Court of Cassation upheld the acquittal of former housing minister Ahmed al-Mahgrabi and businessman Mounir Ghabbour on charges related…
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport director not dismissed: source
Egypt
November 6, 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh Airport director not dismissed: source
An official source at the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation denied reports that Sharm el-Sheikh Airport Director…
Former athletics chief Diack ‘charged with corruption’: source
World
November 4, 2015
Former athletics chief Diack ‘charged with corruption’: source
Senegalese former IAAF president Lamine Diack was charged with corruption on Wednesday, legal sources said. He was charged in Paris over…
Corruption lobby controls state institutions: CAO chairman
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Corruption lobby controls state institutions: CAO chairman
Hisham Geneina, chairman of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO), said on Tuesday that all state institutions have long been corrupt,…