corruption
Singer Mohamed Attiya: Media rhetoric stifles freedom of expression
Cinema/TV
December 22, 2014
Singer Mohamed Attiya: Media rhetoric stifles freedom of expression
Singer Mohamed Attiya, whose opinions have been causing controversy recently on social networking sites, attacked the Egyptian media Sunday for…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
Egypt
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
PM: Corruption overwhelming at agriculture ministry
Egypt
November 19, 2014
PM: Corruption overwhelming at agriculture ministry
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has confessed to corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture, stressing that he had directed ministry officials…
Sources: Investment Minister’s chief of staff arrested over corruption charges
Egypt
July 7, 2014
Sources: Investment Minister’s chief of staff arrested over corruption charges
On Sunday, agents from the Administrative Control Authority arrested Investment Minister Ashraf Salman's chief of staff at his office over…
Former Israel PM Olmert convicted of bribery: report
World
March 31, 2014
Former Israel PM Olmert convicted of bribery: report
Tel Aviv district court on Monday convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert in a trial for corruption linked to a…
Investigations over Ahram corruption resume Monday
Egypt
March 24, 2014
Investigations over Ahram corruption resume Monday
Judicial investigation panel decided on Sunday to put investigations into the Ahram corruption case on hold until Monday in order…
Mubarak retrial to be held Saturday
Egypt
March 22, 2014
Mubarak retrial to be held Saturday
Cairo Criminal Court will consider Saturday the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons Gamal and Alaa, former…
CAO head: Corruption at state institutions estimated at LE200 billion
Egypt
March 13, 2014
CAO head: Corruption at state institutions estimated at LE200 billion
The Central Auditing Organization estimated the cost last year of corruption in government institutions at LE200 billion, according to Hisham…
Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are fake
World
February 25, 2014
Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are fake
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said voice recordings on YouTube purportedly of Erdogan telling his son to dispose of…
Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty
World
February 18, 2014
Thai PM to be charged with neglect of duty
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could…