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Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
World

Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’

Tunisia received US$28.8 million on Thursday in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by…
Egypt releases confidential information to Britain on Mubarek-era officials
Egypt

Egypt releases confidential information to Britain on Mubarek-era officials

Egypt has provided Britain with confidential information about eight local businessmen who have accounts in the UK, in the hopes…
Prosecutor general issues gag order on Mubarak corruption case
Egypt

Prosecutor general issues gag order on Mubarak corruption case

Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah issued a gag order on investigations into President Hosni Mubarak's alleged misappropriation of state funds. The…
Railway officials help contractor steal land
Egypt

Railway officials help contractor steal land

Egyptian Railways Authority officials have confessed to helping a Mahalla contractor illegaly seize a plot of land worth LE15 million,…
Update: Charges dropped against former PM accused of squandering public funds
Egypt

Update: Charges dropped against former PM accused of squandering public funds

The public funds prosecutor has agreed to drop charges against former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif in exchange for his repayment…
Anti-corruption program could save US$4 bln, says minister
Egypt

Anti-corruption program could save US$4 bln, says minister

The Cabinet’s proposed anti-corruption program could save the country up to US$4 billion, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf…
Brotherhood youth demand more transparent governance
Egypt

Brotherhood youth demand more transparent governance

The Muslim Brotherhood Youth have called on President Mohamed Morsy to clarify the reasons behind his recent actions. The people…
Court refuses to release former Radio and Television Union head
Egypt

Court refuses to release former Radio and Television Union head

The Cairo Criminal Court (CCC) ruled on Thursday not to release former Radio and Television Union head Osama al-Sheikh from…
Israel’s Lieberman indicted on lesser charges; says he doesn’t have to resign
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Israel’s Lieberman indicted on lesser charges; says he doesn’t have to resign

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday he did not have to resign after being charged with fraud and…
Adly verdict in ‘forced labor’ case to be issued 2 February
Egypt

Adly verdict in ‘forced labor’ case to be issued 2 February

The verdict in the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and two other former officials implicated in the so-called…
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