corruption
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Egypt
January 15, 2011
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Tunisians living in Cairo experienced a mixture of anger, optimism, enthusiasm and some worry as they watched the protests in…
Egyptian police officer charged with stealing weapons
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egyptian police officer charged with stealing weapons
Prosecutors in the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag this week ordered the detention of a police officer for 15 days…
Rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for blocking website over WikiLeaks cables
Egypt
December 10, 2010
Rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for blocking website over WikiLeaks cables
An advocacy group has condemned Saudi authorities for blocking Elaph, one of the top-ranking news websites in the Middle East,…
‘Madinaty man’ named man of the year by anti-corruption group
Egypt
December 9, 2010
‘Madinaty man’ named man of the year by anti-corruption group
Hamdi al-Fakharani, also known as “the Madinaty man,” won first place in the “Egyptian warrior” prize category, presented by popular…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak orders more food to appear, Egypt less corrupt than Somalia
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak orders more food to appear, Egypt less corrupt than Somalia
All state-owned papers lead with nearly identical coverage regarding the country’s chronic food-supply issues. At a cabinet meeting chaired by…
Egypt comes in 98th on 2010 Corruption Perception Index
Business
October 26, 2010
Egypt comes in 98th on 2010 Corruption Perception Index
With 3.7 out of 10 points, Egypt came in at 98th place on this year's Corruption Perception Index, issued by…
Court postpones Palm Hills land hearing until next month
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Court postpones Palm Hills land hearing until next month
An Egyptian court on Tuesday postponed hearing a lawsuit calling for the invalidation of a land contract for the Palm…
An Arab WikiLeaks?
Opinion
October 25, 2010
An Arab WikiLeaks?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks (an international group that publishes anonymously submitted secret government documents), would probably be an…
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
Business
October 17, 2010
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
The legal committee tasked with re-evaluating land associated with the Madinaty urban development project this week recommended that the Housing…
Committee to present legal findings on state land violations by year-end
Business
October 11, 2010
Committee to present legal findings on state land violations by year-end
The government has set a December deadline for a technical committee formed by the Agriculture