corruption
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
Business
September 28, 2010
Incoming parliament to discuss draft price-control legislation
The government plans to submit nine new draft laws aimed at controlling market prices for discussion in the upcoming session…
Report: TE squandered public funds through extravagant bonus payouts
Business
September 28, 2010
Report: TE squandered public funds through extravagant bonus payouts
Fixed-line provider Telecom Egypt (TE) "squandered public funds" by providing its executives with extravagant bonuses in 2009 despite chalking up…
Government resells Madinaty land to TMG for nearly LE10 billion
Egypt
September 26, 2010
Government resells Madinaty land to TMG for nearly LE10 billion
Egypt's Council of Ministers has agreed to invalidate the original land contract for the Madinaty urban development project and resell…
Muslim Brotherhood: Nazif government unable to develop country
Egypt
September 25, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood: Nazif government unable to develop country
The Muslim Brotherhood described the first week of the new school year as chaotic, saying that the disarray reflects the…
TMG resists proposal to purchase land at marked-up prices
Business
September 23, 2010
TMG resists proposal to purchase land at marked-up prices
The Talaat Mustafa Group (TMG), owner of land earmarked for the Madinaty urban development project, welcomed recommendations made by a…
Madinaty project should be restored to TMG, govt committee recommends
Egypt
September 22, 2010
Madinaty project should be restored to TMG, govt committee recommends
A special legal committee formed by the government to resolve the crisis surrounding the Madinaty urban development project submitted its…
Foreign investors give govt 15 days to resolve Madinaty land case
Egypt
September 20, 2010
Foreign investors give govt 15 days to resolve Madinaty land case
Foreigners that have invested in the high-profile Madinaty urban development project officially notified the Egyptian government on Sunday that it…
President calls for legal committee to resolve Madinaty land case
Egypt
September 19, 2010
President calls for legal committee to resolve Madinaty land case
President Hosni Mubarak has called for the formation of a "neutral legal committee" mandated with resolving the case of the…
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
Egypt
September 6, 2010
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
People’s Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour and Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif have approved an earlier request filed by Justice Minister…
MPs to be grilled over alleged state-funded medical care violations
Egypt
September 5, 2010
MPs to be grilled over alleged state-funded medical care violations
Public funds prosecutors requested that 14 members of Egypt's People's Assembly be stripped of parliamentary immunity in order to be…