corruption
Agriculture Ministry proposes new rules for state-owned land deals
Business
August 26, 2010
Agriculture Ministry proposes new rules for state-owned land deals
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained a copy of an Agriculture
State land corruption cases: Pre-election PR or inter-NDP discord?
Egypt
August 17, 2010
State land corruption cases: Pre-election PR or inter-NDP discord?
As contractors and parliamentarians, and even ruling party officials, blow the whistle on various state-owned land sale violations--with the government…
Egypt’s laundry list of land sales corruption
Egypt
August 16, 2010
Egypt’s laundry list of land sales corruption
Irregularities, misallocations, dodgy deals and controversial contracts seem to be a common thread in state-owned land sales in recent years,…
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
Opinion
August 10, 2010
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
A few days ago, the world mourned the passing of Tony Judt, a British historian of repute and engaged public…
Sunday’s papers: Electricity cut and corruption denied
Egypt
August 1, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Electricity cut and corruption denied
Government corruption has received intensive coverage over the past two days after the ruling National Democratic Party’s pledge to “seriously…
Medical treatment corruption case to be investigated
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Medical treatment corruption case to be investigated
The Public Funds Prosecution Office launched an investigation on Thursday into a corruption case in which a number of government…
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
Egypt
July 8, 2010
VOX POPS: Can demos lead to genuine change?
Egypt has recently witnessed an unprecedented spate of strikes, demonstrations and protests, with police brutality, deteriorating economic conditions and rigged…
Former housing minister accused of squandering LE300 billion
Egypt
June 29, 2010
Former housing minister accused of squandering LE300 billion
The former housing minister, Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman, has been accused of squandering LE300 billion of state funds to benefit business…
Egypt worst Arab state on rule-of-law index
Egypt
June 28, 2010
Egypt worst Arab state on rule-of-law index
Egypt has ranked last of all the Arab states on the International Justice Project (IJP)'s latest rule-of-law index. Qatar ranked…
Document implicates German firm in bribe scheme
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Document implicates German firm in bribe scheme
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtained portions of an investigative report on Sunday prepared by the German Attorney General's office pertaining to a…