corruption
Former MP turns himself in over defective blood bags case
Egypt
May 16, 2010
Former MP turns himself in over defective blood bags case
Hani Soroua, a former member of parliament from President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party and the chairman of a company…
PM refers Daimler bribe case to prosecution
Egypt
May 13, 2010
PM refers Daimler bribe case to prosecution
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has provided Attorney-General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud with information obtained from a US court about the Daimler-Benz…
Cairo Governor dissolves board at sexual abuse orphanage
Egypt
May 12, 2010
Cairo Governor dissolves board at sexual abuse orphanage
A committee investigating alleged misconduct at el-Tofoula el-Saeeda orphanage has uncovered serious financial and administrative violations on the part of…
Govt takes no action as sewage empties into Nile in Gharbiya
Egypt
April 26, 2010
Govt takes no action as sewage empties into Nile in Gharbiya
Al-Masry Al-Youm has captured in pictures how tons of sewage and industrial waste from seven drainage ditches flow into the…
Govt increases cattle imports from Africa
Business
April 15, 2010
Govt increases cattle imports from Africa
The Ministry of Agriculture announced that it is importing cattle from Ethiopia, Chad, Uganda and Sudan to meet domestic meat…
NDP discusses budget, minimum wage with Prime Minister
Egypt
April 13, 2010
NDP discusses budget, minimum wage with Prime Minister
Gamal Mubarak attended Sunday his first meeting with members of the ruling National Democratic Party's executive committee following President Mubarak's…
Drinking water in Motobas polluted with ammonia
Environment
April 2, 2010
Drinking water in Motobas polluted with ammonia
The inhabitants of the locality of Motobas in the governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh have become accustomed to waking up to…
Ex-housing minister defends himself with new evidence
Egypt
March 28, 2010
Ex-housing minister defends himself with new evidence
Former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman has presented new documents to the Public Funds Prosecution which he claims prove that…
Report: Memos claim drug-taking among Afghan police
World
March 28, 2010
Report: Memos claim drug-taking among Afghan police
London--Drug abuse and high attrition rates among the Afghan police mean it will take many years to create a strong…
Daimler charged with bribing foreign officials including Egyptians
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Daimler charged with bribing foreign officials including Egyptians
Washington—The US Justice Department has accused car manufacturer Daimler AG of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to…