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Protesters in Aswan demand governors’ resignations
Governors accused of corruption, negligence and wasting public funds
Former Israeli prime minister escapes harsh sentencing
Ehud Olmert could return to politics
AUC suspends operations until further notice Sunday
Alumni and students call for Monday emergency meeting
Anti-Putin rally held in Moscow, member of the opposition in parliament expelled
Thousands of Russians take to the streets in a “Russia without Putin” demonstration
Public prosecutor refers Shafiq to Interpol
The former presidential candidate is accused of profiteering, forging official documents, and seizing public funds
Ex-presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, a fugitive
Mubarak’s last prime minister charged alongside Mubarak’s two sons, Gamal and Alaa Mubarak
Former AIO chief slams El-Brince’s statements
Lieutenant General Hamdy Wahiba denies El-Brince’s accusations
Protests against corruption in Tunisia
“Ekbes” group organises protest, calls for cleansing Tunisia’s institutions
Safwat Al-Sherif referred to court
The head of the Illicit Gains Authority referred ex-head of the Shura Council, Safwat Al-Sherif, to court on Wednesday for abusing their powers in order to achieve illicit gains
Shafiq placed on watch list
Following corruption charges, former presidential candidate placed on watch and travel ban lists
Kuwaiti opposition protesting new electoral law
Opposition calling for mass protests, demanding changing electoral law
Illicit Gains Authority to tackle high-profile embezzlement
By Moustafa Salah and Wafaa Abdel Bari Judicial sources within the Illicit Gains Authority have said that a schedule is to be put together soon to end the problem of embezzlement of Egyptian funds. The authority plans on addressing the problem in co-operation with the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and European Union countries to which money …
Corruption allegations against Ministry of Transportation
Previous regime’s deal with Suez Canal Container Terminal hemorrhaging funds
Banking experts meet Morsy to expose sector’s corruption
By Mahmoud Salah El-Din Bankers, members of the group Central Accounting Apparatus Observers Against Corruption (CAAOAC), and President Mohamed Morsy will hold a meeting within days in order to discuss corruption in the banking sector. Bankers and members of the CAAOAC will deliver a memorandum to the President that contains a Central Accounting Apparatus’ (CAA) …
One thing Egyptians can agree on
The recoupment of illicit funds pilfered from the country through the decades of Mubarak led corruption
Shura Council report cites corruption as main cause of growing debt
The Shura Council’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee is citing widespread corruption within the state as the main reason for worsening public debt in a report that has created a firestorm since it was released. The report highlighted 65,000 instances of corruption in a single year as evidence of massive waste, with government agencies routinely …
Corruption continues while complaints remain low, says report
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Corruption remains omnipresent in state institutions more than a year after a popular uprising calling for change and social justice, a report said, noting that filed complaints are extremely low. In partnership with the United Nations Global Compact and the Siemens Integrity Initiative, the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) held discussions on …
Alexandria activists launch ‘Looted’ campaign against corruption
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDIRA: Activists in Alexandria launched on Thursday a campaign called “Looted” aiming to expose corruption and raise awareness on Egypt’s stolen resources and fortunes. Egypt is a rich, not a poor country, campaign coordinator Mona Hareedy told Daily News Egypt. Hareedy, a 47-year-old housewife, said the campaign aims to reveal the allegations …
Solution to wage crisis key to ending corruption, says poll
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Finding a solution to the wage crisis in Egypt is the best means to combat corruption, stated opinion leaders in the country, according to a recent poll. “If the citizen gets a suitable salary then this will make him or her able to resist the temptations of bribes and other corruptive means,” …
El-Sebaei sacked, under investigation
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet sacked on Wednesday the head of the Forensic Examinations Authority, El-Sebaei Ahmed El-Sebaei, who is under investigation for corruption allegations. The Cabinet confirmed on its official Facebook page that Dr. Ehsan Kamil Georgy will replace El-Sebaei, who will be investigated by a committee headed by the Minister of Justice …