Corruption
The Public Prosecution has referred the general director of customs affairs and deposits at the Egyptian Customs Authority, along with six others, to trial on charges of bribery, as reported by the state news agency MENA on Wednesday.
This came during a hearing session which included discussions about issues regarding ground, maritime and transportation, establishing new roads, in addition to developing railways and underground trains.
The former director of the Rehabilitation Administration at the Ministry of Solidarity will be tried over seizing money from the World Bank’s Takaful and Karama cash transfer program in Egypt.
The declaration adopted eight resolutions supporting international efforts to counter corruption in the next years.
Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority Hassan Abdel Shafy met Tuesday with Head of the French Anti-Corruption Agency Charles Duchaine.
The Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el -Sheikh hosts the ninth Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption, which tackles the issue of recovering from COVID-19 pandemic with integrity.
President of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Hassan Abdel Shafy said the Egyptian political leadership spares no effort to offer all forms of support to promote moral values and achieve peace and stability.
The Ministry of Interior has released videos of people who were in a phone call that was “leaked” by a Muslim-Brotherhood Youtuber to show alleged corruption in state-funded projects, whereas they were scamming each other and impersonating non-existent presidential advisors, according to investigations.
The ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption from 13 to 17 December 2021 will also support efforts to restore public trust, strengthen effective institutions, promote sustainable development, recover with integrity from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure economic and political stability.
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly said that Egypt is keen on confronting corruption amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Egyptian Minister of Solidarity Nevine El-Kabbaj announced Egypt’s progress in the Transparency International’s report on the corruption index.
Zayed was hospitalized three days ago due to a heart attack after officials at her office were arrested for corruption.
The report cited nine goals were set, upon which the implementation of the strategy during the year 2020 has been analyzed in numbers.
A fuel tanker in the town of Al-Tleil in Akkar of Lebanon exploded on Sunday dawn, killing 28 people and injuring about 100 others, said the Lebanese news agency (NNA).
A decade of failure following the Arab Spring in 2011.
Chairman of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) Hassan reiterated Egypt’s commitment to fully implement all obligations stemming from the UN Convention against Corruption.
Soliman was the housing minister during the era of late President Hosni Mubarak and Rasekh is the father-in-law of Alaa Mubarak, the older son of Mubarak.
Former deputy of Alexandria Governor Souad al-Khouly had her first court session in her trial for illicit gains amounting to L.E. 900,000 on Tuesday, where the case was adjourned to Feb. 24.
A Cairo criminal court has reduced a life imprisonment sentence against deputy head of Bulaq Abul Ela district to five years in prison, as he is charged with forging official documents related to unreal housing projects.
On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, Egypt reaffirms its commitment to combating corruption in line with its national laws and anti-corruption strategy, the statement added.
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