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The Egyptian Parliament on Tuesday passed a new law regulating church building, purportedly to support the nation's Christian minority. Church building has long been contentious in Egypt, where only a tenth of...

Egypt's public prosecutor on Saturday issued an order for the arrest of 13 people accused of committing profiteering, forgery and embezzlement as part of a national wheat import scandal. Local suppliers have historically added wheat to their imported supplies...

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday accepted the resignation of his prime minister and and his cabinet. The resignation comes after former Agriculture Minister was detained on Monday, after an investigation headed...

Egypt's former Agriculture Minister was detained Monday after an investigation headed by the country's prosecutor revealed that the minister and others received bribes amounting to over USD $1 million. The detention of former minister Salah el-Din Helal...

An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to five years in prison on during a retrial graft charges. Nazif served during the presidency of Hosni Mubarak until the start of the...

An Egyptian court on Saturday began the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for their alleged diversion of public funds to upgrade family properties last year. The three allegedly diverted funds that were...

An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted Habib el-Adly , former Interior Minister under Hosni Mubarak , of the final case of corruption pending against him . El-Adly had been accused of using his political influence...

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former minister of interior Habib el-Adly of all charges. Both defendants were charged with "squandering public funds and profiteering" after allegedly making an illegal deal with...

The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Nazif . Nazif was convicted of corruption in July 2011 and sentenced to one year in jail. In September Nazif...

Egypt's Court of Cassation , its highest court, on Thursday overturned the jail sentence of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and ordered a retrial on charges of illicit gains. The court overturned [Daily News Egypt...