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Egypt to join AU anti-corruption convention
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Are Sisi’s state assets law amendments well-intentioned?
Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Saeed met Jan. 7 with Sameh Shenouda, CEO of Zarou, a wholly-owned unit by US private equity firm Blackstone, to discuss investment opportunities with Egypt’s sovereign wealth fund.
ACA arrested head of Egyptian Tax Authority over bribe charges
Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) arrested on Friday the head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) Ali Abdel Azeem Hussein for cases of bribery.
Kuwait slammed for signing anti-corruption pact with Egypt
Kuwaiti human rights activists and lawmakers have criticised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Gulf state’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) with the Egyptian Administrative Control Authority (ACA) to fight corruption; saying Cairo is ranked among the countries with the highest level of corruption according to Transparency International.
French investigators say fire caused 2016 EgyptAir crash
French air accident investigators say that a rapidly spreading fire probably caused the crash of an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo in 2016, casting doubt on Egyptian authorities’ claims that traces of explosives were found. French investigation agency BEA said in a statement late Friday that “the most likely …
New amendments enable Parliament to control Human Rights council
Recent amendments to Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights’ (NCHR) laws, approved by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, enhance the council’s independence, the NCHR asserted Tuesday.
Sisi handed report on human rights bet. June 2013, December 2014
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Tuesday 12/5/2015 with head of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayek who handed the president a report on the human rights conditions during the period from June 2013 to December 2014.
Egypt’s top prosecutor orders “surprise” search operations for detention facilities
Egypt’s top prosecutor mandated on Wednesday members of the public prosecution to continue to pay surprise, periodic visits to prisons and police stations to ensure laws are being applied.
Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: A Handbook
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