Egypt minister held over corruption

A court in Egypt clears former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly of corruption charges at a retrial.

A female freelance journalist working for the satellite news network al-Jazeera in Egypt is under arrest, the interior ministry says.

Seven men have been arrested in Egypt on suspicion of sexually assaulting women at Sunday's celebrations for the inauguration of President Sisi.

Three Al-Jazeera journalists are arrested in Egypt's capital Cairo for allegedly holding illegal meetings with the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

Leading investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat is reportedly arrested, in what rights activists say is a further blow to freedom of expression in Egypt.

A Zimbabwean minister faces corruption charges over allegations he extorted a white farmer in order to protect him from eviction.

Several people are arrested after $2m (£1.2m) worth of gold and silver is stolen from the Egyptian finance ministry's coinage department.

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