Egypt Accuses 2 Former Officials of Wasting $9 Mn

A port affiliated with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports in Egypt. (Egyptian government)
A port affiliated with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports in Egypt. (Egyptian government)
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Egypt Accuses 2 Former Officials of Wasting $9 Mn

A port affiliated with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports in Egypt. (Egyptian government)
A port affiliated with the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports in Egypt. (Egyptian government)

Two former officials at Egypt’s General Authority for Land and Dry Ports have been accused of wasting $9 million by purchasing unnecessary insurance devices for the ports.

The Administrative Prosecution Authority referred the former officials to disciplinary trial.

The former head of the Central Administration of Land Ports of the Authority, and the former chairman of the Board of Directors are alleged to have purchased 188 insurance devices, even though the ports only needed 120. The additional 68 devices were valued at $9 million.

According to a statement, the head of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, Adly Gad, issued his decision after a report from the port authority to determine the responsibility of the Authority’s specialists for purchasing insurance devices.

Each of the two former officials prepared reports claiming the authority needed 188 insurance devices and concluding a contract with a company to purchase them, estimated at over $27 million.

They were also accused of violating the established contracting procedures by not obtaining the approval of the prime minister before concluding the agreement. Additionally, the contracts were written in English, not Arabic, which is also a violation of the applicable regulations.

In an attempt to redress the losses, the Authority agreed with the supplier to cancel the contract 23 devices which were not dispatched and delivered. It returned two devices to the supplier and sold 25 to Egyptian Airports and Cairo Airport.

The Authority was left with 18 devices, worth $2 million.



Brazil's President Accuses Israel of 'Premeditated Genocide' in Gaza

Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the group that rules the territory, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the group that rules the territory, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP)
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Brazil's President Accuses Israel of 'Premeditated Genocide' in Gaza

Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the group that rules the territory, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the group that rules the territory, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday during a trip to Paris accused Israel of carrying out "premeditated genocide" in the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

"It's a premeditated genocide from a far-right government that is waging a war against the interests of its own people," he said at a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, AFP reported.

While Lula has previously used the term "genocide", Macron has refused to, saying last month it was not for a "political leader to use to term but up to historians to do so when the time comes".