Tourism officials brought up on charges of bribery: Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has referred the case of Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels Managing Director for Technical Affairs Mamdouh Mohamed Abdo Ratab and four other defendants to the Cairo Criminal Court after completing the investigation, Al Borsa reported. Ratab is accused of requesting and receiving three separate bribes to task hotel renewal projects at the JW Marriott Hotel, the Cairo Marriott Hotel, and the Mena House Hotel to specific suppliers and contractors. Three of the defendants have admitted to paying bribes, the investigation report said, which included recordings allegedly implicating the accused. We recently reported on a Finance Ministry real estate tax advisor was arrested on bribery charges to sell state land at below market value.