Mubarak-era Tourism Minister acquitted of corruption charges

The Cairo Court of Cassation acquitted Mubarak-era Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana of charges of corruption, profiteering and squandering public money on Tuesday, Ahram Online reports. The ruling overturns a five-year prison sentence against Garana back in 2014, when a Cairo criminal court found him guilty of buying land in Ain Sokhna resort of Gamsha in violation of the Auctions Act. The Court of Cassation — the nation’s highest appeals court — acquitted two other defendants.