Former Helwan governor arrested in probe into Maadi corruption allegation: The former governor of Helwan (itself a now-former governorate, having been rolled into Cairo) has been arrested on corruption charges. Prosecutors ordered Hazem El-Qowaidi detained for 15 days pending a probe into whether he took possession of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle “in return for directly transferring an 800 metre plot on upscale Road 9 in the Southern Cairo district to a car company,” Ahram Online reports.

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