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Tax Authority boss arrested on graft charges<\/strong>: Tax Authority head Abdel Azim Hussein was arrested on Friday on bribery charges in what appears to have been a sting operation, according to Reuters<\/a>. Egypt's Administrative Control Authority (ACA) said it received information that Hussein had been on the take, according to Ahram Online<\/a>. The authority\u2019s deputy director, Reda Abdel Kader, has been named interim head until a permanent replacement is tapped, according to Ahram Gate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tax Authority boss arrested on graft charges: Tax Authority head Abdel Azim Hussein was arrested on Friday on bribery charges in what appears to have been a sting operation, according to Reuters. Egypt's Administrative Control Authority (ACA) said it received information that Hussein had been on the take, according to Ahram Online. 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