Egypt refers former housing minister for trial

Egypt's general prosecutor referred former housing minister Ibrahim Soliman and four of his deputies to trial for squandering public funds, the state news agency said on Wednesday.

Magdi Rasekh, the father-in-law of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's eldest son Alaa and former board chairman at property developer SODIC , will also be referred for trial, news agency MENA said. (Reuters)