An Egyptian court sentenced on Monday a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for corruption, a judicial official said, months after his arrest for receiving bribes.

An Egyptian court sentenced on Monday a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for corruption, a judicial official said, months after his arrest for receiving bribes.

Salah Helal had been detained in September after being told to step aside amid a corruption scandal that prompted the entire government to resign a few days later.