Few facts 

Regarding Egyptians being persuaded by offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness:
Gulf War#5 Diplomacy In the end, many nations were persuaded by Iraq's belligerence towards other Arab states, and offers of economic aid or debt forgiveness.

Six assassination attempts:

 

BBC:
Mr Mubarak succeeded Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in 1981. He is a great survivor, having escaped no fewer than six assassination attempts.

Media accuracy and freedom:
According to Reporters without borders; Egyptian media ranks 143 out of 167 in freedom of the press, it's on the page (link)

Corruption:
Transparency International (TI) is an international organisation addressing corruption, including, but not limited to, political corruption.
Index of perception of corruption rates Egypt index:3.4  and ranks 70/159 countries.