Category: Corruption
Former president of Mauritania jailed for 15 years over corruption
The former president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was handed a 15-year jail sentence and fined $3 million by an appeals court of the [more…]
Ex-president of Mauritania jailed for 15 years due to corruption
The ex-president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was handed a 15-year jail sentence and fined $3 million by an appeals court of the country [more…]
Gaza medic death report contains lies, humanitarian group says
The humanitarian organisation, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), has said that a report from the Israeli military on the brutal killing of its paramedics [more…]
Humanitarian group says report on Gaza medic deaths contains lies
A humanitarian organisation, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), has said that a report from the Israeli military on the brutal killing of its paramedics [more…]
Ex-Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzlement
A Lebanese judge has formally initiated criminal proceedings against Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh, charging him with the embezzlement of $44 million of [more…]
Ex-central bank governor of Lebanon referred for trial by judge
The ex-head of Lebanon’s central bank, Riad Salameh, has been referred to court by a Lebanese judge on April 8th, over the purported embezzlement of [more…]
French prosecutors request seven-year sentence for Sarkozy
French prosecutors on March 27th requested a prison sentence of seven years as well as a fine of 300,000 euros for Nicolas Sarkozy, as the [more…]
Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison
French prosecutors will present their case against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his co-defendants after a ten-week trial, outlining sentencing requests over two days, [more…]
Renowned Syrian academic abducted in Homs
Dr. Rasha Nasser Al-Ali, a prominent Syrian academic, literary critic and professor of Arabic literature at the University of Homs was abducted by an armed [more…]
Millions of captagon pills destroyed by Syrian security forces
Syrian security forces destroyed seized drugs on January 19th including around 100 million captagon pills, with the production and trafficking of the drug growing during [more…]
Beirut explosion probe recommences after two years
Lebanese judge Tarek Bitar has resumed his investigation on January 16th into the 2020 Beirut port blast, charging 10 people such as security, customs and [more…]
Document reveals Assad family’s secret Syria to Moscow smuggling
A confidential document, recently obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), uncovered an extensive money-smuggling operation, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on January 8th. Described [more…]
Yemen launches effort to combat corruption and money-laundering
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) launched a comprehensive crackdown on corruption within government institutions, Asharq Al-Awsat reported. This series of measures is aimed at safeguarding [more…]
Assad family smuggled millions to Moscow, document says
A confidential document acquired by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has exposed major cases of money smuggling which has been conducted through Syrian [more…]
Lebanon: former central bank chief accused of financial crimes
As reported by Reuters via Asharq Al-Awsat, Lebanon’s justice ministry officially charged former central bank governor Riad Salameh with financial crimes on September 5th. Salameh [more…]
West Bank: Israel launches largest land seizure in 30 years
Israeli authorities seized over 24 million square meters of land in the occupied West Bank, reported Middle East Monitor on July 3rd. Israel now classifies [more…]
Syria set to hold parliamentary election
Syria is set to hold its next parliamentary election in mid-July amid President Assad’s plans to revitalise his ruling Ba’ath Party, according to The National [more…]
Documents reveal Israel’s plans for more Jerusalem settlements
Planning documents shared with the Guardian on April 17th revealed that the Israeli government intends to build more settlements across East Jerusalem, including over 20 [more…]
Netanyahu vows to take “immediate action” in banning Al Jazeera
Israel’s parliament passed a bill on April 1st that gives senior ministers the authority to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the country, a move [more…]
Al Jazeera journalist had “no choice but to surrender” to IDF
On March 19th, Qatar-based Al Jazeera broadcaster Ismail Alghoul was released after being held captive by Israeli forces for twelve hours. Alghoul was arrested and [more…]
