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...
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lebanese judge fails to arrest ex-ministers accused of Beirut bombing
In what is a high-profile scandal in the country, Lebanon’s top court suspended the arrest warrants against prominent politicians accused...
Lebanon central bank governor skips bail
Former governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BdL) Riad Salameh has yet to be handed the summons for his court date...
