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...
Corruption
EU pledges aid to Mauritania for country’s returnees and Malian refugees
The EU has pledged €4 million in initial humanitarian aid for Mauritania this year, as the country sees a rise...
Report says US university is implicated in Sudan and Gaza conflicts
Princeton University gets millions of dollars worth of contracts from the US Department of Defence as well as manufacturers of...
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...
Yemen launches clampdown on govt institutions corruption
The Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Dr. Rashad al-Alimi announced on January 6th a number of measures...
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...
