corruption
Trump slams ‘partisan’ whistleblower, Biden pushes back
World
September 21, 2019
Trump slams ‘partisan’ whistleblower, Biden pushes back
US President Donald Trump on Friday vigorously rejected a whistleblower’s claim of wrongdoing, amid reports he used a call with…
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political leaders declared what they called an economic state of emergency Monday following a meeting aimed…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The lawyer for Sudan’s ex-president Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday that he will request that Bashir…
Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday placed former justice minister Tayeb Louh in custody over alleged corruption under…
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Omar al-Bashir received $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening Monday of…
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed
Middle East
August 19, 2019
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed
Sudan’s deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Mubarak-era business tycoon Hussein Salem dies age 86
Egypt
August 13, 2019
Mubarak-era business tycoon Hussein Salem dies age 86
Egyptian Businessman Hussein Salem has died on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain after struggling with illness, at the age of 86.…
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
World
August 12, 2019
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala’s president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the…
Brazilian judge orders release of ex-billionaire Batista
World
August 11, 2019
Brazilian judge orders release of ex-billionaire Batista
A Brazilian judge ordered the release of ex-billionaire Eike Batista late Saturday after he was detained for violating the terms…