corruption
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
World
April 7, 2019
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to…
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Israeli researchers said on Monday they had discovered a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts…
Mural of Trump milking Saudi king shows Yemenis’ disgust at war
Middle East
March 28, 2019
Mural of Trump milking Saudi king shows Yemenis’ disgust at war
Hodeidah, Yemen (CNN) — A huge mural in downtown Hodeidah shows a cow with the horned head of King Salman of…
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
World
March 22, 2019
Brazil’s Temer detained as crime boss in ‘Car Wash’ probe
Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer was the leader of a “criminal organization” involved in embezzlement and money laundering over decades, the…
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
Middle East
February 28, 2019
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general is expected to deliver a much-anticipated decision Thursday on whether to indict Benjamin Netanyahu…
Nigeria re-elects Buhari president, challenger rejects
World
February 27, 2019
Nigeria re-elects Buhari president, challenger rejects
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa’s largest democracy early…
Federation of NGOs to hold meeting on Egypt’s constitutional amendments
Egypt
February 26, 2019
Federation of NGOs to hold meeting on Egypt’s constitutional amendments
The General Federation of NGOs and a number of civil society organizations on Tuesday will hold the first societal dialogue regarding…
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
Middle East
February 12, 2019
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in…
Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?
World
February 10, 2019
Trump’s World Bank pick, an ally for the lender’s critics?
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the World Bank is a firebrand critic of the world’s largest anti-poverty lender —…
Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Ebadi urges weakening Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said she first had doubts about the 1979 Islamic Revolution…