corruption
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
World
November 1, 2018
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Cocaine production is beginning to creep into Central America, a development which could bring the supply…
Ex-French president Sarkozy loses latest court appeal in campaign financing case
World
October 25, 2018
Ex-French president Sarkozy loses latest court appeal in campaign financing case
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost an appeal against an earlier decision to send him to…
Egypt accuses three oil executives of embezzling nearly $1 billion: agency
Egypt
October 19, 2018
Egypt accuses three oil executives of embezzling nearly $1 billion: agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has charged three executives from a private petroleum company with embezzling nearly $1…
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough
Middle East
September 17, 2018
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A provincial government in Pakistan has returned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, as well as his…
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…
Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group
Middle East
September 12, 2018
Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military is using fear and intimidation to stifle the media and undermine press freedom even…
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
World
August 30, 2018
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to…
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
Middle East
August 17, 2018
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday over what local media said was a case…
Haram district chief arrested for receiving a bribe
Egypt
August 8, 2018
Haram district chief arrested for receiving a bribe
Officers of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) have arrested head of al-Haram district Ibrahim Abdel-Ati on Tuesday afternoon, on charges…
Tax officer arrested along Customs Authority head for bribery
Egypt
August 2, 2018
Tax officer arrested along Customs Authority head for bribery
The Supreme State Security Prosecution arrested a tax officer on Tuesday evening, accusing him of receiving bribes alongside Customs Authority…