corruption
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
Middle East
April 30, 2020
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of protesters rallied outside Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday against petitions to disqualify Benjamin Netanyahu from…
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup
Middle East
April 7, 2020
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup
(Reuters) – The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the only major scheduled football event left unchanged after this year’s calendar…
Saudi Arabia detains 298 public officials in new corruption probes
Middle East
March 16, 2020
Saudi Arabia detains 298 public officials in new corruption probes
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the detention of hundreds of government officials, including military and security officers,…
Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was delayed on Sunday for two months, until May, due…
Egypt bids farewell to former President Hosni Mubarak in full-honors military funeral
Egypt
February 27, 2020
Egypt bids farewell to former President Hosni Mubarak in full-honors military funeral
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led on Wednesday a full-honors military funeral for former President Hosni Mubarak in New Cairo’s…
Israel’s Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu
Middle East
February 16, 2020
Israel’s Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz is vowing to form a government that will include neither the indicted…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a…
ACA arrests Marsa Alam mayor for receiving bribe
Egypt
January 30, 2020
ACA arrests Marsa Alam mayor for receiving bribe
Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) arrested on Wednesday the Mayor of Marsa Alam Ehab Farghaly for receiving a bribe from…
Egypt’s Tax Authority head caught receiving bribes
Egypt
January 4, 2020
Egypt’s Tax Authority head caught receiving bribes
The Egyptian Administrative Control Authority on Friday arrested Abdel-Azim Hussein Abdel-Azim, head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, after he was…