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Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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