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Iraqi security forces arrested Tuesday the governor of the Babel province charged for corruption, reports say. Governor Hassan Mandil Al-Sariawi according to reports was arrested on the back of an arrest warrant issued against him by the Iraqi judiciary for Read more
Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, along with a dozen other people, were charged with corruption on Thursday, March 11. A lawyer for the former Mauritanian president told RFI. The defendants left the judge’s chambers free, but were placed under Read more
A court in Iran has sentenced the brother of the Vice President to two years in prison on corruption charges. Gholamhossein Esmaili, spokesman of the Iranian judiciary, The New Arab reports, indicated that Mahdi Jahangiri, the brother of Eshaq Jahangiri Read more
Sudan’s Prime Minister Sunday dismissed the country’s head of internal security and his deputy after protests called for measures against officials linked to ousted President Omar al-Bashir, Anadolu news agency reports. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok took to Twitter to announce Read more
A cabinet meeting led by President Michel Aoun has decided to maintain fuel supply contract with Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, that is currently embroiled in supply of low quality fuel and corruption scandal, reports Read more
Bahraini royal and Chief of Asian Football Federation (AFC) has said he will seek re-election at the head of the confederation next year, noting that the organization has made progress under his leadership since 2013. Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa Read more
UAE and South Africa Wednesday signed extradition and justice collaboration treaties in a move that will allow Pretoria to achieve the return of the Guptas; business tycoons marred in corruption scandals. Ministers of Justice of the two countries, Sultan Saeed Read more
Many Iraqi members of the parliament (MPs) are fleeing the country over fears to be sued for corruption as a new parliament is about to be sworn in, The New Arab reports. As many as 45 outgoing members of the Read more
Prominent anti-corruption journalist Said Boudour was arrested late last week after publishing some alleged factual evidences about the seizure of cocaine in the port of Oran, the second city of the country. Boudour, according Algerie Part, a media that he Read more
Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, who has been detained in the anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, will soon be released, Ethiopia’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the announcement over the Read more