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World
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Africa
12/4/2023 8:50:51 PM
A court in Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/4/2023 1:04:21 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial resumed on Monday, despite the country's continuing war on the Gaza Strip.
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World
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International
10/7/2023 9:57:55 AM
Six suspects in the August assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on late Friday, officials said.
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World
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International
10/2/2023 12:44:29 PM
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group said Monday that Cyprus needs to hold those at the highest echelons of executive power and law enforcement more accountable to counter an overwhelming public perception of widespread corruption.
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World
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Region
9/28/2023 11:31:09 AM
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption.
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World
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International
9/25/2023 7:25:30 PM
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying cash authorities found in his home was from his savings account and was on hand for emergencies, it wasn't bribe proceeds.
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World
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International
9/2/2023 9:35:16 AM
Pope Francis invoked the "wisdom" of the Mongolian people Saturday, in harmony with nature and embracing spirituality, while warning the young democracy of such modern-day risks as corruption and environmental ruin.
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World
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International
8/29/2023 11:51:55 AM
A Pakistani appeals court on Tuesday suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the embattled former prime minister, his lawyer said.
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World
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International
8/10/2023 5:56:33 PM
The gang-driven violence afflicting Ecuador over the last two years reached an unprecedented level when a presidential candidate known for speaking up against drug cartels and corruption was shot and killed at a political rally in the South American country’s capital.
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World
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International
8/6/2023 11:46:29 AM
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan awoke Sunday as an inmate in a high-security prison after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 10:41:05 PM
Senegal's public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, adding that they were unrelated to a moral corruption case last month that sparked deadly protests.
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World
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Region
7/17/2023 8:40:37 PM
A Lebanon judge on Monday ordered the seizure of embattled central bank governor Riad Salameh's properties pending a local investigation into his wealth, a judicial official told AFP.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/11/2023 9:18:20 PM
Mubarak-era finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali plans to return to Egypt after being acquitted of corruption charges, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
7/6/2023 8:18:27 PM
A Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted former Mubarak-era Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali of corruption charges in a retrial of the "Customs Corruption Case."
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World
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Region
6/15/2023 9:30:39 PM
Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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World
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Region
6/12/2023 11:41:06 AM
Israel's opposition leader testified for the prosecution on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial in Jerusalem.
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World
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Region
5/24/2023 11:24:24 AM
Lebanon's public prosecutor Monday summoned the country's embattled central bank governor for questioning following an international arrest warrant issued against him in France over corruption charges, judicial officials said.
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World
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International
5/22/2023 10:34:57 PM
The leaders of Bulgaria’s two main rival political parties reached a deal Monday to form a coalition government with a rotating prime minister intended to end a long-running political impasse in the corruption-plagued European Union member country, which has held five elections in the past two years.
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World
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Region
5/19/2023 3:23:58 PM
Lebanon on Friday received an Interpol notice for the country's embattled central bank governor who failed to show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a key corruption case, officials said.
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World
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International
5/17/2023 11:35:01 AM
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
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