Graft seen in Saudi railway dealsSaudi Arabia's National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has detected corrupt practices in relation to three Saudi Railways Organization contracts worth more than 500 million riyals ($133 million), said a report. More… |
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Egypt slips in graft index despite Arab SpringEgypt has slid in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the "Arab Spring" revolutions have yet to produce serious anti-graft action across the region, Transparency International More… |
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Kuwait ex-PM 'questioned' in graft probeA judicial tribunal in Kuwait has questioned the former prime minister, a member of the royal family, over allegations he was complicit in illicit financial transactions abroad, reports said. a source with knowledge of the matter and a new More… |
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3 Nakheel officials cleared of chargesThree former Nakheel officials and two other executives have been acquitted of committing financial irregularities, a report said. The Dubai Court of First Instance cleared the officials of a list of charges including bribery, office abuse More… |
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Shura Council approves new graft billBahrain’s Shura Council has given its initial approval to a government-drafted bill that imposes punishments in line with new legislations combating corruption. Councillors said they hoped that the new law would be imposed on 'big shots' r More… |
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India celebrates people's victory as Anna ends fastSipping coconut water and honey, a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption reformer ended a 13-day hunger strike on Sunday that had sparked India's biggest protests in decades, besieged the government and ushered in a new middle class political f More… |
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India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheersA vast and jubilant crowd cheered as Gandhian activist Anna Hazare walked out of jail in New Delhi on Friday to carry on a hunger strike in public, the latest act in a drama of popular fury over corruption that has put India's government in a bind More… |
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UAE revamps watchdog; to fight graftThe United Arab Emirates is reorganising its Audit Bureau, state news agency Wam reported on Thursday, extending its powers to include fighting corruption in the entities it controls. The audit bureau is the supreme organ of financial con More… |
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Egypt court clears ex-ministers in graft casesAn Egyptian court on Tuesday cleared three ministers from former President Hosni Mubarak's administration of graft, the first ruling to exonerate former ministers since Egypt's popular uprising. Some of the defendants looked surpri More… |
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India's yoga guru ends anti-graft fastPopular yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Sunday called off his eight-day-old hunger strike to denounce corruption after a prominent spiritual figure persuaded him to end his action, local media said. Ramdev had pressed on with the fast at his ash More… |
