Money Laundering

EMLCU chairman: Egypt keen on combating money laundering, terrorism financing
Egypt

EMLCU chairman: Egypt keen on combating money laundering, terrorism financing

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Combating Unit (EMLCU) Counselor Ahmed Saeed…
Egypt has scaled up mechanisms for combating crimes – EMLCU head
Egypt

Egypt has scaled up mechanisms for combating crimes – EMLCU head

Chairman of the Egyptian Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Combating Unit (EMLCU) Ahmed Khalil asserted the keenness of Egypt to…
The last ‘Arab Spring’ democracy is dangling by a thread
Middle East

The last ‘Arab Spring’ democracy is dangling by a thread

Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN)Once regarded as the sole democracy to have emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring…
Egypt recovers 29,000 smuggled antiquities over the past 7 years
Egypt

Egypt recovers 29,000 smuggled antiquities over the past 7 years

During the past seven years, Egypt was able to recover 29,000 smuggled antiquities, in cooperation with the competent authorities.  …
Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance
Middle East

Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A unit in Afghanistan’s central bank leading a 15-year effort to counter illicit funding flows…
Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe
Middle East

Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister held talks Monday with the Swiss ambassador to Beirut after Switzerland started a probe…
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,…
Egypt’s House of Representatives approves draft law cancelling conditional half-term release
Egypt

Egypt’s House of Representatives approves draft law cancelling conditional half-term release

The House of Representatives’ Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Sunday approved the government’s draft law to cancel the conditional…
Close associates of Israeli PM to be indicted in graft case
Middle East

Close associates of Israeli PM to be indicted in graft case

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s state prosecutor said Thursday he intends to indict seven men, including close associates of Israeli Prime…
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
Middle East

Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for…
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