corruption

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Iraq
MENA
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Iraq recovers 375 kilos of gold from former deputy oil minister

Iraq recovered 375 kilograms of gold in a corruption investigation as authorities expanded a nationwide crackdown targeting senior officials and politicians. 

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)
14 July, 2026
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (R) welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi (L) at the parliament building ahead of a parliamentary session held for a confidence vote on the cabinet formed by al-Zaidi, on May 14, 2026, in Baghdad, Iraq
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's PM Al-Zaidi visits Washington amid mounting challenges 

Safaa al-Kubaisi
13 July, 2026
Iraqi authorities say they have uncovered another $10 million hidden in a storm drain as a sprawling oil corruption investigation continues to widen.
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq finds $10m hidden in storm drain in oil corruption probe

The New Arab Staff
09 July, 2026
Analysis - Illustration - Iraq corruption
Iraq
Analysis
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Loot and the law: Can Iraq's anti-corruption crackdown succeed?

Shelly Kittleson
07 July, 2026
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2026 World Cup

Graphic Truth

US Fouls FIFA

Emad Hajjaj
07 July, 2026
Ali al-Zaidi (Iraqi News Agency)
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's PM Al-Zaidi seeks backing for corruption crackdown 

Mohammad Ali
01 July, 2026
Egyptian demonstrators tear down a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt arrests businessman once dubbed Mubarak-era 'thug'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 June, 2026
A police car leaves the courthouse on February 4, 2021 after accompanying one of the accused to the Algerian Dar Al-Baida Tribunal in the capital Algiers
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria ex-minister jailed for five years for corruption

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 April, 2026
Galushchenko [Getty]
Ukraine
World
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Ukraine ex-energy minister named suspect in laundering probe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 February, 2026
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Arab world
MENA
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Most Arab countries score poorly in TI's 2025 corruption ranking

The New Arab Staff
11 February, 2026
Illustration - In-depth - Saudi prince/Lebanon
Lebanon
In-depth
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Politics for sale: Inside Lebanon's fake Saudi prince scandal

Alex Martin Astley
22 January, 2026
Najib Razak [Getty]
Malaysia
World
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Ex-Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 more years in jail

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 December, 2025
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Israel
Analysis
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How Netanyahu's pardon request could reshape Israeli politics

David Schutz
09 December, 2025
An Israeli protestor holds a placard showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reads in Hebrew "No forgiveness to the sponsor of Hamas" during an anti-Netanyahu pardon protest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
MENA
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Israel's Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2025
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Iraq
Economy
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Iraq investigates claims of $1.9bn missing from welfare fund

Dana Taib Menmy
26 November, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
Analysis
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The battle against Assad's legacy of corruption in the new Syria

Cian Ward
12 November, 2025
Sharaa
Syria
MENA
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No spoils of war: Syria's Sharaa lays down the law to loyalists

Reuters
31 October, 2025
Demonstrators flash the victory sign during a youth-led protest demanding reforms to public healthcare and education at Mohamed V square in Casablanca on October 6, 2025.
Morocco Gen Z protests
MENA
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Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 October, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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French-Lebanese key witness in Sarkozy-Gaddafi trial dies

Basma El Atti
24 September, 2025
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Iraq
MENA
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Over 70 dead in Iraq's Al-Kut mall blaze, poor safety blamed

Dana Taib Menmy
18 July, 2025
Rifaat al-Assad
Syria
World
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Queen Elizabeth lawyer managed wealth of Syria's Rifaat al-Assad

The New Arab Staff
18 April, 2025