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Carla Bruni greets the crowd gathered near Nicolas Sarkozy's home before his departure for La Sante prison, in Paris, France, on October 21, 2025. (Photo by Henrique Campos / Hans Lucas via AFP)
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French court frees ex-president Sarkozy from jail pending appeal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to be released from La Santé Prison in Paris later this afternoon after a court granted him early release.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2025
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu at the Pentagon in Washington
Sara Netanyahu
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Sara Netanyahu presses Likud to back presidential pardon for PM

The New Arab Staff
23 October, 2025
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy exits a vehicle as he returns to his home in Paris, on October 13, 2025, following his meeting with prosecutors to be informed of the start of his jail sentence
Nicolas Sarkozy
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French ex-president Sarkozy to go to prison on October 21: sources

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 October, 2025
Lebanese protesters demonstrate against the monetary policies of Lebanon's Central Bank governor in the capital Beirut on January 25, 2023.
Riad Salameh
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Lebanon ex-bank chief released after posting record bail

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 September, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on April 21, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Court rejects Netanyahu's call to postpone graft trial hearings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2025
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
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French prosecutors seek 7 years in jail for Sarkozy in trial

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2025
Netanyahu aide on trial in new case troubling Israeli PM
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Netanyahu aide on trial in new case troubling Israeli PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2024
Mauritania ex-president in court for graft charges appeal
Mauritania
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Mauritania ex-president in court for graft charges appeal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2024
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Iraq
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$18bn railway corruption scandal rattles Iraq's political scene

Dana Taib Menmy
11 September, 2024
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US senator Bob Menendez to run as independent, irking Democrats

Brooke Anderson
05 June, 2024
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Arab states score low in TI's Corruption Perceptions Index

The New Arab Staff
30 January, 2024
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Libya
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Libya orders Brussels envoy detention on graft charges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israel ratifies law limiting conditions for Netanyahu ouster

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2023
Egypt
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Egypt's ex-top auditor released after serving five years

Thaer Mansour
15 February, 2023
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Will Turkey earthquake doom Erdogan's dreams of re-election?

Joseph Daher

Joseph Daher

13 February, 2023
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Saudi Arabia
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Former Saudi security chief gets 25 years for corruption

The New Arab Staff
28 December, 2022
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Lebanon
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Lebanon central bank seeks out those who abused system

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 March, 2022
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Israel
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Israeli minister to be indicted for fraud

The New Arab & agencies
15 August, 2019
Netanyahu speaks at a press conference at European Council
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Netanyahu's lawyer fires back at police recommendation

The New Arab & agencies
14 February, 2018
Binyamin Netanyahu
Israel
MENA
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Netanyahu attacks Israeli police over graft probe 'leaks'

The New Arab & agencies
15 October, 2017