France Opens Fraud Probe Into Lebanon’s Ex-PM Mikati
France’s financial crimes office is probing ex-Lebanese premier Najib Mikati and his brother for alleged fraud. NGOs say...
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Georgia Detains Exchange Owner in $660M Laundering Probe
Georgian prosecutors accuse a currency exchange owner of running the country’s biggest laundering scheme, allegedly moving...
Romanian Authorities Investigate HS Timber Employees in Alleged Tax Scheme
The Romanian subsidiary of Austria's HS Timber Group faces allegations that it under-reported the amount of lumber it...
Beirut Port Explosion Probe Gains Momentum With Extradition Request
The arrest in Bulgaria of Igor Grechushkin — whose ship carried chemicals to Lebanon that exploded in 2020 — is viewed as a...
“Tinder Swindler” Arrested in Georgia, Placed in Extradition Custody
A Georgian court has remanded Israeli national Shimon Hayut, the focus of a 2022 Netflix documentary, in custody for three...
Kloop’s Ex-Employees Convicted in Kyrgyz Media Crackdown
Two journalists received prison terms and two accountants probation in a case critics say targets independent media and...
Rights Groups Warn Proposed Lebanese Media Law Could Roll Back Press Freedoms
A draft law under consideration since 2023, meant to update Lebanon’s outdated Publications Law, could instead upend free...
Son of Rostec Executive Questioned in Spain Over Possible Money Laundering
Dmitry Artyakov, son of a top Russian state corporation official, told a Spanish prosecutor he had “nothing to hide” after...
Interpol-led Operation Seizes Record $6.5B Drug Haul
The operation spanned 18 countries across Asia and North America, with authorities reportedly seizing fentanyl in quantities...
Bulgaria Arrests Man Who Leased the Ship Connected to Devastating 2020 Beirut Explosion
Igor Grechushkin, who leased the ship that carried chemicals to Lebanon which then exploded, was arrested in Bulgaria after...