Middle East

Transparency International and several MEPs criticized on Tuesday the decision by the EU Commission to remove the UAE from...

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Russian intermediaries supporting North Korean IT workers and reached a $1.45M settlement with...

The Syrian Legal Development Program (SLDP) calls for sweeping financial reforms, asset recovery, and institutional...

The new EU sanctions target Assad-linked financiers and ex-military officers over human rights abuses and support for...

Initially arrested in October 2023, the French national was scheduled for extradition soon after. However, Emirati...

Yemeni authorities say the Houthis are playing a major role in regional drug trafficking, turning Yemen into a new hub for...

The European Commission cited the UAE’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s gray list last year as the basis for...

An investigation by Russian-language fact-checkers has found that more than a dozenFacebook pages are publishing...

The Iranian regime has launched a fresh wave of intimidation against exiled Iranian journalists and their families back...

Syria’s new government says it dismantled dozens of drug labs, many in areas once controlled by Assad’s brother, aiming to...

Allegedly buckling under media pressure and public backlash, U.S.-sanctioned businessman Mohammed Hamsho withdrew the...

Ecuadorian court documents obtained by OCCRP describe the inner workings of a drug and money laundering operation...