As Bribery Probe Unfolded, Airbus Kept in Touch With Middleman on Controversial Kuwait Helicopters Deal
Senior Airbus executives corresponded with an intermediary for controversial helicopter deals in Kuwait after the European...
Middle East
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Israel Kills Record Number of Journalists in Gaza
The Israel-Gaza war has taken an “unprecedented toll” on journalists, with 128 killed across Israel and the occupied...
Swedish MEPs to Urge EU to Tighten Sanctions on Syria After OCCRP Investigation
Swedish politicians will urge the European Union to review its sanctions policy on Syria after they learned from a recent...
Iraq’s Dollar Auction: The ‘Monster’ Funneling Billions to Fraudsters and Militants Through the U.S. Federal Reserve
A system set up to channel dollars from Iraqi oil sales to importers has been exploited by money launderers and militant...
Yemenis in Russian Military Plead For Help to Escape Ukraine War
After leaving his war-torn homeland of Yemen, “Hamza” was working for subsistence wages in neighboring Oman when he heard...
The Secretive Supply Chain Sending EU Trucks to Syria
The Syrian army is getting its hands on new-looking EU-branded trucks. An undercover investigation found evidence of a...
Syria’s Youth Soccer Teams Were the Pride of the Nation — But Dozens of Players Were Too Old To Compete
For a decade and a half, Syria’s “under-20” soccer teams routinely outperformed the national squad in big tournaments. An...
Lebanon’s Ex Central Bank Governor Detained Over Financial Crimes
Lebanon detained its powerful former central bank governor, Riad Salame, and whisked him to a courtroom where a judge...
UAE Suspends 32 Gold Refineries in Anti-Money Laundering Investigation
The United Arab Emirates suspended this week operations in 32 of its gold refineries after inspections revealed that its...
The Steinmetz Scandals
Deals that Helped Tycoon Steinmetz Combat Bribery Fallout
Beny Steinmetz’s company obtained iron ore deposits worth billions thanks to bribes paid to the wife of a West African...
Middlemen Push Up Prices As Gazans Struggle To Survive
A broken and exploited system where money is skimmed at every point in the commercial supply chain puts the trickle of goods...
‘Only Those With Money Can Leave’: Gazans Pay Thousands to Escape Through Egypt
After their home outside Gaza City was flattened by Israeli bombardment, Rasha Ibrahim and her family fled south, hoping to...