South African Firms Suspect UAE Companies May Have Obtained Military Intellectual Property
An anti-corruption agency is investigating two separate claims that South African defense firm employees who went to work in...
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Syrian Football Association Was Pressured to Hand Deal to Relative of Former President’s Brother, Insiders Say
In 2019, Syria's football association handed a favorable marketing deal to a little-known Damascus firm. Behind the scenes,...
Scam Empire
Despite Criminal Probe, Georgian Call-Center Scammers Are Back At Work
Last month, more than 30 media outlets reported on a global scam operation based in Tbilisi, prompting Georgian authorities...
Western Banks Sent Billions in Cash to Russia on Eve of Ukraine Invasion, Data Shows
Some shipments of cash arrived on the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, just weeks before a currency export...
Internal Emails Reveal Russian Reaction to U.S. Squeezing Supply of Microchips for Missiles
Microchips manufactured by American companies are critical for weapons Russia is deploying against Ukraine. Leaked documents...
OSCE Official Travelled to Event in Georgia Organized by Top Ruling Party Member
Roberto Montella, the Secretary General of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly, then took part in the organization’s...
Belgium Blocked $270B Due To Russian Sanctions. Much of It Belongs to Unsanctioned Investors.
The American bank JPMorgan is among those who have failed in court to convince Belgium to release funds or assets, which are...
Slapped With Sanctions, Georgian Oligarch Ivanishvili Brings Assets Home
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s ruling Georgian Dream party has been accused of election fraud and increasingly authoritarian...
PNG Central Bank Chief Appointed Amid Money Laundering Investigation
Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police...
Russian Company Behind Egypt Wheat Cargo Had History of Selling ‘Stolen’ Ukraine Grain
An Egyptian military agency imported over 20,000 tons of wheat carried by a Russian vessel originally destined for Syria....
Sanctioned Russian Firms Sold $2B Air Defense System to Saudi Arabia, Leaked Documents Show
Russia has been exporting arms to countries including Saudi Arabia, bolstering its economy after a barrage of sanctions...
Before Bankruptcy, U.S. Healthcare Giant Steward Agreed to Pay 15M Euros to Avoid Public Criticism in Malta
Newly uncovered documents show infighting, intrigue, and payouts as Steward Health Care took over a controversial Malta...