EU suspends Qatar-related activities due to corruption scandal

The Belgian Federal Prosecutor announced an 'inspection operation' targeting the offices of the European Parliament in Brussels

Israel investigates corruption, harassment scandals in Morocco consulate

Among several other scandals within the consulate, Israeli officials have been extorting money from the country’s Jewish community, as well as from the Moroccan authorities

Qatari official says EU graft scandal could negatively affect ties

Brussels has accused Qatar of bribing officials as part of an influence peddling campaign

Qatar-related scandal topples European Parliament vice-president

Lobbying efforts by Qatar and UAE of US and EU officials has recently come under intense scrutiny for interfering in internal politics

Israel inks multi-billion submarine deal with Germany ahead of corruption probe

In the coming days, the occupation cabinet will discuss forming a commission into corruption in the acquisition of submarines and other warships under former PM Netanyahu

Informal dollarization of Lebanon’s economy curtails recovery: World Bank

Prices have skyrocketed in Lebanon as the local currency has shed nearly all of its value, in a situation largely ignored by financial elites and the political class

Exclusive: Iraqi finance committee deputy calls for diversification away from US dollar

The Cradle speaks to Iraqi parliamentarian Hussain Mouanes on the various economic, financial, and political challenges facing Sudani's government.

Risk of civil war in Israel on the rise: Former official

Former Defense Minister Benny Gantz also expressed concern that Netanyahu’s overhaul plans could place the State of Israel itself at high risk

Israeli activists call on Washington to sanction Netanyahu

Many in Israel fear that Netanyahu’s plans for a judicial overhaul will result in the downfall of democracy and the rise of an Israeli dictatorship

More Israelis seek foreign passports after judicial overhaul: Report

Israelis are calling the far-right government's judicial overhaul a threat to Israeli 'democracy'

Israel’s judicial overhaul bill passes first reading in Knesset

Many have accused Netanyahu of seeking these reforms in order to protect himself from corruption scandals and court cases against him

Former finance minister, members of former Iraqi PM office involved in ‘theft of the century’: Iraqi official

This corruption case has caused great controversy at a time when Iraq is going through a severe economic crisis

Kuwait to hold parliamentary elections in one month

Recently, the Gulf state has been plagued by a political crisis involving high tension between the elected parliament and the government

Kuwait dissolves national parliament

Kuwait has dissolved its parliament several times, the last being on 22 June

Kuwaiti crown prince dissolves national parliament

Amid rising tensions between the elected assembly and government, the crown prince called for early elections

Kuwaiti government resigns for third time in six months

PM Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah has led four failed governments in little more than two years

Lebanon’s Central Bank to undergo forensic audit as new government hopes to resume IMF talks

The audit comes as the Central Bank's Governor faces embezzlement and graft charges in both France and Switzerland

Lebanese authorities announce government formation one year after the last one resigned

The new Lebanese government is expected to hold its first official meeting on 13 September

70 percent of US voters fear intel agencies will interfere in elections: Harvard poll

As polarization grows unabated among the US population, distrust of law enforcement agencies and news media is also spiking

Pakistan rounds up Imran Khan’s party leaders as protests turn deadly

Khan has had over 100 corruption cases registered against him since his ousting in a parliamentary coup in April 2022

Anger spreads in Pakistan as govt arrests nearly 1,000 Imran Khan supporters

Clashes between citizens and security forces broke out in several cities following the dramatic arrest of the former PM who was ousted in a US-backed coup

US weighs sanctions on Lebanon’s central bank chief over ‘Hezbollah ties’

Riad Salameh, a close ally of the US embassy, is being accused of 'providing dollars to Hezbollah and Syria'

Jordan’s Game of Thrones: Power struggle of the Hashemite family

The Jordanian monarchy is facing an uncertain future due to internal conflicts over which Queen's son will succeed to the throne. Amid ongoing public protests against corruption and economic decline, this royal power struggle could have regional geopolitical implications.

French President Macron warns Netanyahu against judicial overhaul

President Macron told Netanyahu that Israel is moving away from ‘a common conception of democracy’

The BBC’s abysmal coverage of Qatar’s World Cup

The British state-owned broadcaster’s refusal to show Qatar’s Opening Ceremony reeks of hypocrisy

Imran Khan’s arrest will derail Pakistan’s democracy

When the nation’s most popular leader in living memory is also the state’s public enemy number one, what will become of Pakistan?

The Saudi Captagon problem is not a Lebanese one

While Lebanon is indeed one source of the Captagon drug trade to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh entirely ignores the basic economics that have made it a hub for this nasty narcotic.

Aux armes, citoyens: dissecting the stage-managed French elections

Macron's second presidency was as calculatingly managed by France's liberal elite as his first. As the country's economic and geographic schisms widen further, yesterday's Yellow Vest protests will seem like a tea party by comparison.

Crisis in confidence: Israelis versus their army

The killing of an Israeli army sniper last month has unleashed widespread public discontent, with Israelis competing to criticize their armed forces and its commanders.

Why a checkmate is looming for Saudis in Yemen

The mood has shifted in Yemen and the Saudis are eager for an exit. What has changed on the Yemeni ground to warrant this shift?