Top Saudi officials sacked over corruption in tourism projectsSaudi Arabia has sacked several senior officials including security commanders over corruption in major tourism projects, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Those dismissed by royal decree include the gover More… |
Top Saudi officials sacked over corruption in tourism projectsSaudi Arabia has sacked several senior officials including security commanders over corruption in major tourism projects, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Those dismissed by royal decree include the gover More… |
AirAsia CEO, Chairman step aside after graft probeMalaysia-based AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes and chairman Kamarudin Meranun will step aside for at least two months to allow authorities to probe a bribery scandal. The airline and the au More… |
Saudi Arabia seizes over $106bn in anti-graft driveSaudi Arabia has generated more than $106.7 billion in financial settlements with officials and businessmen detained in its recent crackdown on corruption, media reports said. Fifty-six of the 381 people called in for questioning More… |
Saudi Arabia frees all detainees from RitzSaudi Arabian authorities have released all the detainees in the corruption probe, including top businessmen, former government officials as well as princes, from the Ritz Carlton Hotel, that served as a jail for the country’s elite during More… |
Saudi billionaire, media tycoon released in key graft dealTwo of Saudi Arabia’s richest businessmen were released after reaching an agreement to settle corruption allegations as the kingdom seeks to wrap up a crackdown that saw dozens of billionaires and princes locked up in the Ritz Carlton fo More… |
Decades of corruption cost $100bn says Saudi officialSaudi Arabian authorities have announced that an on-going three-year investigation has revealed that, at minimum, an estimated $100 billion has been misused by way of systematic corruption and embezzlement over several decades. Sa More… |
Saudi King issues anti-graft orders; key ministers removedSaudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a series of orders that included relieving Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz from office in an anti-corruptaion drive, reports said. The royal orders included forma More… |
Indian banks, ATMs continue to see chaosIndia continues to see chaos at its banks and ATM machines, three days after the Prime Minister demonetized the country's 500 ($7) amd 1,000 ($15) rupee notes as part of anti-corruption measures, said a report. People queued u More… |
Iraqi finance minister sacked over corruptionIraq's parliament removed Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari from office on Wednesday over corruption allegations, a move that risks further destabilising the major Opec producer's fragile economy as it struggles with a massive budget defi More… |