corruption

Israeli minister aims to oust Yad Vashem Holocaust museum chair

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has accused the Yad Vashem Chairman of allowing unauthorized parties to vote at board meetings.

31/08/2023

Kosher food in Israel is an $800 million racket of corruption - opinion

The direct cost of corrupt kashrut services is very high and burdens the economy with about $800 million, as well as raising the cost of almost all goods to our families, rich and poor.

Israeli mogul denies Wagner, Prigozhin ties, threatens to sue protest heads

Mirilashvili's legal team said that the defaming claims, made on social media, stem from the belief that the Georgian-born businessman is the owner of Channel 14.

Bar association opens ethics probe into MQG head Eliad Shraga

The sister of the disabled soldier had reportedly claimed that Shraga had charged them NIS 1.5 million for services.

Ukraine's anti-graft police zero in on major wartime corruption

Ukraine ranks 116th out of 180 countries in campaign group Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index, with the last placed country seen as most corrupt.

Lebanon sits on a knife's edge, hovering above disaster - opinion

Beset by venality, corruption and self-interest at every level – political, economic, and social – and with no obvious means of regeneration, Lebanon teeters on the brink of collapse into chaos.

Israel's shame: Why are Jews in power prone to corruption? - opinion

We Jews seem to be prone to corruption whenever we get a taste of power. Every politician in the coalition who voted for the Reasonableness Bill is guilty of a shocking abuse of power.

11/08/2023

Why do so many Israel Police officers quit?

Since National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took office, there has been a 15% drop in police resignations, but the institution is still rife with complaints of internal mistreatment.

By SHLOMI HELLER/WALLA!
09/08/2023

Iraq wants Interpol's help in capturing ministers who stole over $2.5 billion

The scandal centers on suspected illegitimate cash withdrawals from the Commission between 2021 and 2022 totalling around $2.5 billion, according to Iraqi officials

By REUTERS
06/08/2023

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's lawyers cannot reach him in jail

Britain's foreign office said on Saturday it was closely monitoring the situation and supported democratic principles. Pakistan's government denies Khan's arrest was related to the election.

By REUTERS
06/08/2023
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