ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has vowed to ramp up efforts in investigating war crimes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting the importance of adherence to international humanitarian law amidst the complexities of the densely populated conflict zones. Khan urges unimpeded aid delivery to Gaza, emphasizing legal compliance.

Dubai, UAE--The New York Times's Gaza hospital blast investigation does not conclude in any way who is responsible for the deadly explosion at the al-Ahli hospital on October 17. Nevertheless, they assert that the projectile seen in the Al Jazeera live footage, cited by many as central to the investigation,...

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau called on the Indian government to "work with us" in order to establish processes to uncover the truth of the matter. Trudeau, however, refused to provide the evidence that led him to accuse India...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new mission of experts to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19.   "We're pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral...

Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said that Najla al-Mangoush, the foreign minister, has been temporarily suspended and will be subject to an administrative investigation by a commission chaired by the justice minister. The decision was made after the Israeli foreign minister announced that he had held talks with her last week...

Seen as a key culprit in the country's dramatic economic crash, former governor Riad Salameh's bank accounts were ordered to be frozen by Lebanon days after the the US, the UK and Canada slapped him with sanctions. The central bank has ordered the lifting of banking secrecy and the freezing...

TRENDS investigation uncovers Media-Public Relations Nexus as PR companies in the region are found crossing ethical boundaries to secure favorable coverage.

ABU DHABI, UAE - The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) planning program in line with UAE's Year of Sustainability. SEA will aid in evaluating environmental impacts and guiding the investigation of alternatives and potential mitigation and monitoring efforts associated with strategic projects,...

DOHA, QATAR -  Qatari prosecutors have charged former finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi with bribery, money laundering and a range of corruption charges, the state news agency said Sunday. Al-Emadi, 54, was arrested in May 2021 when he was one of the most influential business executives in the Middle East. He...

Across the region, parents struggle to shield children from unsavory elements prowling the cyber world, as risks grow with the spread of the internet.

A team of investigators from Europe will visit Lebanon next month to probe into the wealth of central bank governor Riad Salameh blamed widely for the country's unprecedented crisis. The long-serving chief is among top officials held responsible for the crisis dubbed as one of the worst in modern global...

Accusing smugglers of being behind the "heinous killing" of 15 migrants near the Mediterranean coastal city of Sabratha, the United Nations mission in Libya said the bodies were found on a beach with most of them burned inside a charred boat. It called for a swift investigation to bring "all...

Young Arab boys and girls from countries such as Lebanon are being flown to Qatar and paid $800 to cheer during the upcoming World Cup, TRENDS Investigation reveals.

Shocked at the death of a Syrian detainee in custody of security officials, Lebanon has arrested five State Security agents on suspicion of torturing to death Bashar Abdel Saud. The arrests were made on the orders of the government’s commissioner to the military courts who had ordered an investigation into...

Lebanon will start an investigation into an audio recording that threatened to attack the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Beirut. In this connection, the interior ministry of Lebanon has ordered the arrest of people guilty of making threats, and also revealed that a Saudi national was likely the man who...

A leaked cache of confidential files from ride-sharing company Uber illustrates ethically dubious and potentially illegal tactics it used to fuel its frenetic global expansion beginning nearly a decade ago, a joint media investigation showed Sunday. Dubbed the "Uber Files," the investigation involving dozens of news organizations found that company...

An Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the occupied West Bank earlier this month was murdered in a "war crime" by an Israeli soldier, an official Palestinian investigation concluded Thursday. Israeli authorities have countered that Abu Akleh could have been killed by stray fire from a Palestinian gunman or mistakenly...

An EgyptAir crash in 2016 that killed 66 people in the Mediterranean was likely caused by a fire that started in the cockpit, according to the conclusions of French experts contained in documents revealed on Wednesday sent to the Paris court of appeal in March and seen by Italian daily...

Senior Public Prosecutor Leif Gorts confirmed that the investigation had been launched following reports of potential corruption between 2011 and 2019.

Amazon is accused of using merchant info for its own products.

Moroccan police have arrested four people suspected of involvement in an international drug and organ trafficking network operating in particular between Morocco and Turkey, a security source said Tuesday.

The ads were for schemes apparently hailed by prominent figures.

A prosecutor in Lebanon has issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks as a precautionary measure as she investigates transactions by their banks, according to the media reports.

No Swiss news media took part in the investigation against Credit Suisse due to the risk of criminal prosecution in the country. While Switzerland's secrecy laws have largely been dismantled for the banks, they have been tightened for the media, making it an offence to reveal leaked banking information.

A cross-border media investigation broke Sunday claiming that Switzerland's second-largest bank had held tens of billions of dollars of ill-gotten funds.

The 35-piece exhibit at the museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, faced immediate backlash after it was installed on Sunday. The caricatures showed the legendary leader with his nose and mouth oversized and slightly distorted.

Prosecutors had already questioned Culture Minister Mabrouka Touki before the order was issued to detain her on charges of ‘falsifying official documents in order to complicate the processes of review and oversight of public spending.’ Her detention comes after Education Minister Moussa al-Megarief was arrested in an inquiry into a...

Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of fake Lebanese university degrees to Iraqis, including MPs.

Cyberattacks by Iranian spies have become more sophisticated and have intensified against Arab countries, say industry experts.

The UAE prosecutors have begun an investigation into Union Properties, the Dubai-based real estate developer, after allegations arose of the company selling property at less than its real value.

Lebanon's political parties seem united in rejecting an investigation into Beirut's massive port explosion that they fear could threaten their survival. Politicians have repeatedly obstructed the work of judge Tarek Bitar by refusing to show up for questioning, filing legal complaints against him, or calling for his dismissal.

Heavy fire rang out as ambulances rushed the wounded through the deserted streets, a few blocks from the Palace of Justice, where hundreds of black-clad protesters had gathered moments earlier to demand Tarek Bitar's removal.

It is the second time Bitar has had to suspend the investigation in the face of lawsuits filed by former ministers he had summoned on suspicion of negligence.

The country is already reeling under the impact of its worst-ever economic crisis, shutting down of power stations due to fuel shortages, Covid-19 pandemic and the explosion last year at Beirut's port. The Pandora papers further highlight the state of corruption among the political class.

The IMF Executive Board is reviewing last month's investigation by the law firm WilmerHale that found that during her time as World Bank CEO, Georgieva was among top officials who pressured staff into changing data to China's benefit in the 2018 edition of its closely watched Doing Business report.

Anyone guilty of making a threat to another person on the web will get a prison sentence of up to two years in the UAE, besideS having to pay a hefty penalty too.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has disclosed that there has been an increase in the laundering of money through unlicensed money service providers during the Covid pandemic.

A Saudi court sentenced twenty four Saudis and foreigners to up to 20 years in prison for laundering nearly $4.50 billion. The criminal gang channeled illicit funds through factories, companies, institutions and medical clinics.

Saudi Arabia has launched a strict campaign of penalizing companies and individuals involved in polluting water resource of the kingdom. The fine could be up to $5.3 million.

The authorities should immediately release peaceful protesters, provide information about deaths, and allow an independent international investigation, says Human Rights Watch .

The value of the project under investigation $267 million From 15 in 2019, cases rose to 86 in 2021 Cases of suspected collusion in tenders being investigated by the Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) rose to 86 in 2021, up from 55 last year and 15 in 2019, Al...