The warrants do not name any of the officials, but according to the official, they are former finance minister Ali Allawi, the director of cabinet Raed Jouhi, personal secretary Ahmed Najati, and adviser Mushrik Abbas. Allawi, a respected politician and academic, resigned in August last year. When the scandal broke...
Iraq judge quizzes five tax officials over missing $2.5 billion
Local media published a tax authority document showing the funds were withdrawn between September 2021 and August this year, transferred to the accounts of five companies using 247 cheques, and then immediately withdrawn.
Kuwait dissolves parliament and heads to elect new government
Kuwait's crown prince announced Wednesday the dissolution of parliament and called for new elections amid escalating disputes between the legislative assembly and cabinet. The move came as 21 opposition MPs have been on strike for eight days in the parliament headquarters over the delaying of legislative sessions and the failure...
More than 30 NGOs slam Tunisia economic crimes amnesty
"The criminal reconciliation decree feeds impunity and hides the truth," 34 organizations said in a joint statement.
