Long-time rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz signed on Monday a power-sharing deal that allows them to form a new emergency government, ending Israel’s year-long political deadlock but also giving Netanyahu, indicted in three corruption cases, the right to veto the appointment of a new state prosecutor and attorney general.
The Danish government announced on Saturday that none of its US$58 billion in coronavirus aid would be issued to companies that register in tax havens, pay out dividends, or buy back their own shares.
Jordanian military intelligence summoned on Sunday a columnist for a “talk” after he published a piece claiming the country won’t be able to pay public servants in May, sources told OCCRP.
A corporate auditor has won a lawsuit against a global accounting firm for forcing him out of his job after he allegedly refused to help cover up graft at a gold refinery in the United Arab Emirates.
The disappearance of Mexican journalist Victor Fernando Alvarez, whose head was allegedly found this month, has exposed divisions between law enforcement and the media as violence against journalists intensifies in a cartel-controlled Mexican port.
UK police have seized ￡1 million worth of cocaine found amongst a shipment of masks headed across the Channel Tunnel from France.
An Edinburgh judge has sentenced Alistair Greig, owner of Midas Financial Solutions in Scotland, to 14 years in jail for defrauding hundreds of investors out of £13 million (US$16.23 million) through a Ponzi scheme.
Authorities in the Czech Republic have issued guidance on emergency cybersecurity measures as the country steels itself for a sophisticated attack on its communication and information systems, including those used in hospitals.
Pakistan’s opposition leader failed to appear in court on Friday to explain how he and his family have amassed billions of dollars during his political career, citing the danger of coronavirus for a cancer survivor such as himself.
A shipment of medical supplies from the United Arab Emirates for Bulgaria’s fight against coronavirus consisted mostly of dried dates, OCCRP’s member center in Bulgaria, Bivol, has revealed.