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On 22 January 2024 the European Union added a number of persons and entities to the EU sanctions list. This is because they are...

Ali Sharif Al-Emadi, former chairman of Qatar Airways and ex-finance minister of Qatar, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for money laundering,...

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala may be fined CZK 50,000 for failing to disclose ownership of a stake in the Podnikatelska druzstevni zalozna (PDZ)...

On Friday, the Federal Reserve Board imposed an enforcement action, levying a fine of approximately $2.4 million on the Industrial and Commercial Bank of...

Ali Sherif al-Emadi, who served as Qatar's Minister of Finance from June 2013 until his arrest in May 2021, has been sentenced to 20...

Singapore's Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned amidst corruption charges, marking the city-state's most significant political scandal in nearly four decades. Prime Minister Lee...

As one of the first EU Member States, the Dutch government will today present a vision on generative AI. In this vision, the government...

In 2023, Dutch Customs seized almost 60,000 kg of cocaine. This is a sharp increase compared to 2022, when more than 51,000 kg of...

A cryptocurrency trading firm, Genesis Global Trading, Inc., has shuttered its operations and agreed to pay an $8 million penalty while surrendering its licenses...

Kenya’s former Assistant Minister for Internal Security, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, appeared in court in Kampala on January 10, 2024, facing charges related to falsifying...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent, Adrienne A. Harris, announced that Genesis Global Trading, Inc. will pay an $8 million...

Global law firm Clyde & Co received a £500,000 ($635,613) fine on Thursday for numerous violations of money laundering regulations involving a longstanding client,...

(Bangkok) – Increasing repression by governments in Asia is negatively affecting human rights locally and internationally, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its...

(Jerusalem) – Civilians were targeted, attacked, abused, and killed over the past year at a scale unprecedented in the recent history of Israel and...