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Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Sunday the arrest of 33 suspects alleged to be connected to the Islamic State (IS) on charges of “preparing and seeking action before the upcoming local elections,” of having provided “personnel to conflict zone” and “financial aid to the organization within the scope of financing terrorism,” ahead of the [...]

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The US and the EU issued statements on Saturday and Friday highlighting their concerns over the Kosovo government’s recent actions in relation to the raiding of Serbian-run organisations, as well as the banning of Serbian currency. The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey M. Hovenier, said that the US government was “deeply concerned about recent actions [...]

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Transparency International, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), Katiba Institute and Africa Center for Open Governance (Africog) lodged a petition on Tuesday against prosecutors Geoffrey Obiri and Oliver Mureithi. The organizations accused the two prosecutors of mishandling the Arror and Kimwarer dams case, seeking accountability for their reckless dereliction of duty. In early December, an [...]

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Israeli prosecutors resumed the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli Minister of Justice Yaris Levin lifted the country’s state of emergency on December 1. The trial had been on hold since September 20, when the courts adjourned for Rosh Hashanah. The trial was then again postponed due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas [...]

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A Nigerian high court granted bail to embattled former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is facing six counts of fraud and corruption charges, on Wednesday. His release, contingent upon a 300 million Naira bond and two sureties with properties in Abuja, followed a reduction in charges from a 20-count indictment alleging a 6.5 billion [...]

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