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Georgias largest money laundering case exposes deep systemic flaws

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- On September 15, the Georgian Prosecutors Office announced the detention of Kakha Kotorashvili, a 49-year-old businessman and head of the currency exchange firm Fin, accusing h... Read More


Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Nile crisis escalating tensions over the Renaissance Dam

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has once again emerged as a flashpoint in regional politics, symbolizing national pride for Ethiopia and existential peril for Egypt.... Read More


Nepals interim government faces uphill battle after protests toppled Oli administration

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The charred ruins of Nepals presidential building provided a stark backdrop for a moment of political renewal on September 16, as three newly appointed ministers took their oat... Read More


Former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati faces French fraud inquiry

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- French investigators have launched a formal corruption inquiry into former Lebanese prime minister and billionaire businessman Najib Mikati, raising new questions about politic... Read More


Libya Government and Radaa Force reach agreement to ease Tripoli tensions

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- On September 13, 2025, Libyas UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU), headquartered in Tripoli, announced a preliminary agreement with the powerful Radaa Force, a wel... Read More


Türkiye and Gulf states expand influence amid South Caucasus peace shift

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- The South Caucasus has long been a geopolitical chessboard where great powers projected influence and pursued their rivalries. For decades, the dynamics of the region were defi... Read More


Egypts escalating crackdown turns online creators into targets of state morality

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- For decades, Egypt has been engulfed in a sustained human rights crisis, marked by arbitrary arrests, repression of political opposition, censorship, and widespread abuses agai... Read More


Garantex survives sanctions through Exved Grinex and offshore crypto networks

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- When the US Treasury blacklisted Moscow-based cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in 2022, Western officials touted the move as a major step in choking off Russias access to the g... Read More


Huawei scandal exposes EU anti-corruption offices failure to act

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- When Belgian police stormed Huaweis Brussels office in March 2025, detaining several people as part of a major corruption probe, few could have anticipated just how badly this ... Read More


Azerbaijan jails former SOCAR executive in $32 million embezzlement case

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- A high-profile corruption trial in Azerbaijan has ended with the conviction of one of the countrys most prominent former oil executives. On September 8, the Baku Court of Grave ... Read More