Salim Ahmed Said, also known as Salem Omeid, is one man with two names who has been making headlines across Iraq since early July 2025 after the U.S. Treasury blacklisted him as an Iraqi businessman allegedly leading a “shadow fleet” smuggling Iranian oil.

In a concrete move, the new Syrian state has launched a global search for billions in cash and assets looted over the years by Bashar al-Assad’s family.

Turkish authorities continued their crackdown on opposition figures, arresting three CHP mayors on July 5 as part of investigations into bribery, organized crime, and tender manipulation.

For the first time in “the history” of the Israeli Occupation’s judiciary, judges are under extraordinary pressure after direct intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump, who demanded the closure of the corruption case against PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

A deep-rooted network of corruption and smuggling in Lebanon’s pharmaceutical sector has flooded the market with counterfeit medicines, seriously endangering public health.