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Items by Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)
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The War In Sudan Silences Journalists
This investigation documents how journalists endured hundreds of violations over a period of six months since the outbreak of war between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. Both parties to the conflict systematically violate international law, which mandates the protection of civilians and journalists as neutral parties…
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Without a trace: extrajudicial detention continues in Egypt
Islam Ahmad Khamis is a young Egyptian in his thirties. For seven years, his mother waited for him to return home after he was arrested one day in the winter of 2015 and was subjected to enforced disappearance — extrajudicial detention — on four occasions by the authorities. After disappearing…
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The Yemeni oil business unites Houthis and supporters of Hadi’s government
What appears to be corruption at the highest levels in Yemen has been exposed by the Pandora Papers, the series of leaked documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) which mark the biggest ever cross-border journalistic collaboration project. The allegations include businessmen and politicians, each accusing the…
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British citizen finances Al-Qaeda and Taliban with European funds
In 1995, a seemingly terrified person anonymously reported information to the Lancashire Police, northwest of England. Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) obtained confidential documents leaked by the British Police regarding financial transactions that later came to be known as “the fraud of the century”. The informant provided information on companies…
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How is controversial energy tycoon Magdy Rasikh still in business?
This investigation is based on leaked documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and shared with Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) and a large number of publishers around the world under the banner of a project known as the “Pandora Papers”. The project is the biggest…
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The Empire of a Prince: ‘A Super-Fast Train in Kuwait’
Since the establishment of Kuwait, the tradition has been that the ruling family members of Al-Sabah do not engage in business. Constitutional expert, Dr. Mohammad Al-Fili, provides an explanation as follows, “Those who rule would also control the means of governing commercial or industrial activities.” The late Kuwaiti Emir, Sabah…