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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...
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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...
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Egypt’s government-owned companies have shady employment policies
Illegal labour supply companies — employment agencies — in Egypt have reappeared, this time operating through companies that are wholly or partially owned by the government. Some of these are privately owned entities that have contracts to supply workers to companies using contracts that deny employees any remuneration or...
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Egyptian athletes Red Carded by the Government
Abdel-Rahman Hamdi was taking part in a boxing match in the 2015 Republic Championship tournaments, punching, and then dodging his opponent’s jabs. That match was his first step towards realising his dreams to become a boxing champion, in the hope of engraving his name among the great sportsmen of...
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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...
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Al-Bashir’s Men in the Telecommunications Sector
In May 2011, Sudanese media reported on a commotion that had broken out in the Sudatel hall when a debate erupted amongst the shareholders of Sudatel Telecom Group Ltd., which is the largest public telecommunications company in Sudan. The 2010 financial reports showed that Expresso, the holding company of...
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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...
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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...
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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...