Corruption

Bribe-proof official: Albania appoints first AI minister to tackle corruption

Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI official will manage and award all public tenders in which the government contracts private companies for various projects.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025|ByREUTERS

A member of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, sets off a smoke flare as the parliament gathers for a vote on whether to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha so he can face corruption charges, in Tirana, Albania, December 21, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in his trial, December 10, 2024 (illustrative)

Netanyahu trial to end early after PM receives sealed envelope

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial resumes amid US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit, and the IDF's invasion into Gaza City.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025|BySARAH BEN-NUN

A demonstrator reacts at the Parliament complex during a protest against Monday's killing of 19 people after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, during a curfew in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025.

Protesters burn Nepalese Parliament after social media ban, curfew

The protesters set fire to tires on some roads, threw stones at police personnel in riot gear and chased them through narrow streets.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025|ByREUTERS

ALBANIA’S PRIME MINISTER Edi Rama gestures during a news conference in Tirana, earlier this year. He suggests, half in jest, but also half in earnest, that portfolios of governance could be entrusted to algorithms, says the writer.

The era of AI: Is Albania heralding the end of human government? - opinion

Albania's vision of a code-run state emerges from decades of corruption, nepotism, and entrenched political networks.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025|ByBELLA BARDA BAREKET

Netanyahu's legal team pushes back against four day hearing schedule

Netanyahu is on trial in three cases, on charges of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust. He has pleaded not guilty to all three, in the storm of a case that began in 2020.

AUGUST 14, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. Israel’s transformation into a pariah state may reach its peak next month at the General Assembly, says the writer.

Netanyahu's former advisor questioned in Serbia over 'Qatargate,' classified documents affair

Deputy Commissioner Momi Meshulam is currently in Serbia conducting a legal deposition involving Srulik Einhorn, a former Netanyahu advisor.

JULY 22, 2025ByEFRAT FORSHER, BINI ASCHKENASY

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a backdrop of a Qatari flag.

Netanyahu trial resumes in Tel Aviv District Court after war with Iran, US visit

JULY 14, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Tel Aviv District Court for his criminal trial proceedings, July 14, 2025.

Netanyahu trial hearings canceled this week after Mossad, IDF intel chiefs gave security input

Military Intelligence Directorate chief Shlomi Binder was summoned to weigh in and provide a security perspective for the judges.

JUNE 29, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at the Knesset.

Trump says Netanyahu's trial should be canceled, calling it a 'witch hunt'

"Bibi Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State (of Israel)," Trump added.

JUNE 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS