The Swiss state prosecutor said on Sunday it had opened criminal proceedings against Syrian and Libyan citizens on suspicion of money laundering.

Security agencies on Sunday announced that they had busted one of the world’s largest money laundering networks which was involved in the smuggling of around 95,000kg of gold and SR10 million (over Dh9 million) in cash.

Lebanese banks are allegedly laundering money for the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to the DOJ.

Kuwait needs to tighten its anti-money laundering rules or risk its growing financial sector being exploited by criminals, the IMF has warned

HSBC faces accusations that it helped to enrich senior Egyptian political and business figures now at the centre of corruption investigations

Dubai’s Financial Services Authority (DFSA) yesterday said it has fined the local branch of global online broker E*Trade Securities 1.1mn UAE dirhams ($300,000) for breaching its anti-money laundering systems and control

The co-operation between the Dubai Police and the international security agencies have resulted in the arrest of an international gang of 16 persons

Egyptian authorities arrested on Thursday former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly and two other ex-ministers who are under investigation for corruption, security officials said

The United States accused one of Lebanon’s largest banks on Thursday of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars a month for a multinational drug trafficking organization with ties to Hezbollah

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it was targeting a Lebanon-based drug trafficking and money laundering network suspected of doing as much as $200 million a month in business.