Thousands of people took to the streets in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, protesting against corruption and poor city services across the country, Press TV reports.
Iraq's parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform programme aimed at curbing corruption and reducing government waste .
An estimated $1 trillion a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, according to campaigners.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been arrested and taken into police custody for questioning as part of an inquiry into abuse of power.
The military command of the so-called Free Syrian Army that has been leading a three-year old war in Syria has been sacked over ‘corruption’ allegations, as the group is gripped with deep power struggles and disagreements.
A court in Israel has sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for bribery.
Corruption across the EU's 28 countries costs some 120 billion euros ($162 billion) per year, the European Commission said Monday, urging member states to do more to stamp out the problem.
The top 10 most corrupt nations includes five Arab countries as instability in the region deeply troubles governance, a new report has shown.
Transparency International has named Israeli regime one of the most corrupt entities among developed nations in the world for the last two years.
Thousands of protesters have poured to the streets in the Jordanian capital Amman after Friday prayers to demand economic and political reforms in the Arab country.