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News

UN-affiliated anti-corruption agency to move to Qatar from China

As acting president of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, Qatar’s attorney general plans to establisha new international anti-graft prize named after Qatar’s Emir: the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Anti-Corruption Excellence Award.

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News

Surpassing UAE, Qatar ranked least corrupt country in MENA region

In the 21st annual edition of the Corruption Perception Index 2015, Qatar came in 22nd place out of 168 countries worldwide, up four spots from its position last year.

Business

Qatar ministry to tackle bid-rigging with new tendering website

Currently, organizations such as Ashghal and Qatar Rail publish their own procurement notices alongside separate portals run by Hukoomi and the Central Tenders Committee.

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Culture
Life

Qatar asks residents to act as whistleblowers exposing corruption

In a play on the famous maxim of the three wise monkeys, who "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," a new ad from the public prosecution's office features two men and a woman pantomiming, "I hear, I see and I speak."

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Report: Qatar remains among ‘least corrupt’ countries in the region

Qatar moved up two spots this year in the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index, coming in at 26th, compared to 28th last year.

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Reports: Qatar offers job to Spanish king’s son-in-law amid corruption allegations

Eyebrows have been raised abroad following Spanish media reports that Qatar is extending a coaching job offer to Iñaki Urdangarín, a son-in-law of King Juan Carlos of Spain. According to…

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Report: KSA, Qatar among top 20 countries with highest dirty money outflows

Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia have ranked among the top 10 countries with the highest illicit financial outflows between 2001 to 2010, with Qatar not far behind at number…

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Index: Qatar still ‘least corrupt’ Arab country, drops a few spots

Qatar continues to be perceived as having one of the least corrupt public sectors in the Middle East, but has still dropped in the overall rankings, according to a newly…

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News

UN names Qatar Attorney General al-Marri to key anti-corruption post

Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fetais al-Marri has been named UN Special Advocate for Stolen Asset Recovery, local media reports state. Al-Marri, who ordered the arrest of five people after the…

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