The aim of the amendments is at protecting public utilities from corruption by all means as well as the achievement of sound procedures in combating and investigating bribery cases and putting suspects on trial.

On 30 April 2021, ministers in Saudi Arabia approved a new law, due to come into force in September of this year, which is designed to enhance the Kingdom's efforts to combat financial crime.

Looking ahead, information security spending across the MENA region is projected to reach $3.3 billion by 2025, a 14% rise from 2024 levels

Events over the past week have brought heightened international attention to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's reinvigorated anti-corruption programme.

Dubai Law 1 of 2017 has introduced a new mechanism for disposing of criminal complaints. The law seeks to provide efficiency and lessen the workload across the judicial authorities.

The Saudi Council of Ministers approved a robust new legal framework in July 2024, aimed at addressing corruption among government employees.

Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers has enacted a stringent new law designed to tackle corruption among government employees. The Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority...

On 11 February 2025, Transparency International, the global watchdog on anti-corruption, released its annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

In the past, legislation across the GCC and Levant has been limited in application because anti-bribery provisions have been restricted exclusively to conduct involving the public sector.

The legal system in Saudi Arabia is based on Islamic Sharia, with judicial interpretation grounded in the Hanbali School of jurisprudence. This system governs both public and private matters...

In the wake of Saudi Arabia's headline-grabbing anti-corruption drive in November, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman instructed the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (the Council)...

Saudi Arabia is undergoing significant reform but, beyond the maelstrom of political speculation and conjecture, what are the practical and legal implications of the anti-corruption drive for investors?

As mentioned in our November / December Update, November 2017 saw an unprecedented corruption "crackdown" in the Kingdom involving influential local businessmen and officials ...

In KSA, bribery and corruption are governed by several distinct and overlapping laws. However, the Anti-Bribery Law (promulgated pursuant to Royal Decree M/36 dated 29/12/1412H ...

В июле 2024 года Совет министров Саудовской Аравии утвердил новую надежную правовую б&

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