Saudi Arabia reports 50% rise in corruption complaints

Official complaints to the Saudi National Anti-Corruption Commission, Nazaha, went up by 50% in 2018 as the kingdom has increased efforts to combat financial and administrative misconduct. According to statistics released by the commission, Nazaha received 15,591 reports in 2018 compared with 10,402 the previous year, with financial and administrative corruption cases made up the bulk of the reports. Investigations have been completed for 59% of the complaints, with 4.4% referred to the...