Middle East Desk
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DUHA: Qatar’s finance minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi has been arrested over alleged abuse of power and misuse of public funds, state media said on Thursday.
While there have been previous high-level arrests in corruption cases in Qatar, official sources said Emadi is the highest-profile figure to face such allegations under the current rule of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. “The attorney general ordered the arrest of Minister of Finance Ali Shareef al-Emadi to question him on what was mentioned in reports regarding crimes,” state media said.
