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Middle East corruption rankings: Syria most corrupt, UAE least, Turkey slipped

Corruption remains rampant across the Middle East and North Africa, Transparency International reports, with the region’s average score in combating corruption hitting a new low of 38. 

Microphone cables dangle over a logo of Transparency International during a press conference of the release of the Corruption Perceptions Index, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 23, 2008.
Microphone cables dangle over a logo of Transparency International during a press conference of the release of the Corruption Perceptions Index, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 23, 2008. — John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images)

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