Wednesday, October 8, 2025 opened in Jeddah, the proceedings of the first annual general meeting of the Inter-Agency Network for asset recovery in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA-ARIN). This The meeting started under the aegis of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Authority for Control and Combating Corruption (Nazaha).

“Bookman Old Style”, serif"> This meeting marked According to Mazen bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmus, president of Nazaha, the official launch of a promising regional network, symbol of the collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in the fight against crime financials. According to him, under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom remains firmly committed to the implementation of Vision 2030, which makes the Combating corruption and asset recovery a priority national.

The welcome of the Permanent General Secretariat of MENA-ARIN by Saudi Arabia reflects, he added, this constant commitment to support member countries and to promote regional cooperation.

For his part, the president of Nazaha insisted on the fact that MENA-ARIN is a concrete and regional mechanism for the recovery of illicit assets, a platform for the exchange of expertise and strengthening the capacities of the Member States. He expressed the hope that the network produces tangible results and becomes a reference in the fight against money laundering, corruption and organized crime.

for president of menafAtf , Samya Abu Sharif, the network aims to facilitate informal cooperation by for the identification, tracking, freezing and confiscation of assets, in accordance with international standards. She emphasized the importance of Member States to provide their authorities with the necessary means to act effectively in the fight against illicit financial flows.