Marhaba! A few days ago, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists leaked a set of 11.5 million confidential documents about 214,000 offshore companies listed by the Panamanian corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca. I am sharing a very interesting and concise overview of the Panama Papers in the form of a listening comprehension exercise from the Qatar based Al Jazeera TV. This news report discusses the most important aspects of the Panama Papers in Arabic. Similar to earlier posts, this Arabic comprehension exercise not only keeps you updated on the most pressing development in the world at the moment but also allows you to practice and strengthen your Arabic language skills. As I have mentioned before, it is important to practice your reading and writing skills with reading comprehension exercises; however, it is equivalently important to perfect your listening skills. As always, I have some questions for you to answer. Good luck! Share your thoughts on the news story on this page and/or via our Twitter/Facebook pages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn4UPm85pYc

Questions:

1) What did the leaked documents reveal?

2) Who were the three Arab leaders mentioned whose names appeared as part of this leak of documents?

3) What is the name of the newspaper that the documents were leaked to?

4) How many world leaders were found to have connections with this company?

5) What is the estimate for the amount of money laundering believed to be taking place in Russia?

Money Laundering – Euros
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For now take care and stay tuned for the answers soon!
Happy Learning!
Have a nice day!!
نهاركم سعيد