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New Saudi ruler Abdullah pledges 'justice'
Saudi Arabia's new ruler King Abdullah has vowed to "work for justice and serve all citizens without discrimination," in his first address to the nation as its official leader. Saudi King Fahd died early Monday but the country had b (More) |
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Military junta overthrows Mauritanian president
A military group in Mauritania overthrew the president on Wednesday, with a junta taking temporary control of the West African nation. Mauritanian President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Taya , who has allied with the US in the war on terror and severely cr (More) |
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Yemeni foreign minister says US releasing 7 Yemen citizens from Gitmo
Yemen's foreign minister said Sunday that the US has officially agreed to release seven Yemenis currently being held at the US terror detention camp at Guantanamo Bay . Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said a date has not been determined for the prisoners' (More) |
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Saudi court upholds dissidents' jail terms
A Saudi court on Monday upheld the six to nine year prison sentences for three campaigners who advocated democratic reforms in Saudi Arabia. Ali Ghothami, a lawyer representing Matruk al-Faleh, Abdullah al-Hamed and Ali Dumaini, said he was told by (More) |
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US returns three Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that the United States has returned three Saudi detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Government television said that "legal measures concerning them will be completed" but gave no other de (More) |
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Iraq's neighbors join call for swift Saddam trial
Interior ministers from Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan joined Tuesday in calling for a swift start to the trial of Saddam Hussein after the Iraqi Special Tribunal [official website, JURIST news archive] filed it (More) |
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Lawyer argues that Padilla should not be held without charges
A lawyer for a US citizen held as an enemy combatant argued Tuesday in front of a US appeals court that his client should not be held without charges. Jose Padilla , a Muslim convert, was arrested at O'Hare Airport in 2002 for planning to deton (More) |
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UN commission finalizes reparations for victims of 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
The UN Compensation Committee approved the final claims from victims of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Thursday, bringing the total award payments to $52.5 billion. The panel, which consists of the fifteen permanent members of the UN Security (More) |
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Two US citizens plead not guilty to terror charges
Two US citizens pleaded not guilty to terror-related charges against them in federal court on Tuesday. Tarik Shah, 42, of New York, and Rafik Abdus Sabir, 50, of Boca Raton, Florida, each face a single count of conspiracy to provide material support (More) |
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Stolen art threatens Iraqi culture, funds terrorism, says Iraq museum chief
The director of Iraq's looted National Museum warned a UNESCO meeting of the International Coordinating Committee to Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of Iraq Thursday that the purchase of stolen artifacts from Iraq is funding terrorist activit (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
