SEIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER IN LIBYA
Late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s son and his spy chief were charged on Tuesday with murder in relation to the country’s 2011 civil war and are set to stand trial, […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
ARAB LEAGUE URGES UN-BACKED ACTION IN SYRIA
Arab League foreign ministers have urged the international community and the United Nations to take “deterrent” action against the Syrian regime over its alleged use of chemical weapons. “The United […]
TRIAL BEGINS FOR PRESIDENCY MOSQUE CASE
The specialized Penal Court in the capital Sana’a began on Monday the hearing, under chairmanship of Judge Hilal Hamed Mahfal, for the trial of 57 accused in the Presidency Mosque […]
COURT ORDERS MUBARAK’S RELEASE
The North Cairo Court ordered the release on Wednesday of former president Hosni Mubarak in the so-called “Ahram gifts” case, in which Mubarak allegedly accepted $11m worth of gifts, including […]
Yemen: Yemeni government issues apology for civil war
The Yemeni government on Wednesday issued a public apology to southern separatists and northern Shi’ite Muslim rebels for wars waged against them during former President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s rule. The […]
EGYPT’S MUBARAK CLEARED IN CORRUPTION CASE
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s imprisoned former ruler, has been cleared in the corruption case that alleged he embezzled funds for presidential palaces. Mubarak, who was arrested after his overthrow in 2011, still […]
