judiciary

King Salman issued a royal order on Friday to promote 26 judges at the Board of Grievances, Saudi Press Agency reported. President of the Board of Grievances and Administrative Judicial Council Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Yousef said…
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King Salman issued a royal decree on Sunday to promote and appoint 126 judges at the Ministry of Justice, Saudi Press Agency reported. Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani said…
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The Lebanese General Security detained Lebanese academic and political analyst Makram Rabah for five hours on Monday following his criticism of Hezbollah’s military presence in the Baalbek region. Rabah’s views were taken from a…
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Saudi Minister of Justice Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani during a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday praised the Saudi leadership’s support for the Kingdom’s judiciary. The minister met a number of opinion writers and media professionals…
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Plans by the Israeli government to strip the country’s highest court of power and which have caused months of protest and political upheaval at home, have led to tensions with Jewish groups based in North America, key benefactors of Israel.…
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The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a decision by the election regulator to postpone polls in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province was unconstitutional and announced elections on May 14 — a verdict likely to worsen a row between the…
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Faced with an increasing number of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iran’s judiciary chief has threatened to prosecute “without mercy” women who appear in public unveiled, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Gholamhossein Mohseni…
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The United Nations’ human rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern that a proposed overhaul of Israel’s judicial system would “drastically undermine” the ability of the judiciary to uphold human rights and the rule of law. Israel’s…
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Ebrahim Raisi, the favorite in Iran’s presidential election, has used his position at the heart of the judiciary for grave rights violations, including mass executions of political prisoners, activists say. They say Raisi — who now has…
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Iran’s leading presidential candidate staged a mass rally in the country’s southeast that drew thousands of supporters, sparking controversy on Thursday as the first such gathering amid the raging coronavirus pandemic that has largely…
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