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Israel’s parliament ratifies contested law, limiting Supreme Court powers
Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system ... Middle East -
Pakistan to fire judge who wants Musharraf’s body hanged
Pakistan’s government said on Thursday it will seek to remove a judge who demanded while sentencing former ruler Pervez Musharraf to death that ... World News -
Algeria judges end strike over reshuffle
Striking Algerian judges returned to work on Wednesday, a day after their main union announced an end to a mass 10-day walkout over alleged executive ... North Africa -
What Kavanaugh nomination tells us about American politics
The bitter partisan battle over Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the Supreme Court ended with a narrow Senate vote making him the latest Supreme Court ... Middle East -
Saudi-inspired top court judge emerges ‘icon of justice’ in Pakistan
There was pin-drop silence in packed courtroom as the three-member bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, ... Features -
Egypt court removes judge who got Mubarak’s sons detained
An Egyptian court has accepted a defense motion to remove a judge who ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons in ... North Africa -
India’s judges, lawyers turn Good Samaritans for flood-hit Kerala
The rain-ravaged southern Indian state of Kerala has received aid in cash and kind from everywhere but the yeoman’s service rendered by the ... Features -
Defense teams in 9/11 case call for disqualification of new judge
Monday (September 10) marked the first appearance of the new military judge appointed to preside over the case of the United States versus the five ... Features -
After ‘Israeli television’ prank, Sacha Baron sued for libel
Former Republican Senate candidate and accused child molester Roy Moore is suing British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation after being pranked ... Variety -
VIDEO: Pakistan’s first blind judge who found strength in his disability
Yousaf Saleem, who has been sworn in as Pakistan’s first blind judge, has come a long way in overcoming disability to get ahead in life. Saleem ... Variety -
Iran detains ex-prosecutor convicted in 2009 torture case
Iran’s official judicial news agency is reporting that police have arrested a former Tehran prosecutor who faces a two-year prison sentence over ... Gulf -
Council of Islamic Ideology in Pakistan against public hangings of pedophiles
Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Thursday advised against introducing in the law an amendment seeking public hanging for child ... World News -
Senior judges open rift with India’s chief justice
Four Indian Supreme Court judges took the unprecedented step of publicly criticising the chief justice on Friday, warning a lack of impartiality could ... World News -
A powerful judiciary that is a bulwark against terrorism
The assassination of Judge Sheikh Mohammed al-Jirani, is an action through which terrorists wanted to deliver a clear message: that those who oppose ... Middle East -
Iranian cleric had issued fatwa to kill kidnapped Saudi Judge Jirani
An Iranian cleric had issued a fatwa to members of a terrorist cell which kidnapped Saudi Judge Mohammed al-Jirani over a year ago, Asharq Al-Awsat ... Gulf -
Saudi ministry reveals details related to recovery of slain Shiite judge’s body
The Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed on Monday that Shiite judge Mohammed Al-Jirani was slain by his kidnappers and revealed details related to his ... Gulf -
India decides to fast-track trial of its lawless lawmakers
The cat is finally out of the bag. After being in denial for years, the Indian Government has confessed that there are as many as 1,581 sitting ... Features -
United States’ first female Muslim judge found dead in Hudson River
A groundbreaking black jurist who became the first Muslim woman to serve as a US judge was found dead in New York’s Hudson River on Wednesday, ... World News -
Why is justice obstructed in Iraq’s integrity-related cases?
This is not the first time that an Iraqi political leader or government official has hinted that the judiciary has taken too long to look into cases ... Middle East -
Travelers arrive in US to hugs and tears after ban is lifted
Airlines around the world allowed people to board flights as usual to the United States Features -
Israeli occupation in the dock as much as Sergeant Azaria
This killing should not have caught anyone by surprise, considering the ample evidence of similar gross violations of Palestinians’ human rights Middle East -
Saudi judge ordered to pay back SR2.6m owed to citizen
A Saudi court ordered a judge to return SR2.6 million in money he had borrowed from a citizen to invest in a side business he had been operating Gulf -
Human rights watch praises Tunisia on judicial reforms
Parliament on Tuesday approved amendments to Article 13 of Tunisia’s penal code to fall in line with the new constitution News -
First veiled female judge conducts trial in Turkey
The judge was not identified and the details of the case she was hearing were not known Middle East -
Sylvester Stallone puts 'Rocky' and 'Rambo' props up for sale
Top lots from the sale will remain on view in New York until Wednesday, before being offered for sale from December 18-20 in Los Angeles Variety -
Iraq’s Sistani calls for reforms to start with judiciary
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called judicial reform one of the most important aspects of the reform process Middle East -
Israeli MP: Arabs who won't sing national anthem can't be judges
Anyone unwilling to sing the Israeli national anthem would not be allowed to judge claims right-wing MP Middle East -
‘What happened to you?’ Viral video of judge recognizing friend in dock
A courtroom witnessed tears as a judge realized that the burglary suspect she was trying was a former classmate Digital -
Egypt hits 'complications' in plan for new administrative capital
The new capital is one of a series of mega-projects announced by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Middle East -
Egypt jails policeman for sexual assault on mentally ill girl
The incident occurred in August 2014 at the capital's Imbaba police station where the girl had been detained for reasons that have not been made clear Middle East