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Senegal ex-president's son charged with corruption
April 18, 2013 by Sydney Normil
Senegalese prosecutors have charged Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, with corruption for allegedly embezzling USD $1.4 billion during his father's years in office. The corruption claim centers on Wade's acquisition of real estate and foreign companies, including.... [more]
UAE court upholds sentences for Somali pirates
February 25, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court on Monday upheld the sentences of 10 Somali pirates convicted of highjacking a UAE-owned bulk-carrier ship. In April 2011, the men reportedly commandeered the MV Arrilah-1 as it hauled aluminum in the Arabian Sea en route to Dubai from Australia. The pirates.... [more]
UAE arrests prominent lawyer in ongoing crackdown on Islamist dissidents
July 18, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) detained a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday after also arresting his son and brother-in-law, bringing to 25 the total number of Islamist dissidents detained since late March. Mohammed al-Roken, 50, who last year co-defended five Islamists stripped of.... [more]
Alleged USS Cole bomber makes first court appearance
November 10, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
Alleged al Qaeda senior leader Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri made his first court appearance Wednesday, his first public appearance since he was captured in Dubai in 2002. Nashiri is charged with war crimes under the Military Commission Act of 2009 relating to the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 which.... [more]
UAE court allows extradition of ex-Nigeria state governor to UK
October 17, 2010 by Erin Bock
The Dubai Court of First Instance has ruled that a former Nigerian Delta state governor can be extradited to the UK to face charges of money laundering, fraud and embezzlement. James Ibori was arrested in the United Arab Emirates by INTERPOL in May. Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes.... [more]
Somalia pirate sentenced to death in state of Puntland
September 28, 2010 by Jay Carmella
A court in the Somali state of Puntland on Tuesday sentenced a pirate to death for murdering the skipper of cargo ship in June. Salah Mohamed Gelle, considered a pirate ringleader, highjacked the MV QSM Dubai, along with seven other pirates, in June. The vessel had a crew of 24 and was headed to.... [more]
Pakistan party talks on restoring judges fail despite US intervention
May 11, 2008 by Bernard Hibbitts
Talks between Pakistani party leaders meeting in London to discuss a parliamentary resolution to restore superior court judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf under his proclamation of emergency last November collapsed Sunday despite last-minute intervention by a US envoy. US Assistant.... [more]
Pakistan leaders fail to agree on resolution restoring ousted judges as new deadline looms
May 9, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
Talks between the leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in London Friday failed to produce an agreement on a draft resolution for reinstating judges ousted by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf last year, but party members pledged to continue....... [more]
Pakistan: when and how will the ousted judges be restored? [comment]
May 3, 2008 by Bernard Hibbitts
Faisal Naseem Chaudhry: The Dubai deliberations are over. In a Friday press conference, Mian Nawaz Sharif (MNS) announced that a Resolution restoring Pakistan's ousted judges shall be tabled before the National Assembly on May 12; shall be passed by a simple majority of the House and the....... [more]
Pakistan coalition leaders strike deal on restoring judges; Chaudhry to retire 'early'
May 1, 2008 by Bernard Hibbitts
The leaders of Pakistan's coalition government reached agreement in Dubai on Thursday on the details of a deal on restoring superior court judges removed in November under President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency, according to local media reports. GEO-TV said that the agreement....... [more]
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