Lebanon arrests 3 former security chiefs in Hariri murder probe
Lebanon has arrested three former pro-Syrian security chiefs, and the head of the presidential guard Mustafa Hamdan turned himself into authorities after an arrest warrant was issued for him in connection with the killing of former...
Prince Talal bin Abdel-Aziz , a half-brother of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has called for political reform in Saudi Arabia, including the introduction of a constitution and a "quasi-legislative council." He told Radio Monte Carlo [media...
The UN has formally accused Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division , with harassing her staff. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric did not offer specifics, but it is believed that the accusations stem from a four-month...
UK plans to instruct judges on anti-terror deportations, bars radical cleric
Lord Charles Falconer , Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor in Tony Blairs Labour government, said Friday in an interview with BBC Radio that judges could be given explicit legislative guidance on how to...
Under new antiterrorism measures announced last week by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, UK police Thursday detained 10 foreigners, from countries including Jordan, Lebanon, and Algeria, who have been deemed to pose a security threat and scheduled...
Omar Bakri Mohammed, the British cleric who fled to Lebanon after being named in an investigation into possible treason charges for allegedly praising the London bombings, was detained by Lebanese police Thursday. Bakri, who has...
Omar Bakri Mohammed, one of the Muslim clerics being investigated by British authorities for remarks supporting the London bombers , left the country on Saturday and is now in Lebanon. Mohammed reportedly praised insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan...
Lebanon's cabinet Monday night approved the creation of a 12-member, half-Muslim, half-Christian committee that is charged with drafting a new election law. The country conducted elections in May and June under the 2000 election law [official text...
The Lebanese parliament voted Monday to grant amnesty to former militia leader Samir Geagea . Geagea, Lebanese Forces militia leader during the 1975-90 civil war, was arrested in 1994 and sentenced to three consecutive life...
Leading Monday's international brief, New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has announced that the New Zealand government is currently investigating the possibility of bringing charges against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe before the...
