Palestinian leader in new UN bid to end occupation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane) United Nations, AP—Facing pressure at home to come up with a new...
View ArticleICC prosecutor withdraws charges against Kenyan president
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) shares a moment with his deputy William Ruto after Kenyatta’s case at the ICC was dropped, in Nairobi, on December 5, 2014. (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya) Amsterdam and...
View ArticlePalestinians plan next steps after failed UN bid
UN Security Council meets to vote on Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years, in New York, on December 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Ramallah, AP—The...
View ArticlePalestinians join International Criminal Court
In this file photo taken Tuesday, April 29, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen from East Jerusalem to set up a national fund to support the...
View ArticlePalestinians file Israeli war crime suit with ICC: official
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting to sign more than 20 international treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on...
View ArticleIsrael threatens more punitive steps against Palestinians
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2015. (Reuters/Oded Balilty/Pool) Jerusalem, AP—Israeli leaders on Sunday...
View ArticlePalestinians preparing ICC cases against Israel: chief negotiator
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R), joined by Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, signs an application to the UN agencies in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 1, 2014. (AP...
View ArticleICC opens investigation into Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A plume of smoke rises from buildings after an Israeli airstrike in the eastern part of Gaza City on August 22, 2014. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt) Amsterdam, Reuters—The International Criminal Court (ICC)...
View ArticlePalestinian Authority will defy Israeli sanctions: Saeb Erekat
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks with his chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (L) during an Arab foreign ministers’ meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on January 15, 2015....
View ArticleSouth Africa court bars indicted Sudan leader from leaving
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir looks on ahead of the 25th African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 14, 2015. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko) Pretoria, Geneva and Johannesburg, Reuters—A...
View ArticleCongo’s Kabila pledges to implement reforms after national dialogue
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Dakar, Reuters—Congo’s President Joseph Kabila pledged on Saturday to turn the recommendations from three weeks of national dialogue into policies … continue reading...
View ArticleLibya: Confusion continues over Zeidan kidnapping
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The militia known as the Operations Room of Libya’s Revolutionaries continues to deny responsibility for the brief kidnapping … continue reading...
View ArticleEgypt: Brotherhood crackdown continues to draw criticism
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt edges closer to a key nationwide referendum on a new constitution, Cairo continues to face a … continue reading Egypt: Brotherhood...
View ArticleSudanese President Plans to Attend U.N. AIDS Meeting, Challenging ICC
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Khartoum- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is challenging the International Criminal Court (ICC ) and planning to attend an AIDS conference … continue reading Sudanese...
View ArticleSudanese FM: Washington Convinced We Don’t Sponsor Terrorism
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Riyadh- Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour expressed optimism at the right steps taken by the U.S. administration, saying Washington is … continue reading Sudanese...
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