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EU Court removes Hamas from terrorist list on procedural grounds

The General Court of the European Union has announced on Wednesday that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be excluded from the European Union's terrorist list.

12:27 17.12.2014

Suspected German ISIS member sentenced to three years

A court in Frankfurt has handed down a prison sentence to Kreshnik Berisha for fighting on the side of terrorists in Syria, Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper writes on Friday.

15:23 05.12.2014

Syria’s constitutional court registers first presidential candidate

Syria’s Higher Constitutional Court forwarded the first nomination for the presidential election to the People’s Assembly (parliament) on Wednesday, Syrian state television has announced.

15:34 23.04.2014

Russian professor detained for smuggling released in Iraq

16:14 16.04.2014

UN has enough evidence for Syrian war crime indictments – report

UN investigators said Tuesday that evidence of war crimes in Syria is strong enough at this point to substantiate indictments, Reuters reported. A list of suspected war criminals including individuals on both sides of the conflict was reportedly expanded.

16:37 19.03.2014

Arafat died a natural death – Russian expert

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died a natural death, Vladimir Uiba, head of Russia’s Federal Medical-Biological Agency, told journalists on Thursday.

14:55 26.12.2013

Syrian opposition claims 'poisonous gas' attack

Two Syrian pro-opposition groups are claiming that government forces carried out a "poisonous gas" attack near the capital Damascus, leaving dozens of people dead.

11:43 21.08.2013

Kuwaiti constitutional court dissolves parliament

The Kuwaiti Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday ruled to dissolve parliament due to violations during the December 2012 elections.

10:12 17.06.2013

Kuwaiti woman sentenced to 11 years in prison for insulting emir on Twitter

A court in Kuwait on Monday sentenced a woman to 11 years in prison for insulting the emir and for posting anti-government tweets.

10:01 11.06.2013

Iraq resumes Russian arms deal investigation

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq has resumed an investigation against officials suspected of corruption while signing a $4.2 billion arms deal with Russia.

15:13 21.05.2013

Kuwaiti opposition leader sentenced to five years

A Kuwaiti court has sentenced opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrack to five years in prison for insulting the emir during a political rally last year, local media reported on Monday.

15:47 15.04.2013

Syrian president increases punishment for kidnapping, murder

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a law setting the penalty for kidnapping to life imprisonment, his press office reported on Tuesday.

17:05 02.04.2013

Execution of convicted murderers broadcast live in Kuwait

The Kuwaiti authorities approved the live broadcast of Monday's execution of two Kuwaitis and one Pakistani national who were convicted of murder.

13:07 01.04.2013

Russia seeks to join probe of Syria chemical attack reports

Russia wants its own experts to join the team that will investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons during fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria, Russia’s senior diplomat said on Monday.

14:23 25.03.2013

Iraq files lawsuits over valuables seized in 2003

Iraq has filed some 40 lawsuits against different countries, demanding the return of valuable antiquities illegally taken from the country during the military invasion in 2003.

18:13 13.03.2013

UN Commission blames both sides for war crimes in Syria conflict

The UN commission charged with investigating violations of human rights in the context of the Syria conflict is pointing fingers at both sides of the conflict that has ravaged Syria for the past two years, accusing both the rebels and the ruling regime of war crimes and crimes against humanity in its damning fourth report.

17:46 19.02.2013

Russians leaving Syria cross into Lebanon to board planes home

Roughly 50 Russians who have decided to leave Syria have crossed the border into Lebanon in three buses with employees of the Russian Embassy in Damascus.

15:04 22.01.2013

UN concerned with international humanitarian law in Gaza

Expressing deep sadness over an attack that killed ten members of one family Sunday, including women and children, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged an end to the violence raging between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip. He further lamented the loss of several Israeli civilian casualties.

15:15 19.11.2012

A Western intervention in Syria? Probably not.

According to sources on the ground, August 2012 was the deadliest month thus far in the Syria conflict. As the violence escalates and the UNSC remains politically deadlocked, some speculate that it’s only a matter of time before the West intervenes. This time, however, it may not be so easy. RAPSI takes a look at the relevant legal doctrine and speaks to experts in the field to shed light on the issue.

11:34 04.09.2012

UN: crimes against humanity committed in Syria

The United Nations Human Rights Council declared Wednesday that forces loyal to the governing regime of Bashar Al-Assad have, in the context of the present Syrian conflict, committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross violations of international humanitarian law.

11:14 16.08.2012