BEIRUT: Ten months have passed since the Beirut blast on Aug. 4 last year, and the Lebanese judiciary has still not established the cause of the massive explosion that killed 215 and injured 6,000. Since then, the judiciary has arrested 19 people, including officers in the State and General Security departments, and has summoned dozens of people for questioning, including
JEDDAH: The Justice Ministry has launched yet another electronic service to expedite labor court procedures and speed up recovery of dues in such cases. The first version of the app “Labor calculator” aims to promote legal awareness, facilitate the implementation of labor laws and ensure transparency and accuracy in financial settlements. “The calculator is comprehensive and
The Daesh “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria has vanished, the vast majority of its terrorists either killed or captured, and their threat largely neutralized. However, a new challenge has emerged how should the international community deal with the women and children that the terrorists left behind? Are these women innocent or guilty? Should they face the same consequences as
Over 2 billion vaccine doses have been administered across the world, a promising statistic in the global efforts to turn the tide on the COVID-19 pandemic. More progress is expected after the White House’s announcement making 75 percent of surplus US vaccines available to the UN-backed COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) program to address worldwide supply inequities and
Asked in 2018 if he would advocate a “shoot to kill” policy against children breaching the Gaza border, Naftali Bennett retorted: “They are not children they are terrorists.” During a Cabinet session, Bennett argued: “If you catch terrorists, you have to simply kill them.” When a colleague pointed out that such an approach was illegal, Bennett referred to his own time in the