NEW YORK CITY / BEIRUT: With the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) facing a severe financial crisis and the threat of imminent shutdown, it is imperative to highlight the significance of its recent judgment and the critical importance of permitting the tribunal to complete its mandate. Shutting down the STL now, on the eve of its second major trial, would send a wrong and
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his full support for Iraq’s sovereignty after meeting the country’s prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on Friday, the Elysee said in a statement on Saturday. Macron praised Al-Kadhimi’s diplomacy in the region and expressed his concern over the latest events in Baghdad, the Elysee said.
JEDDAH: Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is seeking a parliamentary inquiry into a paramilitary contractor, following allegations it was training militants in Syria. Fugitive mob boss Sedat Peker claimed that SADAT, which has close ties with the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was training Al-Nusra Front fighters and arming the group by
Activist investment fund Engine No.1 has succeeded in getting three of its candidates elected to Exxon’s 12-member board of directors, despite strong opposition from the oil giant. This confirms the…