December 23, 2020
The Swords of Qādisiyyah, which mark the entrance to the Great Celebrations square in Baghdad, Iraq, in this file courtesy photo.
NEW YORK The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced deep concern over the decision by United States President Donald Trump to grant pardons to four security guards who were tried and convicted for the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, in 2007.
President Trump announced the decision to pardon the men on Tuesday. A statement from the White House said that the four, all military veterans, had “a long history of service to the nation”, arguing the move reflected broad public sentiment in the US.
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Deals cement normalisation of ties between Israel, Morocco
Israel s Population and Immigration Authority director-general Shlomo Mor-Yosef (seated, left) and Mr Mohcine Jazouli, Minister-delegate to Morocco s Minister for Foreign Affairs, signing an agreement at the Royal Palace in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday. Morocco was the third Arab state this year, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to normalise relations with Israel under US-brokered agreements. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PublishedDec 24, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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