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New arbitration law approved in BahrainForeign lawyers could be asked to step in to settle commercial arbitration cases in Bahrain. The Parliament yesterday (April 28) approved the new government-drafted law on arbitration, despite the legislative and legal affairs com More… |
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Etihad’s Emirati lawyer to train in UK law firmsEtihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has seconded Jaafar Al Baloushi, one of the first Emirati licensed lawyers working in the airline, to train at two of the most reputable international law firms in the UK. Jaafar wi More… |
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Mubarak will be freed soon: lawyerHosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president overthrown in an uprising in 2011, will be released from jail soon after a prosecutor cleared him in a corruption case, his lawyer and a judicial source said on Monday. Mubarak, 85, was More… |
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India rape accused says police tortured himOne of the five men charged with the gang rape and murder of an Indian student said police tortured him in custody and he and at least three of his co-defendants say they are innocent, lawyers said on Thursday. The five accused ar More… |
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Saudi recalls envoy, shuts embassy in EgyptSaudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador from Egypt for 'consultation' and would close its embassy and consulates in the Arab nation. State news agency SPA said the reason behind the diplomatic move was 'unj More… |
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Egypt lawyer seeks to annul more land dealsAn Egyptian lawyer said he had filed a lawsuit demanding the government cancel the sales since 1998 of all state land not sold by auction. It is the latest challenge to state land sales since a court in June annulled the More… |
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Austrian Airlines calls in lawyers over Jaber dealAustrian Airlines said on Tuesday it had called in its lawyers over a troubled plan for investor Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa al Jaber to take a 20 per cent stake in the national carrier. In a deal announced in March, the Saudi-Austrian investo More… |
