Judges sceptical about Trump travel banFederal judges expressed scepticism Tuesday over the need for President Donald Trump's travel ban, which has upended travel to the US for more than a week and tested the new administration's use of executive power, a report said. More… |
US Court temporarily blocks Trump’s travel banA federal judge in Seattle on Friday temporarily blocked President Trump’s week-old immigration order from being enforced nationwide, reopening America’s door to visa holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries and dealing the More… |
Arabs can sue US over post-9/11 jail treatmentA divided US appeals court said the federal government's top law enforcers can be sued by former inmates who claim their civil rights were violated while jailed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks because they were Arab, Muslim or stereotyped t More… |
Arab Bank chairman denies funding HamasArab Bank's chairman told reporters on Monday his bank was "clean" and had not provided funding to Hamas, speaking after his first day as a defense witness in the long-awaited civil terrorism-financing trial. A lawsu More… |
Kurdish oil tanker reappears off US coastA tanker carrying disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil reappeared on satellite tracking on Monday near Texas, days after having gone silent with a $100 million cargo, but the latest vessel data showed it had not offloaded at sea. Acco More… |
US not to seize Kurdish crude from tankerA US court on Monday threw out an order to seize some 1 million barrels of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil from a tanker near Texas, a move that could allow the cargo to be delivered and end a nearly month-long impasse. The Unite More… |
Cannot seize Kurdish crude for now: US courtA high-stakes dispute over a tanker carrying $100 million in Iraqi Kurdish crude took a surprising turn on Tuesday when a US judge said she lacked jurisdiction given the ship's distance from the Texas shore and urged that the case be s More… |
US court orders seizure of Kurdish crude cargoActing on a request from the central government in Iraq, a US judge has signed an order telling the US Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the coast of Texas, court filings showed early on Tuesday. More… |
Arcapita files key restructuring planBahrain-based Arcapita Bank, an international investment firm, has announced the filing of an amended consensual plan of reorganisation which seeks to "maximise recoveries to creditors and other stakeholders". The compan More… |
Arcapita unit files for bankruptcy protectionA unit of Bahrain investment house Arcapita has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, the company said in a statement. Falcon Gas Storage Company, a non-operating subsidiary of Arcapita, also intends to file a motion for joint adminis More… |