178 ABA Journal Middle East articles.
Officials say a Boston man who volunteered for combat service in Israel’s army won’t be put behind bars for eating a non-kosher sandwich after all, following an international kerfuffle over…
Jun 3, 2015 3:05 PM CDT
With help from two venerable U.S. law schools, a Middle Eastern university is creating the region’s first juris doctor degree program.
Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar, will open…
Mar 3, 2015 4:15 PM CST
Archaeologists affiliated with the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem say they may have uncovered the site where Jesus of Nazareth was tried and sentenced to death by Roman prefect…
Jan 5, 2015 11:15 AM CST
An unusual federal lawsuit filed Monday says some members of the U.S. military injured and killed in Iraq weren’t casualties of war.
They were victims of a terror campaign, for…
Nov 11, 2014 12:50 PM CST
Federal jurors in Brooklyn on Monday ruled in favor of about 300 terrorism victims and their relatives in a civil suit that accused Arab Bank of supporting terrorism by handling…
Sep 23, 2014 9:46 AM CDT
Those planning international travel should take note of a new TSA rule.
Concerned about potential terrorism, the federal agency is requiring airline passengers headed to the U.S. from the Middle…
Jul 7, 2014 4:35 PM CDT
A 9-month-old baby was among those charged with planning murder for throwing stones at police and gas-company employees in Pakistan.
Muhammad Mosa Khan was charged in February, report the
Terrorists armed with guns and hand grenades stormed Pakistan’s main court complex in Islamabad on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens.
Among those killed in the attack…
Mar 4, 2014 1:53 PM CST
Nov 1, 2013 9:50 AM CDT
In a historic move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this month granted law licenses to four women.
The move follows a recent announcement by the Ministry of Justice that women…
Oct 23, 2013 10:20 PM CDT
Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was released from prison Thursday, then flown to a military hospital in Cairo.
The transfer from prison to house arrest comes a day after a…
Aug 22, 2013 6:25 PM CDT
Former Pakistani president and military leader Pervez Musharraf has been indicted on charges of murder and conspiracy in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
The basis for…
Aug 20, 2013 1:58 PM CDT
Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak could be released from prison this week, according to his lawyer.
News stories differ on the reasons for the release, its timing and whether it…
Aug 19, 2013 3:30 PM CDT
A Norwegian woman who was stunned to be jailed for 16 months for having extramarital sex after complaining to authorities in Dubai that she had been raped has received a…
Jul 23, 2013 5:15 PM CDT
In an effort to resolve a political crisis, the Egyptian military on Wednesday suspended the country’s constitution, ousted President Mohamed Morsi and put a top judge in his place as…
Jul 3, 2013 8:23 PM CDT
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