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BEIJING, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday highlighted the need to uphold constitutional law in the special administrative region, saying basic law and the constitution form the bedrock of the government.In remarks amid a seminar coinci…

BAGHDAD, The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday postponed a scheduled session to work on reforming the electoral law and the high electoral commission.The presidency of parliament said in a statement, the parliamentary committees needed more time to work out …

BEIJING, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Thursday summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad in protest against Washington’s recent law that backs Hong Kong protesters, according to China’s Xinhua news agency.”China strongly urges the…

LONDON, Britain on Thursday stressed that its stance regarding the Israeli settlements is firm and clear, saying the settlements are illegal in accordance with international law.The Israeli settlements constitute a barrier towards achieving peace, and …

MOSCOW, The Israeli attack on Syria is in clear violation of the basic tenets of international law, said Russian on Wednesday.An official from the Russian Foreign Ministry deemed the attack as a violation of global conventions, saying that it might inc…

BAGHDAD, The UN urged the Iraqi parliament Wednesday to approve a new electoral law that would honor demands of protesters.Reforming the electoral law is a major demand of the protesters, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement, a…

BEIRUT, The Lebanese capital Monday night is witnessing popular protests against holding a parliament session to approve the general amnesty law due on Tuesday (tomorrow).There was a march south of Beirut calling for rejecting the law, Lebanon’s Nation…

BRUSSELS, The European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Palestine (DPAL) Monday expressed concern over the arrest of Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar and called on Israel to end the practice of “administrative detention.” “The news that Pale…

WASHINGTON, An American citizen was sentenced Thursday to 20 months in prison for exporting gas and oil pipeline parts to Iran for over a decade “in deliberate violation of a US embargo and trade sanctions.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a st…

WASHINGTON, White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway confirmed press reports that the Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation into the administrative inquiry of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.New York Times reported yesterday the departme…

TUNISIA, Law professor Kais Saeid was officially named Tunisia’s president on Monday after a landslide 72.71 percent second round election victory.The elections commission announced the official results, which saw Saeid clinch 2.8 million votes compare…

ANKARA, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday called on the European Union to keep its promises on immigration, as Ankara did.In a speech after a meeting with German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, European Commissioner for Home Affair…

WASHINGTON, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that the Department is publicly designating Raul Castro and his immediate family “due to his involvement in gross violations of human rights.” Pompeo said in a statement that in addition to …

TUNIS, Kais Saied, one of Tunisia’s most notable professors of constitutional law, and Nabil Karoui, a jailed media magnate, have proceeded to the presidential election runoff.While Saied garnered 18.4 percent of the vote, Karoui got 15.6 percent, acco…

ALGIERS, Algeria’s People’s National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament, approved the draft law which aims to ensure fair presidential elections as well as resolve issues between the government and the opposition.The new bill, introduced by Ju…

GENEVA, The United Nations Human Rights Council said on Tuesday that it was dismayed to learn that perpetrators of grave human rights violations in Yemen have managed to evade justice.The conflict in Yemen bore witness to gruesome killings, systematic …