Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza – including the recent escalation with attacks on the southern city of Rafah – continues to reverberate across the region and the world. It is straining the hitherto rock-solid friendship between Israel and the United States (US) and could cost President Joe Biden the White House later this year as … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Vladimir Putin has only two options: face The Hague or be “killed by one of his accomplices”. Zelensky made the remarks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany last week. He also spoke about Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s death, who was found dead by Russia’s prison service on Friday. … Read more
The Nile is a life-or-death issue Al-Ahram, Egypt, February 10 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The relationship between Egypt and Ethiopia has always been marked by stability, particularly during the time of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia. The two nations enjoyed wide areas of cooperation … Read more
South Africa is quickly running out of friends on Capitol Hill as it cosies up to US rivals. Already angry over Pretoria’s decision to host naval drills with Russia and China last year, US lawmakers are now demanding that the Joe Biden administration launch a “comprehensive review” of bilateral ties following what they call South … Read more
Israeli Member of Knesset and former justice minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Sunday that Israel could initiate proceedings against Iran at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on charges of genocide and extermination. Speaking to Aryeh Golan on the Kol Yisrael morning radio show on Sunday, Saar said, “Iran finances, arms, … Read more
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, January 26, ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide during its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. This came during a session of the ICJ in the Dutch city of The Hague, to decide on South Africa’s request to take precautionary measures in the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will set up a royal commission of inquiry to study the handling of cases involving three disputed islets in the Singapore Strait, the Cabinet said on Wednesday (Jan 24). Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had previously called for a review of a 2018 decision by Malaysia – under the administration of then-prime minister … Read more
New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) may take several years to reach a final verdict in the genocide case against Israel, which is why South Africa has requested the world’s highest court to order provisional measures to protect the Palestinian people in Gaza from further harm. South Africa has also sought Israel’s compliance … Read more
The Hague: Proceedings began on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, where Israel is being accused of committing “genocidal” acts during its war against Hamas in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal to the ICJ to force Israel to “immediately suspend” its military … Read more
The UK government’s action of submitting detailed legal arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in support of genocide claims against the Myanmar government has come under fire amidst the Gaza Strip situation. Britain is being accused of double standards, as the UK didn’t press for similar charges against the Netanyahu government in the … Read more
