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ICC Prosecutor Statement to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, pursuant to UNSCR 1970 (2011)

Mr. President, 1. I am honored to present my third briefing on the activities of the Office of the Prosecutor in furtherance of UN Security Council ... Full story

فانطو ( هجليج) و مأزق المجتمع الدولى 1-4 / مدينق ودا منيل

بعد توقف دامت أكثر من 7 سنين وبعد صراع مع نفسي، قررت مرة أخرى أن أزاول الكتابة ، إستجابة لمستجدات فى ساحة السودانية، جنوبه وشماله. ... Full story

Libya: ICC Prosecutor to Report to the United Nations Security Council

On Wednesday May 16 in New York, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will brief the United Nations Security Council on the situation in ... Full story

Annan Calls for Another Ultimatum

Demonstrations take out again from downtown Daraa in the Mahatta districtTop StoriesUN Envoy Kofi Annan called upon the Assad regime to end its military operations ... Full story

Empowering Judges in Future Syria by Michal Shammas

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 The call for the strengthening of the judiciary’s position in society and the guaranteeing of its independence from the executive and legislative ... Full story

2000 Syrian Refugees Arrived in Jordan Last Week Alone

Funeral procession in the Damascus central neighbourhood of MidanTop StoriesMore than 2000 Syrian refugees flocked into Jordan during the past week as a result of ... Full story

Intense Clashes Shake Syria While Assad Prepares For a Victory Speech

Demonstrations in Kafar Nobbul, Idlib despite the heavy shellingTop StoriesRegime forces trying to end all signs of opposition and protest as Assad is preparing for ... Full story

Al-Bashir's party acknowledges presence of Israeli Mossad in Sudan

SudaneseOnline-The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) acknowledged presence of the Mossad in Sudan. The political Secretary of NCP, Quitbi Al-Mahdi, admitted existence of Israeli Mossad ... Full story

SRCC Issues a Transition Period Policy Paper entitled Co-Authored by Muhanad Alhasani and Nael Georges

Reform Policies of the Syrian Penal SystemRelease Date: March 14, 2012 The Strategic Research and Communication Centre is proud to present a new policy paper today ... Full story

Massacres Intensify and France Gives Assad a Two-Day Ultimatum

France gave the Assad regime a two-day ultimatum to provide an answer to the proposal by UN and Arab League’s envoy to Syria, Kofi Anan. ... Full story

Regime Intensifies Assault on Idlib and Homs

Residents of the town of Faour in Lebanon organized an open sit-in in solidarity with the Syrian Revolution. Demonstrators chanted against the regime and called ... Full story

Regime Recalls its Ambassadors and Intensifies its Military Operations

The regime recalled its Ambassadors from many European countries fearing their expulsion. The regime started preparing for the immediate return of its Ambassadors in Western ... Full story

Demonstrators Commemorate the Kurdish Uprising

Friday demonstrations in Binnish, IdlibTop StoriesAssad’s forces killed at least 85 in what was deemed the Friday of Loyalty to the Kurdish Uprising.Regime forces committed ... Full story

SNC: Syria Not Liable For Debts Incurred After March 15, 2011

Press ReleaseThe Finance and Economic Affairs Bureau of the Syrian National Council (SNC) declares, on behalf of the Syrians who revolted against the Assad regime, ... Full story

Egyptian journalists accused of 'insulting armed forces'

New York, March 9, 2012-Egyptian authorities should immediately dismiss a baseless complaint of antistate activities that has been lodged against severaljournalists, the Committee to Protect ... Full story

Special Forces Open Fire at Refugees Amid Economic Crash

Demonstrations continue to go out in the city of Banyas in Tartous despite the security crackdownTop StoriesThe Regime paid salaries of public employees using currency ... Full story

UN Humanitarian Affairs Secretary: Baba Amr Has Been Completely Destroyed

Night demonstrations in the Damascus suburb of DoumaTop StoriesAccording to UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs who visited the city of Homs, the neighbourhood of ... Full story

The Concept of Security in a Constitutional Framework by Muhanad Alhasani

Wednesday, 7 March 2012 It is of little wonder that fear has been men and women's greatest concern throughout his existence on the surface of the ... Full story

Assad’s Forces Commit a Massacre in Baba Amr and Escalate Attacks on Idlib

Saudi Ministry of Interior announced that all residency permits for Syrian families on Saudi territory -including expired ones- will be extended until further notice, in ... Full story

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, the most influential.. Bouazizi, Al-Waled Bin Talal, Ahmed Bin Saeed and Hamad Bin Jassim in the front

Gulf Business Magazine: Top 100 World Most Influential Arabs for 2012 Charles El-Achi, Abdalla Alnajjar and Farouk El-Baz the most prominent scientists.. Waleed Bin Ibrahim and ... Full story

Rape and Murder by Taha Jaffer

Ice pellets on the lawn brought memories. The white color of the snow reminded her by the color of sand in her village. The droppings ... Full story

US and Canada Impose New Sanctions on the Regime

A child in Homs who has called for "relief for the children of Homs" was killedTop StoriesUS Treasury imposed new sanctions on the Assad regime ... Full story

Russian Shells Homs With Unmanned Drones

One of the first pictures to be released from the lenses of the foreign journalists in HomsTop StoriesMore than 2000 civilians evacuated the province of ... Full story

Russia Circumvents EU Oil Sanctions

"To be or not to be, martyr or free" - Binnish, IdlibTop StoriesTurkey accused the Assad regime of committing war crimes.The UK considered the regime’s ... Full story

Regime Refuses Red Cross Entry to Baba Amr and Ban Ki Mon Accuses Regime of Crimes Against Humanity

Massive demonstrations in Teebet al-Imam in the province of Hama despite the recent shellingTop StoriesAssad’s forces refused to allow a Red Cross convoy carrying humanitarian ... Full story

UN Condemns the Regime’s Crimes Against Humanity

The neighbourhood of Bab Sbaa baring the brunt of the regime's attacks after the invasion of Bab AmrTop StoriesThe UN Human Rights Commission adopted by ... Full story

SNC Statement on the Formation of Military Bureau

The recent developments of the political and security situation in Syria and the regime’s rejection of all Arab and international initiatives for a political solution ... Full story

French Journalists Refuses to Leave Homs without Injured Civilians

Children in the town of Kafarnabel in Idlib demonstrate against the regimeTop StoriesA statement signed by the Foreign Ministers of Germany, France and Poland announced ... Full story

CITES Secretary-General expresses grave concern over reports of mass elephant killings in Cameroon

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 28, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ... Full story

Passing of Mr Nkwebe Liriss, Lead Counsel of Jean-Pierre Bemba

It is with great sadness that the International Criminal Court (ICC) informs you of the passing of Mr Nkwebe Liriss, Lead Counsel of Jean-Pierre Bemba ... Full story

An Analysis of Existing Legislative and Constitutional Structures in Syria by Muhanad Alhasani

Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Syrian legislation has passed through two principal phases, separated by the brief transitional phase of the Nasser era (which was characterised by ... Full story

Revolutionaries Shoot Down a Helicopter in Aleppo, Regime Executes 64 Civilians in Baba Amr

Another funeral procession in Maaret Nuaman, Idlib Top StoriesAssad’s forces slaughtered 64 male civilians and kidnapped their female family members in Baba Amr.Revolutionaries shot down ... Full story

Press Release SNC Extends Hand to Alawite Community in Syria

The regime has tried, since the beginning of the Revolution, to fragment Syrian society and drive a wedge within mixed communities by dividing cities along ... Full story

UN Said Regime Officials Ordered Killing of Unarmed Children and Women

"I wish my bones were burning logs to warm the child shivering in front of his wrecked house in Homs"Top StoriesThe UN announced that Assad’s ... Full story

The Friends of Syria Meeting Syrian National Council Statement

The struggle of the Syrian people for freedom, equal citizenship and democracy has the support of a large majority of the international community. The passage ... Full story

Two Foreign Journalists Killed, Three More Injured

Bab Amr in Homs burningTop StoriesEighteen missiles fell on the media office across from the field hospital in Baba Amr killing American journalist Marie Colvin ... Full story

CPJ condemns killings of Colvin, Ochlik in Syria

New York, February 22, 2012-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killings in Syria of international journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik, who died this ... Full story

US Might Arm the Syrian Opposition

Aftermath of Assad troops' incursion into the neighbourhood of Bab Draib in Homs Top StoriesUS alluded to the possibility of arming the Syrian opposition if ... Full story

The attacks against freedom of expression and media work in Syria, the Office of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) in Damascus

Damascus, 21 February 2012. In a new escalation of the attacks against freedom of expression and media work in Syria, the Office of the Syrian ... Full story

Peace between Messiriya and Dinka Malual By Isaac Luach Luach

Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal communities are betrayed by state government every year, through constant “peace between Messiriya and Dinka Malual” which never remained respected. Peace with Messiria, what ... Full story

Massacres Continue as Entire Neighbourhoods are Levelled

Regime forces shell the Bab Amr oilpipe again in Homs, choking the neighbourhood with black cloudsTop StoriesMassacres continued in Homs, as the regime continued to ... Full story

US Drones Watching Assad Troops’ Attacks on Civilians

Funeral processions in the central Damascus neighborhood of MazzehTop StoriesUS Department of Defence announced that many US unmanned drones have been flying over Syria to ... Full story

UN General Assembly Discuss Syria Resolution Amid Continued Killing in Homs and Idlib

Demonstrations in Idlib in solidarity with the besieged neighbourhoods of HomsTop StoriesThe military campaign continued on the provinces of Homs and Idlib.Assad’s forces killed at ... Full story

Alawites Accuse the Regime of Committing Massacres in Homs

Entire houses wrecked in the Bab Amr neighbourhood of Homs from the ongoing random shelling Top StoriesAn Alawite group from Homs accused the Assad regime ... Full story

New European Sanctions Amid a New Massacre in Homs

Russian helicopters used by the regime in Idlib Top StoriesSwitzerland added 34 names to its list of 108-names of sanctioned Syrian officials found to be contributing ... Full story

NUSOJ welcomes ICG position on threat to Media Freedom in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today welcomed the decision of the International Contact ... Full story

NBAD Inaugurates a Branch in Dubai Motor City

Abu Dhabi/Dubai (February 7, 2012) - The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, inaugurated TODAY a new branch ... Full story

Obama's advisor shares views to reform the financial system

Paul Volcker Speaks at NBAD's Global Financial Markets ForumAbu Dhabi (February 6, 2012) -The 2012 Global Financial Markets Forum (GFMF) will kick start with a ... Full story

Real War Erupts in Jeser Al-Shoghour

Demonstrations in Bosra Harir, Daraa against the Russian and Chinese Veto Top StoriesSkirmishes occurred in the central areas of Jeser Al-Shoghour as Assad’s militias clashed with ... Full story

Press Release SNC Statement to the Syrian Expatriate and International Community

The Syrian National Council (SNC) salutes the brave Syrian people, who are in the midst of one of the greatest revolutions the modern world has ... Full story

Gulf Countries Monitors Pull Out Of Syria

Children and women demonstrate in the Waer neighborhood in HomsTop StoriesThe Gulf Cooperation Council countries withdrew their observers from the Arab League’s mission in Syria.Arab ... Full story

SNC Delegation Visits Arab League in Cairo

Press ReleaseOn Friday, Jan. 20, a delegation from the Syrian National Council’s (SNC) Executive Office, led by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, headed to Cairo to meet ... Full story

Mali becomes first African state to sign an agreement on the enforcement of sentences with the ICC

On Friday, 13 January 2012, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Republic of Mali concluded an agreement on the enforcement of sentences of imprisonment. ... Full story

Opinion piece by the Executive Director of UNAIDS for the Africa Cup of Nations 2012 / Africa….winning against AIDS

Africa….winning against AIDS By Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNAIDS) Winning the Africa Cup ... Full story

Kenya situation: Decisions on the confirmation of charges to be issued on 23 January

Situation: The Republic of KenyaCases: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto, Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Joshua Arap SangThe Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura, Uhuru Muigai ... Full story

The Netherlands Confirms to the SNC that it will Maintain Pressure on the Syrian Regime

Press ReleaseOn Tuesday, Jan. 17, a delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), headed by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, met with Mr. Uri Rosenthal, the Dutch ... Full story

Arab League Might Send Troops to Syria, and Assad Issues Another Amnesty

Demonstrators in the besieged Damascus suburb of Zabadani welcome the Observers Mission convoyTop StoriesBashar Assad issued a new presidential amnesty for crimes committed since the ... Full story

Press Release SNC and FSA Agree on Activating Coordination Mechanism

A delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC) met with the leadership of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The goal ... Full story

Observers Mission: Opposition Harassed the Mission

Caption: "The Observers cannot protect thenselves how will they be able to protect the demonstrators?" Top StoriesThe Arab League announced that some of its observers ... Full story

Russian Fleet Docks in Tartous and Regime Prepares For Another Massacre in Idlib

The Syrian government announced that a Russian fleet docked at the Russian military base of Tartous which was revamped and expanded lately. Russia announced that ... Full story

Arab League: Observers Mission Did Not Achieve Its Goals

The Arab League announced that the Observers Mission to Syria swerved off its goals. The League will be holding a meeting soon to discuss the ... Full story

Defected Financial Officer: Regime Spent $34 Million on Shabbiha Militiamen

Demonstrations in Tal Refaat, Aleppo, in the blistering cold stands in solidarity with Homs and Indan Top StoriesThe Inspector General of the Central Financial Monitoring Commission ... Full story

SNC Meets with the Foreign Minister of Portugal

Press ReleaseA delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), headed by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, met on Tuesday January 3, 2012 with the Foreign Minister of ... Full story

Closing statements in the trial against Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui scheduled to start on 15 May 2012

Situation: The Democratic Republic of the Congo Case: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ... Full story

Military Operations Continue Despite Observers’ Presence, and Central Bank Suspends Foreign Currency Trade

The Arab League announced that additional observers will be joining the Mission in Syria. Fourteen Arab observers -twelve Iraqis and two Tunisians- departed Cairo to ... Full story

Snipers Target Observers and Arab League Says Killings are Ongoing

The Arab League announced that the killings have not ceased in Syria and that snipers continue to threaten the lives of civilians. The League added ... Full story

Arab Parliament Calls for the Withdrawal of Observers From Syria

An Observer taking a photo of a demonstration in Idlib Top StoriesThe Arab Parliament called for the immediate withdrawal of the Arab League observers’ mission from ... Full story

SNC President Directly Addresses Protesters Amid Record Number of Demonstrations

Over 250,000 protesters participated in today’s demonstrations across 382 hot spots in Syria, setting another high record for the Syrian revolution. It was also the ... Full story

Arab League Monitoring Mission Under Pressure from SNC

Summary of Events The Syrian National Council raised concerns about the performance of the Arab League monitoring mission to Syria. SNC President, Burhan Ghalioun, said that ... Full story

Observers Arrive in Homs and Iraq Denies Entry to Turkey-Bound Trucks

Residents of Homs demand international protection for "whoever is left in the city" Top StoriesThe Arab League observers arrived today in Homs and began their work ... Full story

Arabs put credibility on line with Syria mission

By Agencies December 28, 2011, 4:30 pm CAIRO: Arab League monitors have only just begun to deploy in the crisis zones of Syria and officials from ... Full story

Massacres Intensify in Homs as the Observers’ Director Arrives

The director of the Arab League observers’ mission to Syria, Muhammad Dabi, arrived in Damascus to gauge the regime’s adherence to the signed protocol. The ... Full story

Safe Area for Syria: An Assessment of Legality, Logistics and Hazards

Release Date: Dec 24, 2011 The Syrian National Council (SNC) last week called upon a host of international bodies, including the United Nations and the Arab ... Full story

Russia’s UN Draft Resolution on Syria Rejected as the Regime Prepares for More Massacres

Tens of thousands of Kurds demonstrated in Derek, Hasaka against the regime's vicious military campaigns across Syria Top StoriesWestern countries rejected the Russian UN draft resolution ... Full story

An Urgent Appeal And Statement From The Syrian National Council

Press Release Since early this morning, the neighborhood of Baba Amr (Homs) has been under a tight siege and the threat of military invasion by an ... Full story

Assad’s Forces Bomb Two Security Buildings And Blame Al-Qaeda

In preparation for the arrival of the Arab League observers’ mission to Syria, Assad’s forces bombed two security buildings and blamed the demonstrators. According to ... Full story

Syrian National Council :The Regime Bears Direct Responsibility for Today’s Criminal Explosions in Damascus

Press ReleaseIn a move that reflects the Syrian regime’s behavior, as well as its criminal thinking, the capital city of Damascus saw two terrorist explosions ... Full story

Arab League’s Preparatory Delegation Dispatched to Syria as Massacres Continue

Massive demonstrations in Bab Qabli, Hama call against the Arab League's Observer's mission Top StoriesThe Arab League sent a delegation to Syria to prepare for the ... Full story

Callixte Mbarushimana is released from the ICC custody

Press Release Situation : Democratic Republic of the CongoCase: The Prosecutor v. Callixte Mbarushimana On 23 December 2011, Callixte Mbarushimana was released in accordance with the decision ... Full story

Director of the Arab League’s Observers Mission is Wanted By the International Criminal Court For Crimes Against Humanity

Syrian independence flag hung on the Saladin Castle in the Old City, DamascusTop StoriesThe director of the military observers’ mission dispatched to Syria by the ... Full story

The Syrian National Council Calls For the UN and International Community To Immediately Establish A Safe Zone for Protecting Civilians in Syria

The Syrian National Council’s (SNC) Executive Office engaged in extensive contacts at the Arab and international levels, following the Syrian regime’s brutal massacres and acts ... Full story

The Final Statement of the First Syrian National Council General Assembly Meeting

Press Release The Syrian National Council (SNC) held its first plenary meeting and conference in Tunis in December 17-18, 2011. The participants paid tribute to the ... Full story

The Syrian National Council Completes Its First General Meeting And Plans A Press Conference

Press ReleaseThe two-day conference of the SNC's General Assembly included council-wide meetings and special workshops that resulted in the adoption of internal rules and procedures, ... Full story

Saudi Arabia Suspends Deportations of Syrians with Expired Permits While Protesters Denounce the Arab League

Hundreds of thousands flock to Friday demonstrations again Top StoriesSaudi Arabia announced it will not deport any Syrian citizen with an expired visa or permit after ... Full story

Iranian Embassy Attempts to Hide its Ties with the Opposition and the Regime Invades Hama

Massive demonstrations in the Damascus suburb of Erbin in solidarity with the besieged suburbs and cities Top StoriesThe Iranian Embassy in Syria denied reports of contacting ... Full story

An Arab Committee Formed to Support the Syrian People and the Regime Accuses UN of Misinformation

The formation of an Arab committee to support the Syrian people and the revolution was announced in Jordan. This committee aims to provide political and ... Full story

France Accused Syria of Attacking its UNIFEL Forces and Regime Threatens Jordanian MP

French Foreign Ministry accused Syria and Hezbollah of firing rockets at a French UNIFEL patrol in south Lebanon in an attempt to threaten the West ... Full story

Confirms Bank commitment to transparency NBAD Ranked Best Financial Information Website in Middle East

Abu Dhabi (December 11, 2011) -The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, has been ranked for the second ... Full story

Syrian National Council Press Release on Human Rights Day

Press Release The 10th of December marks the anniversary of Human Rights Day, which was adopted in the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights in ... Full story

Arab League to Impose Sanctions on Syrian Regime

Massive demonstrations in broad daylight show that the revolutionaries will not budgeTop StoriesThe Arab League extended the ultimatum given to the regime to sign the ... Full story

Egypt unrest casts shadow over polls

4:18pm EST By Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters demanding an end to army rule clashed with police firing tear gas in central Cairo on Saturday ... Full story

Hague Meets with SNC President, Iraqi Mayor Reveals the Entry of Shiite Militiamen to Syria

Caption: "Reserved to his excellency President Bashar al-Assad" Top StoriesBritish Foreign Secretary met SNC President and other opposition figures.Mayor of Anbar province in Iraq revealed his ... Full story

France Recognizes the SNC, Proposes Humanitarian Corridors

French Foreign Ministry officially recognized the Syrian National Council as a legitimate representative in Syrian negotiations. The recognition was announced after French Foreign Minister Alain ... Full story

Defected Syrian Soldiers Go to Jordan, Assad Forces Shoot At Turks and Kill A Saudi

Syrian Revolution News Round-up ملخص أحداث الثورة السوريةDay 253: Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 اليوم ٢٥۳: الثلاثاء، ٢٢ تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر ٢٠١١Student demonstrators in Homs urge Assad ... Full story

The Syrian National Council meets with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and the EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs

The French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppé, received on Wednesday, the 23rd of November, a Syrian National Council delegation, headed by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun. The talks ... Full story

Egypt unrest: Army concessions fail to end Cairo unrest

Cairo/23/11/bbc/Thousands of Egyptians have continued to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square despite an offer from the military for a speedier handover to civilian rule.After four days ... Full story

Israel within range of rockets of Iran’s allies: ex-IRGC commander

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said that contingency plans have been devised and ratified to ... Full story

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