US military special forces on Saturday captured Abu Anas al Libi, a suspected high-ranking operative of al Qaeda , during a raid conducted in Tripoli, Libya. US authorities allege that al Libi played a significant...
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The Egyptian Revolution began on January 25, 2011, when demonstrations arose throughout Egypt, including tens of thousands protesters gathering in the country's capital, Cairo. Inspired by the successful revolution in Tunisia that ended with the resignation of President Zine al-Abidine...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on three cases related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks Tuesday, upholding the dismissal of almost all of the claims against the defendants. In In Re...
Federal judge sets January trial date for Bin Laden's son-in-law
Judge Lew Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday that the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden , is scheduled...
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to charges of al Qaeda involvement
A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden pleaded not guilty on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to conspiracy to kill US citizens . Sulaiman...
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden , has been captured and will be appear in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday to face...
ICC prosecutor urges international cooperation in arresting Darfur suspects
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday urged international cooperation in executing arrest warrants for suspects accused in the Darfur conflict . Presenting his report to the UN Security...
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says that all instances of torture must be investigated as violations of US and international law and a failure to do so will allow impunity for those who authorized...
ICC orders Darfur rebels to stand trial over peacekeeper killings
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday ordered two Darfur rebel leaders to stand trial for war crimes. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (Banda) and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus (Jerbo) are suspected in...
Federal appeals court upholds life sentence for Bush assassination plotter
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the life sentence of Ahmed Abu Ali, a US citizen who joined al Qaeda while studying abroad in Saudi Arabia. Abu Ali was...