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Spain court suspends Catalan independence declaration

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Spain's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered the suspension of last week's declaration of independence by the Catalan parliament, a court source said. "The court plenary has just provisionally suspended the independence declaration" while it examines an appeal by the Spanish government, the source said, indicating the latest in a series of measures by Madrid to stifle the region's independence drive.Read more

Guatemala court overrules leader's order expelling

Guatemala - Muslimchronicle

Guatemala's top court on Tuesday scrapped a widely criticized order by President Jimmy Morales expelling a UN anti-corruption official who is investigating graft allegations against him. The Constitutional Court's permanent suspension of the order follows a temporary stay it had already placed against the order hours after it was issued on Sunday. Morales has accused Ivan Velasquez, aRead more

Egyptian judge calls protester to turn

Cairo - Mina Samy

Egyptian judge Refaat Al Saeed said that Egypt’s President has the right to ratify the agreement of the Council of Representatives on the delimitation of maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which requires the return of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir of the Kingdom. He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that the President, after his approval,Read more

South Africa's top court opens up domestic trade in rhino horn

Johannesburg - AFP

South Africa's highest court Wednesday rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn, a court document showed. The ruling by the Constitutional Court effectively means rhino horns may be traded locally. The department of environmental affairs had sought to retain a moratorium on domestic trade in rhino horns which was dismissed byRead more

South Korea to hold elections May 9

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea will hold an election on May 9 to choose a successor for ousted President Park Geun-hye, Yonhap news agency reported. The Constitutional Court ruled Friday to formally end Park's presidency over a huge political scandal involving her and her longtime confidante. By law, South Korea must hold a national vote to find her successor within two months ofRead more

S. Korea’s disgraced Park leaves Blue House

Seoul - Arab Today

Disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after a court dismissed her over a corruption scandal, facing life as a private citizen and the possibility of jail. Park struck a defiant tone upon arriving at her private home in the Gangnam district of the capital, Seoul, after leaving the Blue House compoundRead more

South Korean president sacked by top court

Seoul - Arab Today

South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving the country’s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China. The ruling sparked protests from hundreds of her supporters, two of whom were killed in clashes with police outside the court, and a festive rally by those who hadRead more

Park Geun-hye’s ouster to trigger shift on US policy

Washington - Arab Today

The ouster of South Korea’s president on Friday triggers an election within the next 60 days that polls show will install a leader more skeptical of US foreign-policy objectives in Northeast Asia, The Wall Street Journal said. Park Geun-hye, the conservative president removed by South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday, was a reliable US partner, pushing Washington’s hard-line approach toRead more

Another S. Korean protester dies after participating in pro-Park rally

Seoul - Arab Today

Another person died on Saturday due to injuries apparently sustained during a violent protest a day earlier to oppose the Constitutional Court's decision to oust President Park Geun-hye, raising the death toll to three. The 74-year-old person, identified only by the surname Lee, died at a Seoul hospital at around 6:45 am, police said. The South Korean news agency YonhapRead more

Samsung heir becomes suspect

Seoul - Arab Today

Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has become a criminal suspect in a widening probe into the corruption and influence-peddlingscandal engulfing impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, prosecutors said Wednesday. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics and the son of the Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-Hee, would be quizzed as a "suspect" in connection to bribery, prosecutors said. "We have decided toRead more