Legal Matters

HM King ratifies, promulgates Law (17) of 2022

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today ratified and promulgated Law (17) of 2022 on endorsing the Statute of the Women Development Organisation in the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), following its approval by the…

Guinea junta leader decides on 39-month transition

CONAKRY— Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the head of Guinea’s military junta, said Saturday he had opted for a 39-month transitional period before a return to civilian rule.He made the announcement in a speech broadcast on television, saying the National Tra…

Chinese National Gets 20-Year Sentence for Torture in Rwanda

A court in Rwanda has sentenced a Chinese mining engineer to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of tying his workers to a tree and whipping them.A Chinese citizen was convicted Wednesday in Rwanda on charges of torture, according to Rwandan m…