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Congolese policemen run to their vehicle during a clash with opposition activists participating in a march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, September 19, 2016. REUTERS

ICC Prosecutors Visit Congo to Urge Restraint

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 17, 2016 | World

A team of prosecutors from the world’s permanent war crimes court began a five-day trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to urge restraint after a wave of pre-election violence in the capital, a statement said. The political crisis in the Democratic...

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A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

ICC Prosecutors Visit Israel, Palestinian Territories

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

A delegation from the world’s only permanent war crimes court is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories for five days this week for an outreach trip aimed at promoting “better understanding” about its work, the chief prosecutor said Wednesday. The...

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Palestinians inspect damages following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 24, 2014. Mohammed Abed/AFP

Israel Readies to Host ICC Delegation on Gaza War Mission

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 3, 2016 | Middle East

Jerusalem-Israel is to host a working group of the International Criminal Court as it weighs whether to probe alleged war crimes in the 2014 Gaza war, an Israeli official said Friday. The group’s arrival “shortly” will be unprecedented, he told...

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Alleged Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist leader Ahmad Faqi Al Mahdi in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on September 30, 2015, in The Hague.
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Radical Islamist Pleads Guilty for Destroying Timbuktu Tombs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | World

Lahaye – Radical Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi admitted before the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he ordered and participated in the destruction of historic monuments and buildings in Timbuktu. The monuments were on the World Heritage list. “It is with deep...

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Iranian Police to Conduct Missions outside National Borders

by Adil Alsalmi | Mar 27, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

London- Coordinating advisor of Iranian police forces, Mohammad Javad Zada Kamnd, yesterday, announced preparing police units for future missions carried out outside Iranian borders, reported the Iran-based news agency Tasnim. Tasnim also is the media outlet employed...