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Australia raises terrorism threat level from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ due to rising extremist views

JURIST

AUGUST 5, 2024

Tensions in the Middle East , particularly the war between Israel and Hamas that started on October 7, are a contributing factor to the increased threat level, according to Burgess. Global events such as the conflict in the Middle-East, have resonated in Australia and will continue to do so.

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Violence and natural resource depletion linked in international report

JURIST

OCTOBER 9, 2021

” The authors measured these threats against a nation’s “socio-economic resilience” to determine how likely a country will be able to cope against environment-related conflict. Traditional farming and bread belts in Africa and the Middle East will be hit particularly hard should current trends continue.

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UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls for Moratorium on Artificial Intelligence

The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The report was commissioned in response to revelations last July that the Israel-based Pegasus software had been used to skim address and private details of journalists and dissidents in the Middle East and other regions.

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Kenyan domestic workers face extreme exploitation in Saudi Arabia: Amnesty

JURIST

MAY 13, 2025

The Kafala system is a sponsorship system prevalent in the Middle East where foreign workers are bound to an employer in their host country who takes on all legal responsibilities for the workers.

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United Arab Emirates: Limiting Trademarks Infringements Part 3 - Advocates In UAE - Hassan Elhais

Mondaq

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The United Arab Emirates is regarded as a commercial hub of Middle East, which facilitates in the practice of commercial activities in a lucrative and tax free environment.

Kazakhstan dispatch: IAEA Nuclear Security summit co-chaired by Kazakhstan will address major arms control and safety challenges

JURIST

MARCH 11, 2024

For many years, Kazakhstan has not been able to join the IAEA regional groups for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, which are legally authorized to decide who is on the board of Governors. Its purpose is to finance projects to assist victims of nuclear tests and restore the environment.

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Companies Forced to Confront Geopolitical Risks

Intelligize Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Conflicts in the Middle East. Where corporate boards once felt pressured to take a stand on matters like voting rights, diversity and inclusion, and the environment, staying mum on hot-button topics is coming back into fashion – better to say nothing than risk upsetting stakeholders with competing agendas, it would seem.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Neighborhood Legal Services Association will use a $35,000 grant to assess its IT environment and determine how it can improve its technology to better serve clients, support advocates and increase overall efficiency. East River Legal Services will use a $35,000 grant to perform a technology assessment and security audit.

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Prada’s Revenues Up for First Half, as Group Focus on Full Price Sales, Increased “Brand Momentum”

The Fashion Law

JULY 29, 2021

In a release on Thursday, Prada pointed to double-digit growth in the Asia Pacific, America and the Middle East regions compared with 2019. We improved gross margin as well as the Group’s profitability, despite the uncertain environment. billion euros ($1.78 billion euros.

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A review of the first year of the Peer Review Network on Global Climate Litigation

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 17, 2023

From a regional perspective, the Network’s coverage currently extends to 15 countries in Africa, 15 in the Americas, 30 in Europe, 27 in the Asia-Pacific, and 3 in the Middle East. Czech Republic , where the court ordered the defendants to take specific mitigation measures protecting the right to a favorable environment.

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Israel court imposes seven-day gag order on media reporting of huge oil spill

JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

According to the Environmental Protection Ministry, the request was made because “the investigation conducted by the National Marine Environment Protection Division and the Green Police has complex international aspects.”

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Neighborhood Legal Services Association will use a $35,000 grant to assess its IT environment and determine how it can improve its technology to better serve clients, support advocates and increase overall efficiency. East River Legal Services will use a $35,000 grant to perform a technology assessment and security audit.

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MI5 director general warns UK faces serious terror threat environment

JURIST

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In a speech delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) on Tuesday in London, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warned that the UK is facing the most complex and interconnected threat environment it has ever seen. Events in the Middle East, particularly recent conflicts affecting Israel and Gaza, present additional threats.

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Path to Well-Being in Law – Episode 25: Helen Wan

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Well, just by way of a little background about how I even came to law school, I was born in California, but raised on the East Coast. I heard from my prom date, I heard from my a middle school English teacher. HELEN WAN: Sure. And I went, went to undergrad in Massachusetts and then I went directly to law school. BREE: Yeah. BREE: Yeah.

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“Free Speech Does Not Exist Outside Of Its Social Context”: McGill Student Seek To Strip Professor Of Emeritus Status

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Indeed, free speech itself is deemed harmful: Freedom of expression is traditionally considered central to permitting the free exchange of ideas and debate and fostering the university environment. Free speech, however, does not exist outside of its social context.

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Afghanistan dispatch: a tribute to the late law dean Sayed Asif Mubtahij Hashimi, by a friend

JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Imam Abu Hanifa (The leader and conveyer of one of the four school of thoughts among the Sunni Muslims and the prominent Sunni sect in the India subcontinent, Afghanistan, central Asia, Middle East, and some Islamic territories in the world) and his methodology in deriving Jurisprudential issues. His body was later found in the city.

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Jordan cybercrimes law breaches international human rights: Amnesty International

JURIST

AUGUST 14, 2024

This sweeping crackdown has stifled the already small space for dissent in Jordan and created an environment of self-censorship. They have particularly targeted recent pro-Palestine activism and criticism of government policies towards Israel.

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California dispatch: APEC summit in San Francisco will address overlapping political, economic and legal issues

JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Given recent developments in Israel, there might be discussions about the Middle East situation at the APEC meetings. Indonesia aims to solve the Middle East crisis diplomatically and has called for a United Nations (UN) solution. The Middle East conflict’s impact on the Indo-Pacific is uncertain but significant.

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Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Customs & International Trade Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

ACE entry summary update : On November 4, CBP will deploy the Entry Summary Query enhancement to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) production environment. The update enables filers to query entry summaries that have been filed in ACE. investment environment, industry trends, and creating business opportunities.

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Can We Bet on Trump Sticking Around for Prosecution?

The Crime Report

AUGUST 23, 2023

Somewhere in the Middle East or in Vladimir Putin’s world there’s an environment that will leave him free—however farcically—to cling to Winner status. (Start with the hair styling and the pancake make-up.) Even a very low probability of failure is not worth risking when the outcome is so unbearable.

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Columbia University agrees to Trump administration demands amid fears of federal funding cuts

JURIST

MARCH 23, 2025

Columbia University on Friday agreed to several demands from the Trump administration, including the change of its Middle East studies supervision, and amendments to rules for student protests and discipline.

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Australia raises terrorism threat level from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ due to rising extremist views

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