The former professor and diplomat was elected to oversee the International Court of Justice in The Hague less than a year before his country came calling. Who is he, and how will he approach his task?
A second case against Israel has been put to the International Court of Justice. This time, dozens of states decry its constant breach of international law and call for an end to its impunity.
In a document of over 80 pages – which makes for very grim reading – an exhaustive legal case compiled by South Africa and presented to the ICJ is elaborated against Israel's vicious war on Gaza.
As Egyptian-brokered cease-fire is announced between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza, just as Majalla was readying for publication, the case of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood witnesses its residents’…
As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream
Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries
Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool