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All rights reserved.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/legalhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091109033047Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Republic of Austria, with the strong support of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) will set up the first global International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) by autumn next year, and will eventually become an international organisation.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:14:44 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091109033047Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091109035523The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee ignored high political tension yesterday and took a milestone decision in approving an anti-corruption draft law that has been on the agenda for years, the head of the committee said.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:06:39 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091109035523Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091109052207Creditors of companies that go bust in the Emirates are likely to be paid less than in most other Arab countries, creating a deterrent to investment, says a report from the World Bank.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:38:59 GMTThe National ZAWYA20091109052207Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091109060828Though the Middle East has done well in introducing appropriate regulations to ensure proper corporate performance, it falls behind in the sphere of compliance, said senior officials from finance and management companies.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:57:11 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091109060828Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_09112009_091101.XMLThe DIFC Courts, the independent judicial system within the financial district, constitute a critical element of DIFC's offering to the financial industry.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:20:39 GMTGulf News GN_09112009_091101.XMLOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034022The Labour Ministry in Qatar has referred more than 150 complaints from workers to the court. The Ministry received a little over 1,500 complaints from some 3,054 workers between January and June this year and resolved 39 percent of them amicably.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:33:59 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091108034022Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108045326The parliamentary legal and legislative committee has approved a draft law introducing amendments to some of the penal code's rulings, with stricter penalties being implemented for any publication or reporting of court trial proceedings and criminal investigations while they are underway.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:46:58 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091108045326Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_08112009_081129For the first time in the Middle East, prosecutors and judicial authorities will congregate under one roof to attend the 6th International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), Middle East and Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Dubai next Saturday.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:57:31 GMTGulf News GN_08112009_081129Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T172940ZKMJ92Concerns from Iraq's Sunni bloc on Saturday saw MPs fail again to agree a law for next year's general election, fuelling doubts that the vote will go ahead on January 16 as planned.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:51:40 GMTAFP ANA20091107T172940ZKMJ92Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107072445Dubai eGovernment has announced the recent automation of processes concerning UAE Law. No. 28 of 2009, issued by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, covering the appointment of retired UAE nationals in Dubai government agencies and authorities. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:29:56 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091107072445Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106093955Trowers & Hamlins, the City and International law firm, has acted as legal advisor to the National Petroleum Company (NPC) of Jordan in the negotiation and structuring of an agreement that will allow BP plc to explore and potentially develop gas resources in the Risha concession in northeast Jordan. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:06 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106093955Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106060853 An Emiri Decree towards reconstituting the Lawyers' Affairs Committee in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has been issued by Shaikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:39:06 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091106060853Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106061034A new complementary report, including evidence that the defendants in the Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) fraud case are in fact involved in swindling the bank, was submitted to ?Attorney-General Issam Eisa Al Humaidan recently.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:38:43 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091106061034Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105072433A top police official has called for the formation of prosecution departments specialised in investigating corruption and embezzlement cases across the country.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:31:49 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091105072433Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidFTNEWSPLUS_CB20091105_80After announcing a broad initiative of legal reform two years ago, Saudi Arabia now says it plans to establish new commercial courts in each of its 13 provinces next year as part of a $2.2 billion drive.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:08:12 GMTFinancial Times FTNEWSPLUS_CB20091105_80Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091104131855046Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued in his capacity as and Ruler of Dubai a law attaching the executive office in Dubai to the Court of the Ruler.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26:04 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091104131855046Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103054410Amman -- Minister of Labor Ghazi Shbeikat on Monday said that he urged the US Department of Labor to take away Jordan from forced labor list.Jordan, Shbeikat said in a press conference held at his ministry, had logged an official protest at being...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:24 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091103054410Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043017Prison terms and hefty fines loom over two journalists after judges decided their cartoon was insulting to the Moroccan flag and a member of the royal family. Moroccan courts on Friday (October 30th) convicted two journalists of desecrating the...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:58:15 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20091104043017Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T205155ZJVR68The head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission warned that Thursday is the deadline for parliament to adopt an electoral law if January's general election is to be held on time.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:09:42 GMTAFP ANA20091103T205155ZJVR68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T135354ZJTN69A Saudi court has ratified the beheading and crucifixion of a young man who raped five children, among them a three-year-old boy left to die in the desert, a newspaper reported on Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:54:47 GMTAFP ANA20091103T135354ZJTN69Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103105033The Dubai Public Prosecution has become the first in the region to offer electronic access to the Federal Penal Code on iPhone 3GS.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:04:02 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091103105033Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103032702Details of amended provisions of the labour law as per Royal Decree 63/2009 on amendment of some provisions of the Omani Labour Law 35/2003.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:06:01 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091103032702Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033255The Labour Ministry will require all Qualifying Industrial Zone companies to join a pioneer project to assess the QIZ sector?s abidance by international and local laws and treaties governing the labour sector, Labour Minister Ghazi Shbeikat said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:58:51 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033255Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103040526Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, under pressure over a KD 5.3 million contract, yesterday referred himself to the ministers' tribunal which investigates alleged criminal offenses by current and former ministers.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:14:09 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091103040526Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_02112009_031104.txtThe Dubai Land Department (DLD) is introducing a free legal service to support people embroiled in real estate-related court cases to ensure that no one is prevented from seeking justice simply because they can't afford it.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:40:19 GMTGulf News GN_02112009_031104.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_02112009_031111.txtThe new free legal service to support people embroiled in real estate-related court cases has emerged as a fair way to protect the interests of Dubai's real estate community.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:38:33 GMTGulf News GN_02112009_031111.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103034106Qatar's labour Ministry has hinted the salary limit for expatriates to sponsor their families might be revised soon as part of a set of new regulations being put in place to regulate the recruitment of foreign workers.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:35:12 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091103034106Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103034932The final draft of the new UAE company law, which will allow foreigners to fully own a company outside free zones in the country, will be placed before the Cabinet for approval within a month, the Minister for Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri announced.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:33:16 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091103034932Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102050015Real estate laws in Abu Dhabi such as those dealing with escrow accounts, brokers, strata title and mortgages may be implemented by early next year, according to a legal expert.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:29:03 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091102050015Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_01112009_021117.txtA lawyer said before the Dubai Appeals Court yesterday that a Nakheel executive sought to obtain a bravery medal by fabricating a bribery case against his client.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:52:47 GMTGulf News GN_01112009_021117.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T111333ZJLR07Iraq's electoral body warned Sunday that polls set for January will have to be delayed if procedures are not ironed out in the next two days, as a parliamentary vote on an election law was again postponed.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:34:43 GMTAFP ANA20091101T111333ZJLR07Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZW20091101000085Iraq's electoral body said Sunday that polls set for January will have to be delayed if procedures aren't ironed out in the next two days, as a parliamentary vote on an election law was again postponed.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:32:08 GMTZawya Dow Jones News ZW20091101000085Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101035900Staying outside the UAE for more than six months will automatically result in the cancellation of residence visas and expatriates must then obtain new visas to enter the country again," said a senior official from the Ministry of Interior.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:02:15 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091101035900Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101033228Jordan's government is reviewing all laws governing criminal procedures and is expected to refer revised legislation to Parliament for endorsement by the end of the year, a government official said.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:12:37 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091101033228Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101035204His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued the Royal Decree No 63/2009 amending some of the provisions of the Labour Law in Oman.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:01:25 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091101035204Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031091932MPs Saadoun Al-Otaibi, Dr Mohammad Al-Huwaila and Khalid Al-Tahous have threatened to grill HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah if he fails to solve the environment problem some 45,000 residents of Ali Sabah Al-Salem Area have been facing over the past nine years, reports Al-Qabas daily. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:14:58 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091031091932Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031041241The Jeddah municipality recently won a court battle against the former investor of Marjan Market in Safa District, northeast of Jeddah, who had taken the municipality to court demanding compensation for delaying the use of a piece of real estate for 15 years.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:43:55 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091031041241Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031043829The Public Prosecution is investigating allegations of misuse of authority and embezzlement by Hashim Al Dabal, chairman of Dubai Properties.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:13:56 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091031043829Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031042739An amendment to the investment law for non-Qataris by the Council of Ministers allows foreign investors to hold 100 percent stake in consultative and technical work services, the information and technology sector, and distribution services.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:50:32 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091031042739Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091030065326Worried tenants of a Discovery Gardens building are in limbo over a looming eviction after the Dubai Rents Committee told them to either vacate their flats or pay the real landlord, after the broker to whom they had given the rent disappeared.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:57:12 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091030065326Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029034751A government official explained that the first element of the agenda aims to limit the total number of expatriates living in Kuwait during the plan's four-year tenure and reduce the flow of unskilled workers into the country.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:41:03 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091029034751Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029035325The revised UAE Company Law, which is now in its final draft, proposes to allow single ownership of limited liability companies (LLC), Emirates Business has learnt.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:37:02 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091029035325Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029045145Qatari Cabinet approved a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 13 of 2000 organising the investment of non-Qatari capital in the economic sector.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:14:51 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091029045145Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091028T100526ZIWW47Iraq's parliament will vote on a key election law Thursday, an MP told reporters, raising the prospect of polls scheduled for January being held on time.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:40:29 GMTAFP ANA20091028T100526ZIWW47Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091028053058Participants at a symposium organised by Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) has called for a separate rent law that covers the lease of commercial and industrial outlets.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:18:03 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091028053058Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T155933ZIUC81Iraqi lawmakers failed on Tuesday to reach agreement on a compromise election law amid disagreements over the disputed province of Kirkuk, despite intense lobbying from the United Nations.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:06:24 GMTAFP ANA20091027T155933ZIUC81Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T165401ZIUK54Parliament in Bahrain, ignoring government objections, passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw any contact with Israel and introduce prison sentences for anyone breaking the law.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:48:40 GMTAFP ANA20091027T165401ZIUK54Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091027105554Under the guidance of the board of directors of Dubai Quality Group (DQG) to expand the strategic partnerships with business organizations in the UAE, DQG today signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Family Development Foundation (FDF) to become a new investor partner of the groupTue, 27 Oct 2009 11:51:55 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091027105554Open