judiciary

Higher Judicial Council Convenes to Launch Judicial Reset

The Higher Judicial Council met on Tuesday under the leadership of Judge Souheil Abboud, marking its first session since October 2024. With newly appointed members, the Council aims to relaunch judicial operations after years of political deadlock and institutional paralysis. Judge Abboud thanked President Joseph Aoun, PM Nawaf Salam and Justice ...

Ghada Aoun: Retirement Amid Judicial Controversies

She pursued her judicial campaign until the very last day before the official end of her tenure within the judiciary. On March 1, 2024, the prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, who had been dismissed from her duties in May 2023 by the Judiciary’s Disciplinary Council, retired. True to her nature, however, she did not ...

Four People Executed in Iran for 'Collaboration' With Israel

Iranian authorities executed four people convicted of colluding with the State of Israel in the north-west of the country on Friday, December 29. Iran is one of the countries that most frequently uses the death penalty. Iran hanged four people on Friday convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks after ...