Legal News – Newsletter for November 7, 2010

Saudi Arabia bans smoking at airports

RIYADH – A ban on smoking inside Saudi airports will be enforced from Sunday, starting with King Abdul Aziz International Airport in the coastal city of Jeddah.

The ban will be enforced at other airports in the kingdom gradually, where culprits will pay a 200 Saudi riyal fine (around $53).
Special rooms for smoking will …. Read the original article  : Saudi Arabia bans smoking at airports.

Indian victims of Pan Am plane hijack seek Obama’s help

CHANDIGARH – Indian passengers of Pan Am World Airways flight 73, which was hijacked at Karachi en route from Mumbai to New York in September 1986, Saturday urged US President Barack Obama to re-look the case of compensation for them.

“President Obama extolled the courage and fortitude of the Indians during the Mumbai terror attack … Read more >>.

Restrictions on our language triggered Tibet protests: Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA – China has imposed Mandarin as a medium of instruction in schools in Tibet, triggering demonstrations there, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Saturday.

“Tibetan language is a very rich language, which can go along with the ancient Sanskrit language. Chinese authority has imposed Chinese language as a medium of instruction in Tibetan …. Original article  : Restrictions on our language triggered Tibet protests: Dalai Lama.

UK’s “Abu Ghraib” in dock over ‘brutal mistreatment’ of Iraqi prisoners

LONDON – Evidence of the alleged brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation center, known as “the UK’s Abu Ghraib”, has emerged during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates on Friday.

According to the Guardian, the …. Source article  : UK’s “Abu Ghraib” in dock over ‘brutal mistreatment’ of Iraqi prisoners.