Saudi king issues decrees to promote judges, public prosecution staff
RIYADH, Nov 04: Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday issued a royal order promoting and appointing 161 judges in the Ministry of Justice at various levels of the judiciary. Minister of Justice, Dr. Walid Al-Samaani, also chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, said that the order is an extension of the continuous support provided by the king and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the judiciary and "the administration of justice," Saudi Press Agency reported. — Arab News
Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets
BANGKOK, Nov 04: Myanmar's military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes. In 2018 under the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's military purchased six Sukhoi Su-30s from Russia, according to Russian state media reports. Satellite data, reports from flight spotters and a closed source have "now confidently confirmed" the presence of at least one of the jets in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, said Myanmar Witness, a monitoring group. — AFP
UK rules out December vote to break Northern Ireland deadlock
LONDON, Nov 04: London on Friday ruled out a December election to break political deadlock in Northern Ireland, where a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules is preventing resumption of a power-sharing government. "I can now confirm that no Assembly election will take place in December or ahead of the festive season," Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said in a written statement. "Current legislation requires me to name a date for an election to take place within 12 weeks of 28 October and next week, I will make a statement in parliament to lay out my next steps," he added. — AFP
Parliament decides caretaker govt can run Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov 04: The Lebanese Parliament has decided that the caretaker government headed by Najib Mikati can be handed the powers of the presidency amid the leadership vacuum, according to constitutional principles. Former President Michel Aoun sent a letter to parliament on Sunday, 24 hours before the end of his term, asking MPs to withdraw confidence in Mikati's government. He argued that it has no legitimacy and should not assume the duties of the presidency. Some MPs believed that the correspondence was pointless given that the Lebanese constitution gives the government, even a caretaker one, the right to run the country in the light of a presidential vacuum. — Reuters
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