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Center for Research on Globalization
January 25, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's vow to return his kingdom to a moderate interpretation of Islam could be put to the test by a draft bill in the US Congress that would require the secretary of State to submit yearly reports about whether Saudi Arabia is living up to its promise to remove intolerantÃâà...
Eurasia Review
January 24, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's vow to return his kingdom to a moderate interpretation of Islam could be put to the test by a draft bill in the US Congress that would require the secretary of State to submit yearly reports about whether Saudi Arabia is living up to its promise to remove intolerantÃâà...
Middle East Eye
February 10, 2017
Authorities in Qatar have barred a prominent human rights lawyer and former justice minister from leaving the country, a rights group said on Friday. Najeeb al-Nuaimi was also a lead defence lawyer in ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's trial and has since voluntarily defended prisoners ofÃâà...
National Observer
January 12, 2017
I have remained in contact with former justice minister and human rights advocate Najeeb Al Nauimi who had represented the poet Al-Ajami. In our most recent conversation I learned that Mr. Al Nauimi also had to seek justice against the Qatari government in a U.S. court after his multimillion-dollar propertyÃâà...
Doha News
April 25, 2016
Updated at 6:44 am on April 26 with comments from parents of a two-year-old victim about the verdict and the settlement talks. A four-year long saga about who is responsible for the death of 19 people in a fire at Villaggio Mall has ended with a judge deciding that none of the five defendants on trial willÃâà...
Doha News
March 22, 2016
A Qatari poet who was jailed for nearly five years will leave the country now that he has been pardoned by the Emir, his lawyer said. Speaking to Doha News, former justice minister Najeeb Al Nauimi said he had a conversation with Mohammed Rashid Al-Ajami this week, who confirmed he has been givenÃâà...
New York Times
January 13, 2016
But opposition activists also believe that the arrest was in retaliation for the sheikh's political activities. According to the lawyer and human rights advocate Najeeb al-Nauimi, who is in contact with the sheikh's family, he is in prison in Doha. “His two sons have been released, but his arrest was arbitrary,” saidÃâà...
Doha News
October 20, 2015
Al-Ajami's lawyer, former justice minister Najeeb al-Nauimi, has repeatedly said there is no evidence to support the charges. “He did not insult anyone,” he told Doha News today. “He did not do anything wrong.” Al-Nauimi said he's not optimistic that al-Ajami will be pardoned and that the poet's family toldÃâà...
Open Democracy
May 15, 2013
Dr Najeeb al Nauimi the lawyer who made his name defending the jailed Qatari poet Mohammed ibn al Dheeb, has stated that he is satisfied of Mr Gurung's innocence and will meet with him in the coming week in order to formally represent him. It is difficult to talk in detail about a case currently beingÃâà...
