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Saudi ambassador to Kenya narrowly avoids jail

Saudi ambassador to Kenya narrowly avoids jail

The dispute dates back to 2014, when a Mr Abdullahi said the embassy unfairly terminated his...

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has rejected an application seeking to have Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Kenya jailed over an unpaid compensation award to a former embassy employee, ruling that diplomatic immunity bars the ambassador’s personal detention.

Justice Hellen Wasilwa, sitting in Nairobi, said the ambassador, Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Salman, could not be summoned for the purpose of being committed to civil jail over the decree issued against the Royal Saudi Arabia Embassy.

Nusseibeh entered the race late as a prominent contender.

Some countries are said to be quietly rejecting visa applications from African countries that have recorded Ebola cases.

Leaders seek to raise intra-regional trade to 15 percent by 2030.

The latest blackout has revived concerns about Pate Island’s vulnerability to prolonged power disruptions.

Kane became the first Englishman to win the coveted award in 25 years after Michael Owen in 2001.

Some governors are resisting military intervention on stalled projects out of concern that the presidency will claim ownership.

MV Igor, also known as Mashaallah, should be forfeited to the Assets Recovery Agency.

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