Turkish police detained 357 people on Tuesday in large-scale, coordinated operations targeting the Islamic State group, according to the country’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya. Authorities carried out raids across 21 provinces following a deadly clash between police and ISIS militants in Yalova, a small northwestern city in Turkey, amid heightened security ahead of New Year’s The post Turkey detains 357 ISIS suspects in nationwide police raids appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Munich II Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday dropped a money laundering and sanction breach investigation into the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, after agreeing upon a €10 million settlement. The settlement will be split between the state treasury (€8.5 million) and German charities (€1.5 million.) Usmanov was accused of failing to declare his assets within The post Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following €10M settlement appeared first on JURIST – News.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Israel’s announced recognition of Somaliland, a self-declared independent region of Somalia. The move drew widespread condemnation from world leaders over the weekend, and the UNSC session provided a forum for all member states to present their positions. Somalia spearheaded the discussion, The post UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Israel recognition of Somaliland appeared first on JURIST – News.

A Kenyan High Court judge halted implementation of a landmark US-Kenya health cooperation agreement on December 19, pending a constitutional challenge. Justice Chacha Mwita of the High Court of Kenya at Milimani Law Courts issued the order suspending the framework signed on December 4 between the governments of Kenya and the United States, following a The post Kenya dispatch: High Court halts Kenya-US health deal over constitutional concerns appeared first on JURIST – News.