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THE U.S. LIFTED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM CHINA, IRAN, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, EUROPE, THE U.K., AND IRELAND WHO PLAN TO STUDY IN AMERICA THIS FALL. Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Al Arabia news:   The Biden administration is lifting coronavirus-related travel restrictions on students, academics, and journalists from several countries, including Iran and China. the State Department did not set a timetable for expanding visa processing services suspended […]

THE CASE IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE ANTITRUST CASES IN EUROPE AGAINST A US TECH GROUP   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Reuters: The charges are related to a complaint brought two years ago by Spotify, the music streaming app, that Apple takes 30 percent commission to distribute apps through its iPhone App Store and forbids apps from directing users to pay for subscriptions elsewhere. The EU competition enforcer,

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist: US Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai has announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s “support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines.” The growing concern regarding the humanitarian crisis emerging from India’s second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the announcement. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports over 21 million confirmed cases in India solely, accounting for over 40% of the new confirmed cases worldwide last week. “This is a global

THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAS BEEN ASKED TO INTERPRET THE EU BLOCKING REGULATION.   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Reuters:   A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court that termination of a German company’s contract with an Iranian bank was wrongful if its only justification was concern about becoming entangled in U.S. sanctions on Iran. The case was brought by Bank Melli

FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF THE MURDER OF THE BLACK MAN GEORGE FLOYD HAS REQUESTED A NEW TRIAL.   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to BBC: Derek Chauvin’s legal team have filed court documents alleging misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors. Chauvin, who was captured on video kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. His lawyer says his client

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SENSELESS CYCLE OF BLOODSHED, DESTRUCTION BETWEEN ISRAEL, PALESTINIANS IN GAZA MUST STOP NOW, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to UNSC: As the Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in Gaza broke into its seventh day, the Security Council called unequivocally for an immediate end to the bloodshed, sounding alarm bells over the imminent potential for the violence to spill into the wider region. In opening remarks, United Nations Secretary-General

THE EARLIER CIVIL PROBE EXPANDS TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to DW:   The New York prosecutor’s office is now pursuing a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding the scope of what started as a civil investigation. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for the

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FACILITATE THE PRACTICE OF BUSINESS IN THE EMIRATE AND REMOVING ALL IMPEDIMENTS FACING INVESTMENT PROJECTS   Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Abu Dhabi Government Media Office:   The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has announced a list of 1105 registered commercial and industrial activities that are open for ownership by natural and legal non-citizens enabling them to fully or partially own commercial companies

Karimi & Associates Law Firm presents according to Jurist:   The European Commission along with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal antitrust investigation into the alleged breach of Facebook of EU competition law. As stated by Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, who is responsible for EU competition policy, over seven million firms use Facebook for advertisements. The investigation found the social media platform’s alleged use of competitors’ advertising data to get ahead