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Middle East politics drove the conversation on the airwaves last night: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a number of Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes. The news received attention from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 4:59), El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 30:03), Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 9:41) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 20:48).
Don’t hold your breath waiting for arrests: “The ICC has no executive authority to implement its decisions,” international law expert Ayman Salama told Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 9:46). “The ICC is a permanent, independent body, it is not a special court, nor is it affiliated with the UN. It has 124 member countries, not including Israel,” Salama said. The chief prosecutor’s statements come in light of investigations that began in 2021 regarding crimes between Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Eyes still on Iran: Talk shows continued their coverage of the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian after their helicopter crashed in the country’s northwest. Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 4:59), El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 13:04), Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 7:14), and Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 9:31) had the story.
ALSO ON THE AIRWAVES- How can we make ride hailing apps safer? The House Communications Committee presented several recommendations to improve passenger safety and security for users of ride hailing applications, during a meeting on Monday attended by Uber representatives, Communications Committee head Ahmed Badawi told Hadrat El Mowaten (watch, runtime: 4:48).
On the recommendation list: Creating an SOS-style distress button within apps that can be used by the passenger or driver if they are exposed to danger, random monthly drug and alcohol tests for all drivers, criminal record certificates provided every six months, and placing stickers with driver data inside the car, audio recordings of trips with customer approval, and placing cameras inside cars.
Why now? This comes hot on the heels of an attempted assault incident of a young woman by her Uber driver and months after a similar case that ended with the passing of the victim.
