Tag: Algeria
Danon to UNSC: Israel’s UNRWA ban comes into force in 48 hours
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon informed the Security Council on Tuesday that Jerusalem intends to terminate all ties with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in 48 hours, asserting that...
UN Security Council committee doesn’t recommend Palestinian membership vote
The U.N. Security Council’s committee on new members reported on Tuesday that it could not reach a consensus on the revived application for full Palestinian U.N. membership.
Algeria, the Arab world’s de facto representative on the council,...
US floats UNSC resolution for interim ceasefire ‘as soon as practicable’
After threatening to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, the United States is floating a ceasefire draft of its own, albeit with watered-down terms.
Washington’s proposed text includes “support for a...
Hamas, Fatah delegations in Algeria to discuss ‘Palestinian national unity’
A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Algeria as part of that country’s attempts to foster Palestinian unity, Turkish broadcaster TRT World reported on Tuesday.
The delegation was received by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Consisting of senior Hamas members...
Algeria’s referendum: Stirrings of democracy and the decline of Islamism
Algeria is physically distant from Israel and not uppermost in Israeli minds. The last headlines in the Israeli press featuring the country appeared decades ago, when Algeria hosted the Palestinian National Council of the...
Palestinian scientists found dead in Algeria under ‘mysterious circumstances’
Two Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, a scientist and a doctor, were found dead in Algeria on Sunday under what Palestinian media described as “suspicious circumstances,” sparking speculations that the two may have been...