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Israel supports a two-state solution to its conflict with Palestine

09/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Speaking at the United Nations in New York during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "an agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples.

The IMF criticizes the slow implementation of reforms in Lebanon

09/22/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) came to see the progress of Lebanon's reforms and pointed out that they have been slow despite the deep economic and social crisis the country has been experiencing.

Lebanon will be able to extract its own natural gas

09/20/2022 | Industry

LEBANON / ISRAEL. Negotiations on maritime boundaries between Lebanon and Israel are expected to end soon with an agreement allowing Beirut to extract natural gas from an offshore field.

The UNCTAD is alarmed by the increase in unemployment and poverty in Palestine

09/15/2022 | Society / Institutions

PALESTINE. In its latest report on its program of assistance to the Palestinian people, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development indicates that 36% of the Palestinian population will be living below the poverty line by the end of 2021.

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UN allocates $8 million to support vulnerable Lebanese

09/15/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The Humanitarian Fund for Lebanon announced the allocation of $8 million to "meet the urgent needs of vulnerable people" in Lebanon.

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Abdoulaye Bathily becomes the new special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya

09/08/2022 | People

LIBYA. UN Secretary General Antonio Gutterres has appointed former Senegalese minister Abdoulaye Bathily as his special envoy to Libya. He is the first African to hold the post.

Algeria calls for direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front

09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN SAHARA. On a visit to Algeria, Staffan de Mistura visited the Tindouf camps, met with the Secretary General of the Polisario Front and the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs to try to make progress on the Western Sahara issue.

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UNIFIL extends its mandate for another year and will continue to provide logistical support to the Lebanese army

09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), responsible for providing a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, was renewed by the UN Security Council for one year.

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The Human Rights Committee finds Madrid guilty of violating the political rights of Catalan separatists

09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

SPAIN. According to the UN Human Rights Committee, the Spanish state "violated' the political rights of former Catalan leaders by suspending them from political office after Catalonia's 2017 secession attempt.

The spectre of a third Libyan civil war haunts the outskirts of Tripoli

08/30/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The concentration in the outskirts of Tripoli has been growing since the beginning of the week, leading to fears of new clashes between the supporters of the Prime Minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, and those of Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, appointed by the parliament sitting in Tobruk.

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UN alarms over volatile security situation in Libya

07/26/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Increased demonstrations, armed skirmishes between supporters of the two prime ministers, dismissal of the president of the oil company, multiple governments, Libya is sinking into chaos because of the failure to organise elections. The UN is concerned... once again.

Libyan Parliament and High State Council Speakers to meet in Geneva

06/24/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. After the failure of the round of negotiations in Cairo, the UN organises a meeting in Geneva between Aguila Saleh, President of the House of Representatives, and Khaled el-Mechri, his counterpart in the High State Council.

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Lebanon threatens to expel Syrian refugees if it does not get $3.2bn in international aid

06/21/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2022-2023 is to raise $3.2 billion in aid from its participants to support Syrian and Palestinian host families and refugees.

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Libyan parliament approves rival government's budget

06/16/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The Libyan House of Representatives approved the 2022 budget presented by the new Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha, rival of Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, still in office.

UN gives Libyan rivals a week to agree on electoral framework

06/14/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. As the third and final round of negotiations between Libyan rivals to establish a constitutional framework for elections begins in Cairo, the UN is demanding an agreement by Sunday 19 June 2022.

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Algeria toughens sanctions against Spain with a boycott of Iberian products

06/09/2022 | Society / Institutions

ALGERIA / SPAIN. After unilaterally breaking off all diplomatic relations with Spain, Algeria decided to suspend a friendship treaty signed in 2002 with Madrid and banned imports from Spain.

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Council of the European Union extends sanctions against Syrian regime for another year

06/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA / EU. The restrictive measures against 359 persons or entities close to the Syrian regime imposed by the Council of the European Union are extended for a year as the repression of the civilian population continues.

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The Lebanese street can now count on thirteen MPs to make its voice heard

05/17/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The final results of the Lebanese legislative elections show a decline of the parliamentary bloc constituted by Hezbollah, the Amal movement and the Free Patriotic Current which loses its majority.

More than €6 billion in pledges for Syria

05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA. Organised by the European Union in Brussels, the donors' conference for Syria raised $6.7bn (€6.36bn) in pledges.

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Morocco and Spain officially end diplomatic crisis between the two kingdoms

04/08/2022 | Society / Institutions

MOROCCO / SPAIN. After almost a year of crisis, the time has come for Spain and Morocco to return to more friendly relations and a consolidation of bilateral cooperation beneficial to both countries.