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The long short history of Angolan-Israeli state relations
▻http://africasacountry.com/2017/01/the-long-short-history-of-angolan-israeli-state-relations

Following the vote in favor of #UN_Security_Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 (2016) condemning illegal Israeli settlements of Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem, #Israel cut diplomatic ties with 10 of the 15 member states that compose the UNSC. Israel reserved a specific retaliation for the UNSC’s two African member states: no more international development aid […]

#POLITICS #Angola

#UN_Security_Council Adopts Resolution Banning Trade with Jihadist Groups
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/un-security-council-adopts-resolution-banning-trade-jihadist-grou

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn #syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying #Oil from Islamic State of #Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants, and urged states to stop paying kidnap ransoms. The 15-nation council unanimously adopted the Russian-drafted resolution, which falls under chapter seven of the UN charter. The resolution is legally binding and gives the council authority to enforce decisions with economic sanctions. It does not however authorize using military force. read more

#artifacts #ISIS #turkey

UN rethinks Syria aid delivery via Iraq
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/un-rethinks-syria-aid-delivery-iraq

The United Nations is pressing on with cross-border aid convoys to Syria from Turkey and Jordan but is reviewing plans to send relief from Iraq, the top UN aid official said Wednesday. The #UN_Security_Council decided this month to set up the aid deliveries without the Syrian government’s consent from four crossing points to help millions of civilians in rebel-held areas. read more

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Al-Shujayeh : #Palestine’s #Saigon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-shujayeh-palestine%E2%80%99s-saigon

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A displaced man from the Shejaiya neighborhood in the #gaza_strip sleeps at the UN school where he and others have taken refuge after fleeing heavy fighting in their area on July 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Marco Longari) A displaced man from the Shejaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip sleeps at the UN school where he and others have taken refuge after fleeing heavy fighting in their area on July 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Marco Longari)

The bitter reality of the Palestinians in Gaza is that they are alone, beleaguered, under siege, and are undesirables even for some of those who are supposed to be their brethren. Fifteen days of barbaric massacres have claimed the lives of more than 600 Palestinians – more than 90 percent of whom (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Desmond_Tutu #genocide #Israel #Rafah_crossing #South_Africa #UN_Security_Council #Vietnam

#Saudi_Arabia obtains #UN_Security_Council seat for the first time
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-arabia-obtains-un-security-council-seat-first-time

Saudi Arabia on Thursday won a UN Security Council seat for the first time in a new show of determination to make its voice heard, joining Chad, Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria in taking places on the key body. All five countries stood unopposed in an election by the 193 member UN General Assembly. They will replace Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo on the 15-nation council on January 1. Saudi Arabia, despite its oil power, has never competed for a place on the United Nations’ (...)

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