The U.S. has vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution demanding Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations. The 15-member council gathered in New York to vote on a draft resolution authored by Algeria recommending the admission of the State of Palestine. Twelve countries voted in favor with two abstentions, including the U.K. and...
The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution urging an immediate cease-fire in Gaza after five months of Israel’s war there. Introduced by Algeria, the resolution calls for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire during Ramadan that is to be “respected by all parties leading to a lasting sustainable cease-fire.” Despite Israeli objection...
Beijing, China – AFP China said Monday it supported a new draft resolution at the UN Security Council on an “immediate” cease-fire in Gaza, after it and Russia vetoed an earlier text proposed by the United States. “China supports this draft resolution and commends Algeria and other Arab countries for their hard work in ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN Security Council said Friday that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip cannot be forcibly displaced and must be able to return to their homes. Amar Bendjama, permanent representative of Algeria to the UN, said what is happening in Gaza will remain a “disgrace.” “A disgrace on the conscience of humanity,R...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – The UN Security Council is suffering from “almost complete paralysis” over the siege of Palestine and Palestinians’ ongoing suffering at the hands of Israel, Algeria’s president has said. “The Israeli settlement occupation is indifferent to the UN Security Council, does not pay any attention to what it says, does ...
ALGERIA (AA) – The Algerian administration has finally appointed an ambassador to Madrid after 19 months of “suspended relations.” “The Spanish government has approved the appointment of Abdelfetah Daghmoum as Algeria’s ambassador to Spain,” said the Algerian Foreign Ministry, according to the official Algerian news agency, A...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Niger’s military authorities have denied that they accepted a six-month transition period that had been proposed by Algeria, according to the Foreign Ministry. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad was surprised to read on social networks and in certain media a communiqué f...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria said Monday that the military administration in Niger has accepted its offer of mediation to restore constitutional order in the West African country. “The Algerian government received from Niger’s Foreign Ministry an official correspondence stating the acceptance of Algeria’s mediation aimed at developing a pol...
Algiers, Algeria – AFP A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the pro-democracy protests of 2019-20 and to ease restrictions on gatherings. The Hirak protests broke out in February 2019, forcing longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down two months later...
United Nations, United States – AFP Moroccan and Algerian representatives to the United Nations sparred over the fate of Western Sahara on Tuesday, with Algiers calling for the revival of a long-stalled referendum on the fate of the former Spanish colony. “We Algerians have chosen the camp of justice, decolonization, freedom, self-...
