Israel-UNESCO: Arab-backed Resolution to condemn Israel for endangering Jerusalem’ Old City

A UNESCO Resolution circulated by Algeria, Lebanon and Qatar at the World Heritage Committee, currently meeting in Bonn, Germany, charged Israel for “the persistence of the illegal excavations and works conducted by the Israeli occupation authorities and the extreme settler groups in the Old City of Jerusalem and on both sides of its walls.” The […]

Turkey: Inmates engage in fight against Covid-19

Inmates across 6 prisons in Turkey have engaged in the fight against fast-spreading Covid-19, producing 1.5 million single-use masks every month, the justice ministry announced. “Inmate workshops that were recently launched in several Turkish prisons contribute to the production of 80 types of hospital supplies, including masks and suits for nurses and surgeons,” the ministry […]

Algeria proceeds to urgent spending cuts to delay bankruptcy

Time and money are running out for Algeria as it eats into its foreign reserves trying to avert the inevitable: bankruptcy. The country’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad has ordered an urgent spending cut to try to offset falling income from oil and gas.     An unexpected rise in spending in 2020 due to the […]