First Independent Mena Newspaper
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas unanimously Tuesday won confidence of party members to continue as leader of the Fatah movement founded by historical icon Yasser Arafat. The 81 years old man was cheered by delegates present at the movement’s congress which kicked off the same day. There was no voting mechanism nor was […]
Chilean policy-makers and civil society leaders met on Wednesday in the national congress in the legislative capital Valparaiso to oppose Chile’s purchase of arms from Israel. In the crowded hall “The Thinkers”, Chilean parliamentarians, including the Senate’s president and the Chamber of Deputies’ vice president, launched a “one million signatures for peace” campaign. It aims […]