NOTE from Sudan Watch Editor: While searching the internet for the latest news on Sudan and South Sudan, I saw this news report and thought it best to post it here for future reference. Some say Sudan is, or will be, part of a coalition of countries led by Iran intent on annihilating Israel. I am doing my best not to post inflammatory news here. No doubt, the horrors and humanitarian catastrophe in Israel and Palestine will adversely affect the people of Sudan and South Sudan, the delivery of enough aid, and set back progress and hopes for long awaited peace, development and prosperity.
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Algerian parliament authorizes President Tebboune to support Gaza amid Israeli assaults
Report at Al Bawaba 'The Hub of Middle East Content'
By Mansour Al-Maswari
Dated Thursday, 2 November 2023; 07:50 GMT - here is a copy in full:
Demonstrators march with signs in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza during a rally in Algiers on October 19, 2023. AFP
Highlights
Algeria becomes the second Arab nation to declare official support for Palestine and to confront Israel.
(ALBAWABA) - In a significant move, the Algerian Parliament has officially authorized President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to enter the conflict in support of Gaza, with a unanimous vote of 100/100.
This decision comes in response to the escalating Israeli massacres against the Palestinian population in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Algeria becomes the second Arab nation to declare official support for Palestine and to confront Israel.
View original: https://www.albawaba.com/news/algerian-parliament-authorizes-president-tebboune-support-gaza-amid-israeli-assaults-1540187
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POSTSCRIPT from Sudan Watch Editor
Algeria is the largest country in Africa and the 10th largest in the world, it is a predominantly Muslim country of North Africa. Here are snippets from Encyclopaedia Britannica, maps of Africa, Algeria; recent news reports.
Map of Africa (Courtesy: Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Algeria
By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023 - excerpts:
Algeria, large, predominantly Muslim country of North Africa. From the Mediterranean coast, along which most of its people live, Algeria extends southward deep into the heart of the Sahara, a forbidding desert where Earth’s hottest surface temperatures have been recorded and which constitutes more than four-fifths of the country’s area. The Sahara and its extreme climate dominate the country. The contemporary Algerian novelist Assia Djebar has highlighted the environs, calling her country “a dream of sand.”
The capital is Algiers, a crowded bustling seaside metropolis whose historic core, or medina, is ringed by tall skyscrapers and apartment blocks. Algeria’s second city is Oran, a port on the Mediterranean Sea near the border with Morocco. Less hectic than Algiers, Oran has emerged as an important centre of music, art, and education.
Map of Algeria (Courtesy: Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Land
Algeria is bounded to the east by Tunisia and Libya; to the south by Niger, Mali, and Mauritania; to the west by Morocco and Western Sahara (which has been virtually incorporated by the former); and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. It is a vast country—the largest in Africa and the 10th largest in the world—that may be divided into two distinct geographic regions. The northernmost, generally known as the Tell, is subject to the moderating influences of the Mediterranean and consists largely of the Atlas Mountains, which separate the coastal plains from the second region in the south. This southern region, almost entirely desert, forms the majority of the country’s territory and is situated in the western portion of the Sahara, which stretches across North Africa.
Capital: Algiers
Population: (2023 est.) 46,116,000
Form Of Government: multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Council of the Nation [1441]; National People’s Assembly [462])
Head Of State And Government: President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, assisted by Prime Minister: Ayman Benabderrahmane
Official Languages: Arabic; Amazigh
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View original: https://www.britannica.com/place/Algeria
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Related News
Algeria Intensifies Efforts to Stop the Fighting in Sudan
Echoroukonline report by Dalila Henache
Dated 30 October 2023 - excerpts:
Algeria is ready to intensify efforts with regional and international partners to stop the fighting between Sudanese parties, taking into account the supreme interest of their country and establishing a new era that meets the ambitions and aspirations of the Sudanese people, President of the National People’s Assembly, Ibrahim Boghali, announced.
During his meeting, on Monday, with the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Algeria, Nadia Mohamed Khair Othman, to review bilateral relations and ways to raise them to the level of the aspirations of the two peoples, Boughali explained, in this regard, “the keenness of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to resolve crises by giving priority to the language of dialogue and refusing to resort to force and foreign interventions,” according to a statement by the NPA’s Council.
Full story: https://www.echoroukonline.com/algeria-intensifies-efforts-to-stop-the-fighting-in-sudan
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Five new realities after four weeks of Israel-Gaza war
BBC News report by Jeremy Bowen, International editor, in southern Israel
Dated Friday, 3 November 2023 - excerpts:
One of the first things to understand about the reportage, analysis and commentary that has poured out since the Hamas attacks of 7 October is that no-one has the full story. Not only is it, as ever, hard to penetrate the fog of war to work out what is happening on the battlefield. The new shape of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has not yet emerged.
Events are still moving fast. Fears that the war could spread are very real. New realities in the Middle East are out there somewhere, but their shape and the way that they will work depend on the way this war goes for the rest of the year, and probably beyond.
Full story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67306902
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UPDATES - Sat 4 Nov 2023 14:08 GMT; 15:14 GMT:
UK Urges Iran to Use Influence to Prevent Escalation of Israel-Hamas Conflict
Report at Asharq Al-Awsat English by Rabi’ Al-Thani
Dated Saturday, 4 November 2023 - excerpts:
British foreign minister James Cleverly has urged Iran to use its influence with groups in the Middle East region to prevent an escalation of Israel's conflict with Hamas.
Britain's Foreign Office said Cleverly spoke to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Friday, telling him "Iran bore responsibility" for the actions of groups, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, that it has supported for many years.
Cleverly also reiterated that Iranian-backed threats against people in the United Kingdom were unacceptable and must stop, a Foreign Office spokesperson said.
Full story: https://english.aawsat.com/world/4647391-uk-urges-iran-use-influence-prevent-escalation-israel-hamas-conflict
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Algeria Will Again Send an Ambassador to Spain After 19-Month Diplomatic Crisis
Report at Asharq Al Awsat English
Dated Sat, 4 Nov 2023 - excerpts:
A breakthrough in the strained relations between Algeria and Spain is looming after reports that Algiers plans to send a new ambassador to Madrid, ending a 19-month diplomatic crisis.
Senior Algerian political sources said the two countries are in the process of resolving their crisis, adding that their relations are about to return to normal.
Full story:
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4647561-algeria-will-again-send-ambassador-spain-after-19-month-diplomatic-crisis
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Iran, Qatar Coordinate Efforts to Support Palestine
Report from Tasnim News Agency, Iran
Dated 15 October 2023 - 10:39 - excerpt:
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar weighed plans for cooperation among Muslim nations to assist the people of Gaza and force the Israeli regime to end its brutal strikes on Palestinians.
Full story:
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/10/15/2971951/iran-qatar-coordinate-efforts-to-support-palestine
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