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Jan292021 by adminNo Comments

Italy’s president: 4 days to see if coalition can be reborn

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Italy's president has tasked a parliamentary leader with determining whether the squabbling parties in caretaker Premier Giuseppe Conte's collapsed government can unite anew in a viable coalitionBy FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated PressJanuary 29, 2021, 8:58 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleROME -- Italy’s president on Friday tasked a parliamentary leader with determining by early next week whether the squabbling parties in caretaker Premier Giuseppe Conte’s collapsed government can unite anew to steer the country amid the pandemic.The announcement by President Sergio Mattarella’s office stopped short of saying whether Conte would ultimately be tapped to try to forge what would be his third coalition government since June 2018.Instead, it said that Chamber of De...

Sep282020 by adminNo Comments

Evidence of potential war crime by Saudi coalition in Yemen

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A Sky News investigation has discovered evidence of a recent potential war crime in northern Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition, which is backed by the US and Britain.There's already growing controversy over why Britain is still supporting a campaign which has led to the country being declared the world's biggest humanitarian disaster. The Sky team travelled hundreds of kilometres along dry riverbeds and through rocky, inhospitable terrain and winding mountain paths to reach the remote village of Washah near the Yemeni-Saudi border. Once there, we were led by foot up narrow hill trails to the site of an airstrike on a family home. We were the first outsiders to reach the site - and the first independent journalists to examine the area and talk to multiple eyewitnesses as well as survivors of...

Apr282020 by adminNo Comments

Saudi-led coalition, U.N. voice worries over Yemen separatists’ declaration of self-rule

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April 28 (UPI) -- A declaration of self-rule by a separatist group in Yemen has caused military and diplomatic leaders to call for calm, fearing the move may reignite violence between the Southern Transitional Council and the internationally recognized Yemeni government. The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, diplomats and the United Nations on Monday called on the STC to refrain from escalating tensions in the already war-torn country, urging it to adhere to a power-sharing agreement it signed with the government of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in November. "The coalition demands an end to any escalatory actions and calls for return to the agreement by participating parities, stressing the immediate need for implementation without delay and the need to prioritize the Yem...

Apr252020 by adminNo Comments

Thousands demonstrate against Israeli coalition deal

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Several thousand Israelis have demonstrated against a unity government deal reached last week that leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power as he prepares to go on trial for corruption chargesBy SHLOMO MOR Associated PressApril 25, 2020, 9:30 PM2 min read2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTEL AVIV, Israel -- Several thousand Israelis on Saturday demonstrated against a unity government deal reached last week that leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power as he prepares to go on trial for corruption charges. The protesters oppose having Netanyahu as prime minister as long as he is a criminal suspect. The protesters say the unity government agreement, which gives Netanyahu influence over the appointment of judges and legal officials, “crushes democr...

Apr112020 by adminNo Comments

Netanyahu rival seeks extension in Israel coalition talks

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Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Blue and White Party, has asked the country’s president for a two-week extension as he tries to form a coalition government with Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuByThe Associated PressApril 11, 2020, 8:09 PM2 min read2 min readJERUSALEM -- Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Blue and White Party, on Saturday asked the country’s president for a two-week extension as he tries to form a coalition government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz, Netanyahu’s chief rival in three elections over the past year, was given the task by Israel’s president last month of forming a new government after winning the backing of a narrow majority of members of the newly elected parliament. But in an abrupt about-face, Gantz later said he would seek to form an “emergency...