Algeria has cut diplomatic ties with the UAE, given its ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, and closed its airspace to UAE planes. The Abraham Accords, the Sahel, and Western Sahara have fuelled the rift. For Algerian President Tebboune, “Wherever they set foot, blood flows."
Before the enormous empty pit where the attack on the Twin Towers took place on September 11, 2001, the pope greets the relatives of the victims and representatives of emergency personnel. Before the prayer, the pope lit a candle as a sign of hope.
The memorandum between the two countries does not say so, but it seems evident that the intention is to exchange information and cooperation in order to exorcise the attraction that Iraqi Kurdistan wields over millions of Kurds who live in neighbouring countries.
The Will of the Chaldean archbishop slain by Islamic terrorists last month is published. It includes no material bequests but a strong message upon which to build peace and love among religious communities. His notion of death is one of openness, of “giving oneself to a new and infinite God”.
Entry visa requirements get more restrictive. Tourism and trade in Hong Kong are expected to suffer. The European Chamber of Commerce in the Special Region seeks solutions. The authorities for “security reasons” cancel a festival the European Union had been planning for quite some in the capital.
This is what is emerging from the meeting of the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission, which renews its commitment to accelerate the conclusion of an agreement. Among the objectives, the restitution of the Cenacle. The plenary meeting in Rome on May 28.
In his first public Mass in the United States Benedict XVI speaks about the “pain” caused to the Church by pedophile priests. With President Bush yesterday he jointly expressed concern for the Middle East, especially Iraq and Lebanon, and hope for an end to the Israel-Palestinian conflict with a two-state solution. The Vatican also refers to the need to respect human rights in the fight against terrorism.
But the law that permits adults to marry minors will not be changed. A study has highlighted how marriage with young girls is an extremely widespread practice. The little Nojud now wants to return to school; she was in second grade.
According to the Arab League secretary general the road out of the crisis is “long” whilst time is “short”. Sources in Damascus speak about possible changes within the regime. The Lebanese military denounce a border violation by an Israeli patrol.
Oil ministry releases list of companies allowed to bid for service and production contracts; it includes some of the majors like Exxon, Chevron and Total. Companies that struck deals with the Kurdistan government are excluded.
An unsigned editorial that appeared in Xinhua points the finger at the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, the “least popular person in China”. Nine monks were arrested in Lhasa yesterday as clashes with police continue. Torch reaches Oman as protests are temporarily suspended.
On his visit, the president of the European Commission emphasised the political and civil meaning of the Union, called for the resumption of reforms, and expressed preoccupation over the legal proceeding aimed at outlawing the governing party. A visit to the ecumenical patriarchate.
A new warning from the Maronite patriarch, on the day that recalls the beginning of the civil war: the nation is "fragmented, being without a president, run by an amputated government and with a parliament that doesn't meet". And the political crisis is also destroying the economy. The concern of the king of Jordan that the Lebanese crisis could involve the stability and security of the entire region.
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