The United Global Resolve for Peace(UGRFP), an NGO, has urged the ECOWAS Commission and Parliament to hold off plans to implement ECO as the common currency for West African states. UGRFP, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that laudable as the proposal might sound, the appropriate framework for it had yet to be…
PNN/ Selfit/
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained dozens of Palestinian farmers from the city of Salfit late Sunday night behind the Apartheid wall.
One of the farmers said that the gate is supposed to be open for farmers to exit around the afternoon prayer time which is around 3:38, but the Israeli soldiers detained them till even after the evening prayer time which is around 7:35.
He added that the occupation forces had set the dates for the opening and closing of the gate but they do not follow their own dates, which normally causes the farmers to be detained for several hours waiting behind the wall.
According to the researcher d. Khalid Maali, the construction of the Apartheid wall, caused heavy damage to the Palestinian agricultural fields, more than 30% of the farmers time is wasted during the process of waiting for the opening and closing of the gates. This is against the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and against the decision of the Lahai court, and according to the International law the Occupation authorities must offer the farmers a compensation for their losses.
PNN/ Jerusalem/
Mayor of Jerusalem municipality, Nir Barkat, announced a new plan for the construction of a new Israeli settlement in a neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
Barakat explained that the center includes the establishment of a high-tech village, a surprising residential and recreational entertainment in a central location above the highway in Jerusalem.
He pointed out that a huge park will be built on an area of 70 hectares, around the entertainment center, walking trails, green spaces, cafes and a communication center between the government complex and the Hebrew University.
He pointed out that another area will be built on which 830 new housing units, including 50% of the small housing units for young families in the city according to his vision, 25 settler units protected and about 13,390 square meters of retail space and public spaces.
Barkat noted that the plan will be submitted for the first time in two weeks for approval by the Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee.
He said, “We are constantly increasing the resources for developing the neighborhoods and advancing the quality of life there. Over the next few years, the residents of the city’s neighborhoods will enjoy new and advanced infrastructure, swimming pools, sports fields, event halls, day-care centers and many other initiatives.”
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