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…
Article source: https://www.businessdayonline.com/group-cautions-ecowas-common-currency/
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.
Article source: http://english.pnn.ps/2017/10/21/iof-detain-dozens-palestinian-farmers-behind-the-apartheid-wall/
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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Article source: http://english.pnn.ps/2017/10/31/mayor-of-jerusalem-municipality-announce-the-construction-of-a-new-israeli-settlement/
“They contradicted the facts, testimony from other witnesses, and other evidence.”
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators brought into a trial hearing in March countered claims by Miryam, who attended several KPK questioning sessions in December and January.
In another hearing in April, Miryam revoked all her testimony from the KPK investigation report she had signed.
“I object to the verdict,” the lawmaker of the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) said after Monday’s hearing, adding that she was considering to appeal.
The sentence was lighter than the prison term of eight years and a Rp 300 million fine demanded by KPK prosecutors.
Article source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/lawmaker-gets-five-years-false-testimony-graft-trial/
According to Erna Rosdiana, social forestry director at the Ministry of Forestry, 1.087 million hectares have already been distributed among 267,165 households of forest communities.
She added that those who obtained permits for using the land must do it in accordance with the standards of sustainable forest management.
“Social forestry is not just about distributing land, it must be in line with the principles of sustainable forest management,” she said.
Article source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-presents-social-forestry-progress-un-climate-change-summit/
PNN/ Ramallah/
The Israeli Occupation military government issued orders confiscating Palestinian land near the illegal settlement of Halamish, northwest of Ramallah on Monday.
A member from the anti-settlements committee, Mohammad Tamimi, told the Official News Agency WAFA that the Palestinian farmers from the Nabi Salh village near Ramallah were surprised to find out when they went to their lands to harvest olives that the Israeli army forbid them from entering their own land and they ordered them to go back.
He added that the Israeli Forces gave notices to the Palestinian farmers informing them that their land will be confiscated “for security reasons,” which is the excuse Israel always uses to justify all its illegal acts.
Tamimi said the confiscation of land is clearly intended to expand the illegal settlement of Halamish, which has been growing in area at the expense of area Palestinian villages ever since three Israeli settlers were killed in that settlement by a Palestinian attacker few months ago. He explained that the anti-settlements committee is going to contest this order.
Article source: http://english.pnn.ps/2017/10/24/israel-confiscate-palestinian-land-near-halamish-illegal-settlement/