https://www.middleeastmonitor.com Latest news from the Middle East and North Africa Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:13:14 +0000 en-GB Middle East Monitor 30 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com 32 32 116394717 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230711-israel-envoy-you-can-be-pro-palestine-and-a-friend-of-israel/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:55:01 +0000 , Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=651434 Deputy Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonathan Peled said in an event hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington that Israel "today is to ensure, convince, and persuade governments in Latin America that the relationship with Israel is not a zero-sum game." Peled clarified how Israel's influence and reach extends well beyond its immediate region and "nowhere is that more true than in the Americas." He said that Latin American countries were the "most important force" in supporting the creation of Israel and described support for Israel on the continent as "a matter of faith" for many in the region. Peled described Israel´s longstanding and historic friendship with the Western Hemisphere where there […]]]> 651434 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230703-united-in-solidarity-the-mission-of-the-latin-palestinian-forum/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 12:38:36 +0000 , Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=648980 We often hear voices raised in solidarity with the Palestinian people coming from organisations and individuals committed to ending Israeli apartheid in occupied Palestine. However, it is interesting that the first meeting of the Latin Palestinian Forum's Board of Trustees pointed out divisive issues. Connecting solidarity for more effective action is a sincere proposal from the entities that carry the flag of a Free Palestine, but the means to achieve such a goal need reinforcement. The forum was born out of the World League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds (Jerusalem). It aims to add a Latin American perspective to strategic approaches to be taken. The first meeting of its trustees was held on 13 June. Forum members hailed it as an […]]]> 648980 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230624-weighing-expansion-brics-increasingly-draws-membership-requests/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:36:09 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=646894 The BRICS group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, continues to attract applications from numerous countries as it explores expansion opportunities, Anadolu Agency reports. Anadolu compiled the developments regarding the enlargement process of BRICS. Amid the search for a multipolar world, Brazil, Russia, India and China laid the foundations in 2009, with South Africa joining in 2010. BRICS, while criticising the unequal structures and resolutions of the Group of Seven (G-7) and the UN Security Council, calls for reforms in international structures and norms to establish a multipolar order. With a combined population representing nearly 42 per cent of the world's population, the BRICS countries control 18 per cent of global exports. The collective gross domestic product (GDP) of […]]]> 646894 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230104-uruguays-congress-expresses-solidarity-with-palestine/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:28:32 +0000 , Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=603643 The Uruguayan Congress has held a special session for Palestine to express solidarity with the Palestinian people as they stand against the ongoing aggression of Israel's military occupation. The session followed an invitation by number of deputies who support the Palestinian cause and the Uruguay-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Committee which was established in December 2021. The bilateral session was attended by deputies and senators from all parliamentary parties with the objective of mobilising popular and official support across Uruguay and Latin America to serve the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people wherever they might be. It was also attended by the Palestine Ambassador in Uruguay, Nadya Rasheed, as well as a number of other ambassadors, diplomats and political figures from Latin […]]]> 603643 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221019-saudi-egypt-greece-to-go-ahead-with-fifa-world-cup-bid-despite-human-rights-concerns/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:14:44 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=587488 Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece have announced that they will go ahead with their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The trio are up against two other joint proposals – Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and Spain and Portugal. Saudi has said it will cover the majority of the costs and host most of the matches and it will be held in the winter, like Qatar, due to the high temperatures. Saudi Arabia will build at least two new stadiums, whilst Egypt will build at least one, according to the Daily Mail. Greece has come under fire for teaming up with two countries who carry out widescale human rights abuses including arbitrary detention, torture, and a widespread crackdown on women. […]]]> 587488 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211220-uruguay-palestine-parliamentary-friendship-committee-is-established/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:01:30 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=521139 The Parliamentary Friendship Committee between Uruguay and Palestine was established in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, last week. The committee aims to mobilise popular and official support in Uruguay and Latin America to serve the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people in all their places of existence. It was established during the Latin Palestine Forum. The committee includes Senator Sandra Lazo, who recently returned from the Turkish capital, Ankara, after participating in the fourth conference of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds. The committee also includes deputies AITA (Broad Front) Nicolas Viera (Broad Front) Senator Amin Nifouri (National Party), deputies Perrone (Open Council), Pablo Lanz (Colorado Party), Cesar Díaz (PERI) In addition, the presidents of the Senate International Affairs Committee Eduardo Bonomi (Broad Front) and Deputy […]]]> 521139 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211130-latin-american-officials-join-parliamentarians-for-al-quds-conference/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:34:55 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=516278 A delegation of parliamentarians from Latin America arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara today to take part in the two-day Parliamentarians for Al-Quds conference. The President of the Association of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds in Latin America, Ahmed Said Murad, from Brazil joined the delegation, along with Congresswoman in the Parliament of Mercosur Julie Berry, the Bolivian Minister of Justice Virginia Valasco, Uruguayan Congresswoman Sandra Lazo, Chilean Congressman Sergio Gahona, Mexican Congresswoman Julieta Ramirez, Congresswoman from Guatamala Andrea Villagren, and Brazilian Congresswoman Perpetua Almeida. Arriving following an invitation by the Turkish government, the officials will attend a conference, which aims to enhance efforts to support Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause by activating the role of parliamentarians locally, regionally and internationally. In […]]]> 516278 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211130-memo-launches-no-way-to-gaza-in-portuguese-in-brazil/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:44:33 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=516252 MEMO Publishers in São Paulo on Sunday launched the Portuguese language edition of 'No Way to Gaza: A Chronicle of Adventure and Fraud Under the Egyptian Blockade'. Leading academics, political and community figures attended the launch along with Brazilian filmmakers Renatho Costa, Rodrigo Campos and Lucas Bonatto Diaz. The night ended with a book signing by Costa. The book outlines the authors' lengthy and harrowing journey across the Sinai Peninsula to Gaza, and highlights the inescapable barriers enforced by the Egyptian government. The filmmakers had initially set off for Gaza in an effort to discuss the day-to-day hardships faced by the besieged enclave's residents. However, on route they discovered that the siege was being imposed with the support of neighbouring […]]]> 516252 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201230-uyghur-rights-cause-tensions-between-china-us-embassies-in-algeria/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:50:03 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=445300 The Chinese embassy in Algeria protested against an "offensive" US embassy statement on the Uyghur issue, saying it was constitutes "an interference in China's internal affairs." On Sunday, Washington's embassy in Algeria posted a Facebook link to a press report about two restaurant owners in the US who are attempting to raise awareness among their customers of the ongoing persecution of Uyghurs at the hands of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Xinjiang province. On Monday evening, the Chinese embassy in Algeria replied with another post in protest against the US diplomatic mission, saying that it was an attempt "to discredit China and interfere in its internal affairs." "The US embassy should have focused on strengthening cooperation with the country in […]]]> 445300 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200813-report-israel-tried-to-expel-60000-palestinians-to-uruguay/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:11:02 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=415589 Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Paraguay after reaching understandings with the government of the South American state in 1969, Israeli Public Broadcaster (Kan) has revealed. According to Al-Hadath news website, Kan said that the late Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, who served from 1963-1969, laid down the bases of this plan. The plan was part of Israeli deliberations about how to deal with the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 which multiplied the occupied lands by three folds. One of the other possible plans, was setting up an agricultural Palestinian neighbourhood in Sinai, which was under Israeli occupation at the time. READ: Brazil's armed forces should reduce their dependence on Israel, says ex-minister Kan said the Paraguay plan was […]]]> 415589 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191119-argentina-uruguay-slammed-for-playing-football-match-in-israel/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:42:01 +0000 Middle East Monitor https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=372717 Boycott Campaign – Palestine (BCP) yesterday condemned Argentina and Uruguay for playing an international friendly match in Tel Aviv. In a statement, the BCP said that the Israeli occupation state is trying to cover up its continuous "crimes" and "massacres" through such matches. The BCP noted that the most recent onslaught carried out against the Palestinians in Gaza was last week and lasted two days killing 36 Palestinians, including eight members of the same family. The BCP also condemned Royal Jordanian airlines which brought the Argentinian team to Israel, stressing that such actions make Jordan complicit in the whitewashing of Israeli crimes. READ: Saudi accused of erasing Palestinian cause through football]]> 372717 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20181205-uruguay-affirms-support-for-palestinians-rights/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 04:00:07 +0000 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/?p=317952 Uruguay's Vice-President, Lucia Topolansky has affirmed her country's support for the Palestinian people's rights and the importance of cooperation in various fields. Topolansky made the remarks during a meeting with Palestinian Ambassador, Walid Abdel Rahim. Ambassador Abdel Rahim stressed that the Palestinian people appreciate Uruguay's support for their right to self-determination and to have an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders. The ambassador briefed the Uruguayan official about the Israeli violations of international law and human rights including building illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, demolishing Palestinian homes and depriving the Palestinians of their most basic human rights. Read: Israel undercover forces posed as medical workers, used ID cards of real Palestinians]]> 317952