Tag: Algeria

  • Hamas welcomes China, Russia veto of US-backed Gaza resolution

    Hamas has reportedly shown “appreciation” as Russia and China vetoed a US-led draft resolution on a Gaza ‘ceasefire’ at the UN Security Council on Friday.

    The United States proposed a resolution endorsing “the urgent need for an immediate and enduring ceasefire” and, notably, condemning the October 7 attack carried out by Hamas for the first time.

    “We express our appreciation for the position of Russia, China and Algeria who rejected the biased American resolution of aggression against our people,” the Hamas said in a statement.

    They added that the draft consists of “misleading wording that is complicit” with Israel and “grants it cover and legitimacy to commit a genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”

    On the other hand, prior to the vote, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, urged members against endorsing the resolution, deeming it as “excessively politicized” and implying it endorsed Israeli military operations in Rafah, Gaza, where more than half of its 2.3 million residents sought shelter in camps to escape the Israeli offensive in the northern regions.

    Nebenzia asserted that several non-permanent Security Council members had crafted an alternative resolution, which he portrayed as a fair proposal, calling on all members to support it.

  • World’s third biggest mosque opens to public ahead of Ramzan

    World’s third biggest mosque opens to public ahead of Ramzan

    Algeria has finally opened the third-biggest mosque in the world and the largest in Africa, ahead of the holy month of Ramzan, according to Al Jazeera.

    The inauguration of the mosque has taken several days due to unrest in the country. The Grand Mosque of Algiers was formally opened on Monday by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

    Djamaa El-Djazair is how the locals refer to it, and it can house up to 120,000 worshippers at once. With a height of 265 meters (869 feet), it has the highest minaret in the world.

    After seven years of construction, a vast modernist building spanning approximately 70 acres was completed, with marble and wood elements along with Arabic and North African architectural elements.

    It even has a library large enough to house a million volumes and a helipad. The massive structure was built by a Chinese firm, reportedly costing around $900 million.

    It is being marketed as the third-biggest mosque worldwide, following the holy mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s mosque in Madina, both located in Saudi Arabia.

  • Grieving son spent two years of his life at mother’s grave

    Grieving son spent two years of his life at mother’s grave

    An Algerian boy has received empathy from thousands of social media users after he was found in a derelict state, living next to his mother’s grave in a local cemetery.

    Ismail Beraba, a young man from the province of Adrar in southern Algeria, has been living in the cemetery for years after his mother died.

    According to The Gulf report, Ismail’s mother died two years ago, leaving him suffering from intense grief. He decided to live next to his mother’s grave.

    The governor of the state of Adrar has instructed the Directorate of Health and Population to take care of Ismael’s medical treatment and to examine him physically and psychologically, to determine the extent of the need for hospitalisation.

  • Three brothers divorce wives for not taking care of their sick mother

    In Algeria, three brothers simultaneously divorced their wives ‘within a minute’ after they reportedly failed to take care of the brothers’ sick mother.

    According to local media reports, when the three brothers return back to home from work, they saw that their neighbour was giving a shower to their sick mother. All of them were furious that their neighbour was taking care of their elderly mother instead of their wives. It provoked them to give a divorce to all three of them at the same time.

    The mother’s daughter used to visit her mother twice a week. However, she stopped coming home recently. She had to take care of her husband who was diagnosed with cancer.

    The brothers asked their wives to take care of their sick mother but they refused to do so.