Tag: respite
A respite may finally be looming in Gaza – the two sides now seem inclined towards a truce | Foreign countries
The exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners has reportedly been discussed in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. The war in Gaza has been going on…
[En direct] After a hundred days of war, no respite for Gaza, Israel remains determined
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its hundredth day on Sunday January 14 despite international calls for a truce in the conflict which has plunged the Gaza Strip into…
the choir of Notre-Dame de Carthage, a respite after a tough year for Sub-Saharan people
In Tunisia too, preparations for Christmas Eve are going well. In Tunis, a choir named Notre-Dame de Carthage is preparing to lead Christmas mass. The singers mainly come from West…
on the Serbian-Hungarian border, the migration crisis shows no respite – L’Express
In a wood on the outskirts of Ruzsa, a Hungarian village twenty minutes from Serbia, sleeping bags, bottles of water and children’s books lie on the ground. Among the rubbish,…
In the news: a moment of respite in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli government has given the green light for an agreement with Hamas. 50 hostages, women and children, will be released by Hamas, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a…
Stalls in Utrecht can stay in place longer: council gives stand holders two years’ respite
This has now been found by not extending the permits, but tolerating the stand holders until the new permit system takes effect in 21 months. They will therefore not have…
In the spotlight: Respite in Sudan
The latest, that of at least three days requested by the United Nations, is no exception. So much so that just yesterday evening, dailies like Le Figaro Or The world…
Stall vendors get respite: Utrecht postpones redistribution of pitches for at least a year
The alderman sees possibilities with ‘tolerance’. This means that the current stand holders can use their permit for another year, or a year and a half, and that a redistribution…
Migrants in the Pas-de-Calais: no respite for Christmas
On the northern coast of France, between Calais and Grande-Synthe, the winter cold is biting at this Christmas time. Hundreds of people in exile are surviving in inhumane conditions as…