Algeria to join dialogue session at summit of major emerging economies

Algerian Finance Minister Laaziz Fayed. (Twitter/@MFinancedz)
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Updated 21 August 2023
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Algeria to join dialogue session at summit of major emerging economies

  • Event will consider ways to boost cooperation between developing countries to promote global economic recovery

RIYADH: Algeria, represented by its Finance Minister Laaziz Fayed, will on Thursday take part in a dialogue session at the 15th BRICS Summit in the South African city of Johannesburg, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The BRICS outreach and BRICS plus dialogue will involve the leaders of the five BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as heads of states and governments from 67 nations spread throughout Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean.

In a statement, the Algerian Ministry of Finance said the country’s participation in the event reflected its keenness to join in discussions on issues related to the recovery from multidimensional crises, promoting diversity, and reforming global governance.

During the dialogue, delegates will consider ways to boost cooperation between developing countries to promote global economic recovery and sustainable development.
 


Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo

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Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo

  • Syrian government forces have been fighting the Kurdish-led SDF force in Aleppo, where at least 21 people have been killed in several days of clashes

DAMASCUS: Damascus: Syria’s defense ministry announced a ceasefire in several neighborhoods of Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes with Kurdish fighters.
“To prevent any slide toward a new military escalation within residential neighborhoods, the Ministry of Defense announces ... a ceasefire in the vicinity of the Sheikh Maqsoud, Alashrafieh, and Bani Zeid neighborhoods of Aleppo, effective from 3:00 am,” the ministry wrote in a statement.
Syrian government forces have been fighting the Kurdish-led SDF force in Aleppo, where at least 21 people have been killed in several days of clashes.
Both sides have traded blame over who started the clashes on Tuesday, which comes as implementation stalls on a deal to merge the Kurds’ administration and military into the government.
The worst violence in Aleppo since Syria’s Islamist authorities took power has also highlighted regional tensions between Damascus ally Turkiye and Israel, which condemned what it described as attacks against the Kurds.