Newspapers Review: Cabinet meeting, extension of state of emergency, and corona focus of dailies
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, February 2, 2021 (WAFA) – The Palestinian cabinet meeting yesterday in Ramallah, the President’s decree extending the corona-related state of emergency in the West Bank, and the latest with the coronavirus in Palestine were highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida daily said the cabinet approved a financial plan related to employees in the Gaza Strip. It also delayed local elections by six months and approved a plan for mass inoculation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the arrival of the corona vaccines.
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Secretary-General Appoints Ján Kubiš of Slovakia Special Envoy, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ján Kubiš of Slovakia as his Special Envoy on Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). This position is established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2542 (2020).
The Secretary-General is grateful for the commitment and outstanding leadership of Acting Special Representative Stephanie T. Williams of the United States in moving the political process forward in Libya.
Mr. Kubiš, who has served as Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), since 2019, brings many years of experience in diplomacy, foreign security policy and international economic relations, both internationally and in his own country.