SECOURS POULAIRE FRANCAIS CALLS UP FOR DONATION TO KEEP HELPING THE LEBANESE

130 000€ ALREADY GRANTED TO VULNERABLE

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi & Jedi Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 04/10/2021, 01:09 Time

USPA NEWS - The Secours Populaire Français (SPF) organized an online press conference, Thursday April 8 at 10 a.m. (French time), in the presence of Lebanese families helped by its local partner, the Association for the Development of Man and the Environment ( DPNA). It is Malika Tatbi, Director of Public Relations, of the SPF, who animates this press conference with the presence of, Henriette Steinberg, Secretary General of Secours populaire Francais (SPF), as well as of the SPF, as well as Corinne Makowski, Secretary National of the SPF, from the SPF Headquarters in Paris, France. On the side of Lebanon, Ismaïl Hassouneh - National Secretary and doctor of Secours populaire, and Hiba Antoun - Head of DPNA projects, were present, as well as some women beneficiaries of the Franco-Lebanese SPF-DPNA program, and some journalists, connected , by video conference. The situation facing the population in Lebanon is very serious. When parents can no longer feed their children, they are capable of the worst. Lebanon has just joined the twenty countries in "catastrophic level of famine, according to UN agencies. SPF has released an initial emergency fund of € 130,000 to buy basic food products in situ

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24 Albanian Air Traffic Controllers Arrested Over Wage Decrease Row

Air traffic stopped 24 hours in Albania

Responsible Author: exit.al | TIRANA, 04/10/2021, 00:23 Time

exit.al - Albanian police arrested 24 air traffic controllers last night in Tirana.

They were escorted to the police station where four have now been released.

A lawyer for the workers, employees of AlbControl gave a statement to the media where he said they were arested at midnight last night. Some were arrested at the airport, others from a hotel near the AlbControl office, and others were called on the phone and then presented themselves voluntarily.

He said that those who were released were interrogated and no charges were filed against them.

Pirro Lako who was released told the media that the police seized his mobile during detention. He was asked why he undertook such action, and why he declared incapacity. He said his phone has not been returned and he thinks it will be sent to the prosecutor.

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