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\ntraditional partners in East Africa, said the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis
\nafter talks with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Nairobi. He said his
\ntrip to Kenya takes places in a very special context, after Romania adopted
\nits first national strategy for Africa, and forms part of efforts to boost
\nRomania’s ties with African countries. Romania and Kenya have a long-standing
\nrelationship and which is characterised by mutual respect, Iohannis also said,
\nadding that Kenya was an example of political stability and democratic
\ntransition in East Africa. The two leaders discussed ways to further develop
\ncooperation in areas such as environmental protection, fighting climate change,
\neducation, digitalisation and green energy. Kenya was the first stop of the
\nRomanian president’s tour of four African states, to be followed by Tanzania,
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\nto receive the approval of the Senate’s specialist committees today before
\nbeing put to the vote in the Senate. The bill will follow the same procedure in
\nthe Chamber of Deputies as it is being fast-tracked through Parliament. The
\nSave Romania Union in opposition said the situation is unprecedented and
\nunacceptable in the case of such an important piece of legislation. The
\ncoalition government formed by the Social Democrats and the Liberals wants
\nParliament to pass the new bill by 20th November so that it may come
\ninto force on 1st January 2024. The bill provides for two hikes in
\npensions, in January and September. The Social Democrat prime minister Marcel
\nCiolacu said the average pension in October was almost 400 euros. <\/p>\n
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\ntheir families who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip arrived today in Romania
\non a special flight by the TAROM national airlines, said the foreign ministry.
\nThe group entered Egyptian territory through the Rafah crossing on Saturday and
\nwere then taken over by the Romanian embassy in Egypt. So far, 220 Romanian
\nnationals and family members have been evacuated from Gaza and efforts are
\nongoing to evacuate all the Romanian citizens who have requested to leave Gaza.
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\nproof that the Islamist movement Hamas has military infrastructure under hospitals
\nin <\/strong>Gaza. The spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces released a video of what
\nhe described was a terrorist tunnel and said objects were found indicating
\nthat Hamas held hostages in a hospital basement. Israeli defence minister Yoav
\nGallant said Hamas lost control in Gaza and the trust of the population. In
\nWashington, president Joe Biden called on Israel to protect the main hospital
\nin Gaza, Al-Shifa, in the vicinity of which clashes are taking place between
\nthe Israeli army and Hamas combatants. The European Union has also called for
\nimmediate humanitarian pauses in fighting to allow access to essential aid for
\nthe Palestinian population. According to a surgeon from the Doctors without
\nBorders medical charity organisation, hundreds of people are stranded in the
\nhospital in inhuman conditions. Israel has been ceaselessly carrying out
\nstrikes against Gaza since the 7th October attack by Hamas and launched
\na ground offensive on 27th October. Around 1,200 people were killed on
\nthe Israeli side according to the authorities. In Gaza, more than 11,000 people
\nhave been killed in Israeli strikes since 7th October, including
\nmore than 4,600 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. <\/p>\n
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\ntraining centre in Romania was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of
\ndiplomats from the United States, Denmark and The Netherlands. In their
\naddresses, the Romanian defence minister Angel T\u00eelv\u0103r and the foreign guests
\nemphasised the centre’s role in the current geopolitical context. The centre will also train military
\npilots from Ukraine. (CM)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"