Friday, 30 November 2012 16:50
Overwhelming majority of states vote to give Palestine non-member observer status, despite Israeli and US opposition.
Jubilant Palestinians have rejoiced at the historic but largely symbolic vote at the UN General Assembly in New York granting them a non-member observer status.
Celebrations took place overnight in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera's correspondents in both places reported.
"People here know that when they wake up on Friday they'll still be living under an Israeli occupation. They won't, for instance, be in control of their own borders," reported Nadim Baba from Ramallah, West Bank, amid deafening noise from ecstatic Palestinians.
Monday, 03 September 2012 17:02
In the name of God the most Merciful and Compassionate. Peace be upon Prophet Muhammad, upon all the Prophets and Messengers of God, and upon his companions Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali.
His Excellency President Mahmud Ahmadi Nejad the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Excellencies Heads of States or Governments, Ministers and Heads of Delegations, His Excellency Dr. Nabil El-Araby Secretary General of the Arab League, His Excellency Nassir Abdelaziz Al-Nasr, President of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassadors and Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I declare open the XVI Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Movement that succeeded to turn the vision of its founding fathers from principles and concepts to concrete actions, from a condition of weakness to a source of strength at the international stage.