Day: January 18, 2024

Israel’s Labor Party announced on Wednesday that it is going to submit a proposal to the Knesset for a vote of no confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government due to its inability to return hostages from the Gaza Strip.
“Our daughters and sons have been held captive by Hamas for 103 days,” it said on X. “103 days that the State of Israel is torn between Israel and Gaza. And the government doesn’t care at all.”
In another post the party said: “They don’t have time. We do not have time. And there is no trust in the government that does not do everything to return them. There is no trust in a government that does not put the kidnapped as a priority. A government that cares about its own corrupt interests and not those who give their lives for it.” It ended by saying, “This is a government that cannot be trusted, it should be overthrown.”
The Labor Party has 4 out of 120 seats in the Knesset, and is headed by Merav Michaeli, a former Minister of Transportation.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Yesh Atid party, which has 24 seats in the Knesset and is headed by opposition leader Yair Lapid, announced that it had submitted a motion of no confidence in the government in objection to the budget approved by the government on Thursday. “This government cannot continue to exist. It is a failure that costs people’s lives and the future of the country.”
The no confidence process requires a majority of at least 61 Knesset members to back the proposal. The government coalition, led by Netanyahu, has a majority of 64 seats in the Knesset, which makes it unlikely that the opposition will win the vote.
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In a bid to bolster domestic production and curb reliance on imports, Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a list of food products earmarked for a transition from foreign to local alternatives. The decision, signed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov, primarily focuses on items such as Table Olives, rusks, cookies,…
The long-anticipated merger of two state-owned Internet giants in Azerbaijan, Aztelekom LLC and Baktelecom LLC, has encountered persistent setbacks, casting doubt on the timeline for their amalgamation. The continued delays in obtaining approval from the State Service for Antimonopoly Supervision and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy have…
In 2023, revenues to the state budget of Azerbaijan amounted to 35,574.8 million manats, and deductions from the budget amounted to 36,458.5 million manats.
This is reported by the State Statistics Committee. The report says that this is up by 16% and 13.7% from 2022, respectively.
As a result, last…
Russia: A Ukrainian drone fell on the territory of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal during a night attack. Possibly a precursor of what’s to come. pic.twitter.com/AFXorCFNQ9
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) January 18, 2024
Встреча с председателем совета директоров ГК «Бамтоннельстрой-Мост» Русланом Байсаровым • Президент России https://t.co/9EKjcexrDN pic.twitter.com/70f4xcjgcg
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 18, 2024
Встреча с председателем совета директоров ГК «Бамтоннельстрой-Мост» Русланом Байсаровым • Президент России https://t.co/3IVkgmHDAW pic.twitter.com/xuBhF5zXTv
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 18, 2024

