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CCA peacekeepers prepare to deploy to Qahazar

STAVENTER- The CCA Security Council passed a resolution to establish a peacekeeping force in Qahazar, effective as soon as the General Assembly votes to adopt it. Coalition Security Council Resolution 243, formally known as the Resolution to establish a peacekeeping force in the Qahazar Peninsula and institute a ceasefire in Zalluabed, consists of a six step plan to bring about a peace process in the peninsula and prevent further humanitarian suffering. Countries will be asked by the general assembly to contribute forces to the peacekeeping mission, but nations will be able to opt out under certain guidelines. WEDA and the ANS, who are already conducting aerial bombardments of PRQ positions across the peninsula, will provide the peacekeeping forces air cover during the initial stage which is likely to see substantial resistance from el-Dar Moussa's forces.

The resolution's steps are as follows;

1. Considering that the situation in the People's Republic of Qahaza constitutes a threat to international peace and stability, a peacekeeping force under the rules and regulations of the 1972 Coalition Charter will be established in the Qahazar peninsula, with the aim of reaching a peaceful political settlement in the region.

2. Establish a buffer zone between Zalluabedi government-held territory, Feyt Ayat-held territory, and the Qahazar peninsula.

3. Considering that the situation in the Qahazar peninsula constitutes a threat to international peace and stability, the force will be deployed for an initial period of twelve months.

4. Throughout the rest of Zalluabed, a ceasefire must be instituted by all sides of the conflict: the Royal Zalluabedi Defence Forces, Feyt Ayat, Souyt Harka, and the People's Republic of Qahaza must cease hostilities. The peacekeeping force will enforce the ceasefire under appropriate measures.

5. At such time as peace has been restored, an internationally monitored referendum will be held to install an interim government in Qahazar.

6. An arms embargo on Qahazar should not apply to weapons and military equipment intended for the peacekeeping mission.

The resolution is likely to be the last for the current class of the Security Council, as the terms of Shoassau, Zoygaria, Besmenia, Normark, and Sontre conclude in a week.

Michaud Domme is the chief foreign commentator and journalist at L'Humanité De Shoassau.

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[/hr]Parliament clears final hurdle for ending mobile roaming charges
A deal was reached to cap wholesale charges that mobile service operators pay each other

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Michaud Domme (@BelmanEuvOfficial)
8 January, 2024 06:21 SHO| STAVENTER

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Shoassauan lawmakers clinched a deal early on Monday to cap the wholesale charges mobile service operators pay each other to enable their customers to use their mobile phones in other Euronian countries, paving the way for the abolition of roaming fees in June. The caps on wholesale roaming charges were the last piece of the puzzle needed for the abolition of retail roaming charges on June 15, 2024, to ensure companies can afford to continue offering roaming within certain Euronian countries once they can no longer charge retail customers for the service.

Under Monday's agreement between lawmakers and other states, wholesale charges for data - which were the most controversial given the exponential use of mobile Internet - will be capped at 7.7 sets per gigabyte from June 2024, going down to 2.5 sets per gigabyte in 2027. Caps for making calls will decrease from 5 sets cents per minute to 3.2 sets cents per minute, while those for sending text messages will halve to 1 sets cent from 2 sets cents as of June, said the parliament.

"Goodbye roaming," tweeted one lawmaker who negotiated for the setting of wholesale rates on behalf of the parliament. Parliament will review the wholesale caps every two years and propose new ones if necessary. The decade-long battle against roaming charges took on an added significance after the Blaorian crisis in 2022.

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