By Misko Taleski Increasing demand for hotel services in Skopje over the past two years has prompted a building boom by investors, yielding a much-desired gain for the hospitality and construction sectors in Macedonia. “The hotel business in Skopje is expanding due to the continual increase in foreign tourists. We expect the trend to continue [...]
Skopje’s Hotel Boom Expected To Fuel Economic Development
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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Berths At Space Station
The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST Sunday. The delivery flight was the second contracted resupply mission by the company under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. Space station Expedition 34 crew members Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn of NASA used the station’s robotic [...]
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Bangladesh Violence Soars After Islamist Leader’s Death Sentence
At least 16 people have died in clashes in Bangladesh at the start of a strike called over a death sentence given to an Islamist party leader, according to BBC News. Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, of Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced on charges including murder, rape and torture during the war of independence in 1971. The sentence sparked [...]
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We Must Not Fail Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning – OpEd
By Kevin Zeese As I sat in court last Thursday at Fort Meade, watching Bradley Manning take responsibility as the Wikileaks whistleblower, two things struck me: (1) his thorough intelligence fueled by intellectual curiosity and (2) his empathy for other people when so many in war had lost their humanity. This was the second time [...]
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Kerry Offers More Aid But Still Lacks Sound Strategy On Syria – OpEd
By James Phillips Secretary of State John Kerry has embarked on his first official trip abroad, traveling to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Although NATO and European issues have been featured prominently in Kerry’s early stops, much of his agenda will focus on containing [...]
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Swiss Voters Crack Down On Corporate Pay Packages
By Urs Geiser A proposal to rein in pay-outs to top managers and company board members has won an overwhelming majority in a nationwide ballot on Sunday. Tough negotiations are expected in parliament over the application of the initiative. Final results show 67.9 per cent of Swiss voters coming out in favour of granting shareholders [...]
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Queen Elizabeth II In Hospital After Experiencing Symptoms Of Gastroenteritis
The Queen is in hospital “as a precaution” where she is being assessed for symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says. A palace spokesperson said the 86-year-old monarch had been taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London. All official engagements for this week, including the Queen’s trip to Rome, will be either cancelled or postponed. [...]
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Iran’s FM Claims Sanctions To Be Gradually Removed Beginning Today
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that the US-engineered sanctions against the Islamic Republic will be gradually removed from today, March 3. With the measures devised by the Iranian diplomatic apparatus, from today we will witness the gradual removal of the sanctions,” Salehi said. “The enemies claimed last year that crippling sanctions against [...]
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‘We Are Those Two Afghan Children’ – OpEd
By Dr. Hakim and the Afghan Peace Volunteers Two young Afghan boys herding cattle in Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan were mistakenly killed by NATO forces yesterday. They were seven and eight years old. Our globe, approving of ‘necessary or just war’, thinks, “We expect this to happen occasionally.” Some say, “We’re sorry.” Therefore today, with [...]
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Assad Is “Delusional”, Says Britian’s Foreign Secretary Hague
Britain’s foreign secretary, William Hague, on Sunday dismissed Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s criticisms of Britain’s attempts to arm the Syrian opposition as “delusional”. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Hague said Assad was the man presiding over the slaughter of his own people while Britain was providing humanitarian aid. The foreign secretary went on [...]
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Tunisia: ‘Harlem Shake’ Pits Students Against Salafists
By Yasmine Najjar A group of baton-wielding salafists on Saturday (March 2nd) prevented secondary school pupils from performing the “Harlem Shake” dance in El Kef. The incident at the “Ahmed Amara” lyceum in the northern governorate came a day after hundreds braved the rain in front of the education ministry in Tunis to perform the [...]
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The West And The Muslim Brotherhood After The Arab Spring – Analysis
By Lorenzo Vidino Before December 2010, virtually no one had heard of Mohammed Bouazizi outside of the dilapidated central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. Yet when he set himself on fire in front of the local governor’s office, in a desperate protest gesture against the confiscation of his goods and the apparent humiliation he suffered [...]
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China: Official Tightens Religious Restrictions Affecting Muslim Uyghurs
A recently appointed official of a county in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region is cracking down on religious activities—from mandatory daily prayers to traditional burial rites—of the mostly Muslim Uyghurs, causing much anxiety among the community. Vice governor Haki had severely tightened restrictions since taking office two years ago, forcing residents to hold religious practices normally [...]
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Genetic Risk Factors For Common Eye Disorder Come Into Focus
An international group of investigators has identified seven new genetic regions associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of blindness in older individuals. The findings, reported online March 3 in Nature Genetics, could point to new biological pathways and therapeutic targets for AMD. The AMD Gene Consortium, a network of 18 research groups [...]
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Advanced Radio Technologies For Fairer 4G Communications
(CORDIS) — If you live in one of the dozen or so European countries with an up and running 4Gmobile network, you may have already bought a 4G-enabled phone, hoping to enjoy the blisteringly fast data rates your operator is advertising. 4G services are undoubtedly a big improvement on their 3G predecessors, but significant discrepancies [...]
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Rosberg Completes Pre-Season Testing For Mercedes AMG Petronas At Circuit De Catalunya
Nico Rosberg completed the final day of pre-season testing Sunday for Mercedes AMG Petronas at the Circuit de Catalunya. With twelve days of track action completed over three tests, the team will return to base to make the final preparations for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in two weeks time. Nico’s program today [...]
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British Cardinal Keith O’Brien Admits Sexual Misconduct
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric on Sunday admitted sexual misconduct and offered his apologies to the Church and the people of Scotland. A statement released by Cardinal Keith O’Brien read: “I wish to take this opportunity to admit that there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of [...]
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Portugal And Mali: An Unwelcome Minimalist Approach – Analysis
By Paulo Gorjão In response to France’s military intervention in Mali in January, the Portuguese government issued a statement acknowledging that the ongoing “Operation Serval” constituted “an important contribution in order to avoid the trend towards destabilization in that region”.1 And, in one of those political coincidences that sometimes happen, French President François Hollande and [...]
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North Korea: Nukes, Nationalism And Negotiations – Analysis
By Sangsoo Lee North Korea has faced serious domestic challenges in its economy since the 1990s. It is today believed that North Korea cannot feed its people if foreign aid decreases further. However, the regime has ignored the food crisis that has led to serious starvation in the country while, at the same time, channeling [...]
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U.S. To Release Millions In Aid To Egypt, Says Kerry
By Elizabeth Arrott U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington will provide Egypt with immediate financial aid because of the nation’s “extreme needs.” Kerry announced the deal after meeting Sunday with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Cairo is the first stop in the Arab world for Kerry as he makes his inaugural trip as the [...]
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