By Prasanta Kumar Pradhan The National Dialogue Conference (NDC) which started on 18 March 2013 is a landmark event in Yemen’s political transition. As agreed in the power transfer deal mediated by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the NDC includes all the political parties, civil society representatives, southern movement, Houthis, women and youths. A total [...]
National Dialogue Conference: Key To Peace And Stability In Yemen – Analysis
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Libya: Ensure Due Process For Extradited Libyans, Says HRW
Libya should ensure that two Libyans with ties to the previous government of Muammar Gaddafi who were extradited from Egypt on March 26, 2013, are treated humanely and granted their full due process rights. Libya should grant humanitarian and human rights organizations access to them to monitor their detention conditions and treatment and respect for [...]
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Gas From Israel’s New Field Starts Flowing
Israel moved a step closer to energy independence on Saturday when natural gas from a recently discovered offshore field began flowing for the first time, local media reported. The Tamar field, which is located 90 kilometers off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, was discovered in 2009 and holds an estimated 284 billion cubic meters, the Haaretz said. [...]
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Nigeria: Shell To Shut Down Major Pipeline
By Heather Murdock Shell Nigeria, one of the largest oil companies in the Niger Delta, is planning to shut down one of the most important pipelines in the country because of ‘unprecedented’ levels of oil theft this year. Observers say repairing the damaged pipeline will not fix the problem. Shutting down a 150,000 barrel a [...]
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28,000 Chinese Waterways Dry Up Amid Pollution Tidal Wave
More than 28,000 waterways have vanished from China’s maps, as a result of the nation’s break neck economic development, a government report finds. A report from the Ministry of Water Resources found that the number of rivers in China with catchment areas of over 100 square kilometers has halved compared to 60 years ago, an [...]
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Abbas And Abdullah Sign Deal To ‘Defend’ Jerusalem And Its Sacred Sites
His Majesty King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday held talks on efforts underway to restore momentum in the Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts despite rapid developments in the region. During the meeting, attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein and senior officials on both sides, the King reiterated Jordan’s stand by the [...]
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Pope Francis Leads His First Easter Mass
Pope Francis led his first Easter Mass as Pontiff in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City on Sunday, congratulating Catholics all over the world with the holiest holiday. Ahead of the Sunday Mass, Francis sent an Easter tweet saying “Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take [...]
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U.S. Lawmaker Downplays North Korean Threat To Mainland
By Michael Bowman An American lawmaker is downplaying North Korean threats to strike the U.S. mainland, but worries Pyongyang is picking a fight with other nations in Asia. Republican Congressman Peter King is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and a member of the House Committee on Intelligence. Appearing on ABC’s This Week program, [...]
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Balkans: New Extremist Organisations Pose A Threat – Analysis
By Linda Karadaku Emerging extremist organisations in the Balkans are operating alongside existing extremist groups and may try to change the political and legal framework to fit their agendas, analysts warned. Analysts agree that the “new extremism” in the Balkans embodies religion, ethnicity and neo-Nazism, best exemplified by Greece’s Golden Dawn. Whether new or traditional, [...]
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Renewed Calls By Top Iranian Conservative To ‘Resolve’ Detention Of Opposition Leaders
A senior conservative figure as once again called for an end to the stalemate surrounding the house arrest of 2009 presidential candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. According to the news website Khabaronline.ir, Habibollah Asgaroladi, the secretary general of the Islamic Coalition Party, one of the largest conservative parties in the country, said that [...]
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UK Seizes The Day With New Nuclear Strategy
A new industrial strategy published by the UK government sets out detailed plans to enable the country to make the most of opportunities for economic growth in the nuclear energy sector at home and abroad. Announced in a joint statement by the UK’s business secretary Vince Cable and energy secretary Ed Davey, the 90-page industrial [...]
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Ghana: People With Mental Disabilities Face Serious Abuse
People with mental disabilities suffer severe abuses in psychiatric institutions and spiritual healing centers in Ghana, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Ghanaian government has done little to combat such abuse or to ensure that these people can live in the community, as is their right under international law. The 84-page [...]
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North Korea: The Stakes Behind The Rhetoric – OpEd
By Nile Bowie The renewed instability on the Korean peninsula showed there is a frightening possibility that the situation could spin out of control – and the complex reasons behind the words and actions of both sides goes beyond a regional conflict. After the North was heavily penalized by UN sanctions following its recent satellite [...]
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Spanish And Italian Banks May Need Bailout Soon
By Valentin Mândrăşescu In the aftermath of the banking crisis in Cyprus, the world’s attention is gripped by the problems experienced by the Italian and Spanish banking systems. Bad loans, combined with capital flight from the eurozone, can negatively affect the financial situation of the Italian and Spanish banks. Analysts fear that the bailout of [...]
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Paraguay’s President Federico Franco Embarks On Official Visits To Spain And United States
On Sunday, March 31, the president of Paraguay, Dr. Federico Franco Gomez, departed for Madrid, Spain, to meet with the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, upon the invitation from La Moncloa Palace. The Paraguayan Foreign Minister arrived in Madrid one day prior to the president to arrange the last details of Franco’s second official visit [...]
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North Korea Vows To Beef Up Nuclear Arms
North Korea has vowed to boost its nuclear arsenal, a “treasure of a reunified country” which it will never trade for “billions of dollars” worth of aid. The statement comes just one day after Pyongyang stated it is in a “state of war” with South Korea. A Sunday meeting of the central committee of the [...]
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Iran: Ahmadinejad Minister Announces Run For Presidency
Ali Nikzad, the Minister of Transportation and Urban Development in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration, has announced his intention to run in the presidential election. The Fars news agency reported on Nikzad’s announcement, adding that he has not responded to the question of which group is supporting his candidacy. The Tasneem website has quoted a conservative MP [...]
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Intra-Party War And Fall Of Kevin Rudd – OpEd
By John Lee In theory, democracy eventually delivers what and whom the people want as leader. When it comes to the ruling Australian Labor Party, this is no longer the case. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a “spill”, meaning that the leadership of the party – and therefore the country – is [...]
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‘Anonymous Korea’ Targets North Korea’s State Websites
“Anonymous Korea” claimed to take down several North Korean state websites Saturday, March 30 just hours after North Korea said it has entered into a “state of war” with South Korea, Mashable reports. North Korea’s main official state website was back up and running, as of Noon Eastern Time on Saturday. But Mashable says it [...]
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Bank Of Cyprus Major Depositors Could Lose 60% Of Savings
Bank of Cyprus depositors with more than 100,000 euros ($128,200) could lose up to 60% of their savings as part of an EU-IMF bailout restructuring move, officials say, according to BBC News. The central bank says 37.5% of holdings over 100,000 euros will become shares. Up to 22.5% will go into a fund attracting no [...]
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