According to the latest Global Corruption Barometer released by TI, among the 95 countries surveyed, Uganda is listed among the 17 most corrupt countries in the World.
Daily Archives: 9. Juli 2013
China gives Uganda $8.2 million grant
“…Uganda looks forward to increased cooperation with the Chinese government to implement infrastructure projects in energy, roads, railways…,” Kiwanuka said.
Benazir assassination case: Court outraged over Musharraf absence
The Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) expressed its outrage at the non-presence of former President Pervez Musharraf at the Benazir Bhutto assassination case hearing on Tuesday, and stated that if Musharraf was not presented at the next hearing, the hearing would take place at Rawalpindi Central Jail, Express News reported.
Taliban talks likely to continue despite Doha office closure
They were responding to reports that the Taliban had closed their office in Doha, the Qatari capital, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai objected to their raising a flag and giving it a nameplate that suggested they wanted to set up a government-in-exile.
“We have temporarily closed the Qatar office due to broken promises,” a Pakistan-based Taliban official, who declined to be named, told AFP by telephone.
Israel warns Arabs against ‚bashing‘ it at U.N. nuclear meeting
Israel‘s ambassador to the IAEA, Ehud Azoulay, told Reuters that Arab states „are taking a counterproductive route by raising this issue … and trying to bash Israel“.
Private paramilitaries guard Wisconsin mining site from protesters
Heavily-armed, masked paramilitary forces descended upon the Gogebic Taconite mining site in Wisconsin over the weekend, much to the chagrin of local residents and elected officials.
Weisses Haus: Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika werden die Hilfe für Ägypten nicht kürzen
Das Weisse Haus behauptet steif und fest, es liege „nicht im besten Interesse Amerikas“ zu behaupten, dass in der letzten Woche in Ägypten ein Militärputsch stattgefunden hat, und dass man stattdessen fortfahren werde, Ägyptens Militär und jetzige Junta mit großen Beträgen an Hilfsmitteln zu versorgen.
„Die NSA darf in Deutschland alles machen“
Josef Foschepoth: ..Wir haben nahezu symbiotische Zustände zwischen den Geheimdiensten. Und alles mit dem Segen und Wissen der Bundesregierungen.
Süddeutsche: Wie kann eine geheime Verwaltungsvereinbarung die deutsche Verfassung ausstechen?
Josef Foschepoth: Die Verwaltungsvereinbarung erläutert ja nur, was in den Hieroglyphen anderer völkerrechtlicher Verträge enthalten ist.
Israel secretly holds ‚Prisoner X2‘ for security breach: lawyer
Israel has secretly jailed a member of its security services for a grave offence, a prominent Israeli lawyer said on Tuesday, describing the case as riveting and sensational.
Nigeria ‚forgives‘ killers of 100 police and security officers
who gave what orders, whether the officers were prepared for the mission and who was responsible for the brutal massacre that took place. The conspiracy of silence is indicative of fundamental malfunctions in the country‘s security structure.
Egypt: The return of the King?
In Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany‘s bestselling 2002 novel The Yacoubian Building, an aging aristocrat declares: „It was a different age. Cairo was like Europe. It was clean and smart and the people were well mannered and respectable and everyone knew his place exactly…“
Port Said: Egypt‘s secret police return to the streets
In Port Said on the Suez canal there is relief both that Mohamed Morsi has gone and that the old ways have returned
UAE offers Egypt $3 billion support, Saudis $5 billion
The United Arab Emirates will make a $1 billion grant to Egypt and a $2 billion loan, state news agency WAM said on Tuesday. The $2 billion loan would take the form of an interest-free deposit with Egypt‘s central bank, WAM said.
Saudi Arabia gives Egypt $5 billion in aid
Saudi Arabia approved a $5 billion aid package to Egypt on Tuesday comprising a $2 billion central bank deposit, $2 billion in energy products, and $1 billion in cash, the Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf told Reuters.
AI voices concern over inmate on 34th day of hunger strike; Costas Sakkas in 2.5-year detention without trial
Amnesty International’s Greek branch has expressed concern about the continued detainment of 29-year-old student Costas Sakkas, who was on the 34th day of a hunger strike on Monday in protest at his continued detention without trial.
M5S to bring up renting Ponte Vecchio in parliament
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement on Tuesday said it would question in parliament what it called a „grave“ move on the part of the mayor of Florence to block off the famed Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence last month for a private party hosted by the Ferrari motor company.
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Sen. Paul: US continuing to send aid to Egypt is a ‚mistake‘
BOLLING: Here with reaction to the crisis in Cairo and more, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Senator, thank you for joining us. Senator, let‘s start this out right away. Was this a coup in Cairo, in Egypt?
Taliban close Qatar office in protest at flag removal
“After opening of the Qatar office, the Taliban would have known that neither their honor nor their flag is safe in foreign countries,” Mr Karzai said in his statement.
Are telegrams dead?
ON JULY 15th India will become the latest country to shut down its official telegram service. The first message sent by telegraph in India was in 1850, and the direct descendant of that service is now in the hands of BSNL, a state-run telecoms operator, which says it is no longer economically viable given the plunging cost and growing availability of mobile phones
Qatar makes first new gas find in over 40 years (10.3.2013)
According to the latest BP Statistical review, Qatar‘s proved gas reserves stood at 884.5 tcf, or around 12 percent of global gas reserves, at the end of 2011.
Saudi to expel foreigners disrespecting Ramadan
Saudi Arabia threatened on Tuesday to expel non-Muslim expatriates who eat, drink, or smoke in public during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Europe okays design for next-generation rocket
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it had approved the final design for a next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, aimed at maintaining Europe‘s grip on the fast-changing market for satellite launches.
‚United Stasi of America‘ on US embassy
A US embassy spokesperson told AFP: „Very funny. But anyone making such a comparison knows neither the Stasi nor the United States.“
Murchison Widefield Array telescope to take us back in time
It is one of three „precursor“ instruments for the world‘s most sensitive radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array, which will be based in Australia and southern Africa, and used by scientists worldwide.
Despite Cuts, Fort Knox‘s Iconic Status Endures
The Pentagon announced last week that it was eliminating Knox‘s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division as part of a major restructuring that will reduce the Army‘s active duty combat brigades to 33 from 45.
Mothers pray for nuclear-free Japan on Tanabata Festival day
Following the tradition, participants set up bamboo trees at the site of famous Friday night anti-nuclear demonstrations and hung hundreds of strips of paper containing wishes, called „tanzaku,“ on bamboo branches, praying for eradication of nuclear energy.