Kazakhstan‘s President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Iran, Turkey and Uzbekistan from Apr.11 to Apr.15, the president‘s press service said Apr.8.
Daily Archives: 8. April 2016
Medvedev: Joint railway may have serious effect on Russian, Azerbaijani economies
„It is a large and rather complex project, but if we succeed, it may give a serious overall effect on our economies,“ RIA Novosti quoted Medvedev as saying while speaking to reporters.
Transkontinentale eurasische Hochgeschwindigkeits-Bahnverbindung durch siebzehn Staaten mit 110000 Kilometern Länge
(2010) Die neue Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahn soll Chinas Metropolen mit mehreren Grossstädten in Zentralasien, im Iran, Singapur, in Myanmar (Burma/Birma), in Russland und Europa verbinden.
„Caspian Energy Award“ int’l prize to be presented to President Ilham Aliyev
The ‚Caspian Energy Award‘ international prize is presented according to the results of the internet poll, which is held in 50 countries around the globe. The prize is awarded to the readers of Caspian Energy journal – political figures, government officials, heads of diplomatic missions, government-owned and private companies for their contribution to the economic development of the countries across the Caspian-Black Sea and Baltic regions. The ‚Caspian Energy Award‘ international prize is held under support of the Caspian European Club (Caspian Business Club) and Caspian Energy International Media Group.
Schleswig-Holsteins Innenministerium reagiert: Polizisten werden künftig mit Anti-Spuck-Netzen ausgestattet.
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Zufälle gibt‘s: Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft fordert Taser und wird von Taser-Hersteller gesponsert
Mit viel Engagement fordert der Landesdelegiertentag der Deutschen Polizeigewerkschaft (DPolG) in Sachsen-Anhalt die Anschaffung von Elektroschockern des Herstellers „Taser International“, um damit die Polizeibeamten im Land auszustatten. Nun kam heraus: Der US-Produzent revanchiert sich dafür offenbar indem er als Sponsor von Verbandsfesten der Gewerkschaftler fungiert.
Africa’s Traditional Crops Under Threat as Big Ag, Gates Foundation ‘Donate’ GMO Technology
A new report from the African Centre for Biodiversity, a nonprofit that aims to protect the continent’s biodiversity and food production system, accuses the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and GMO companies including Monsanto of introducing GMO technology in Africa “under the guise of philanthropy.”
France to Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers Due to Health Risks
France is banning glyphosate mixed with certain adjuvants (additives) due to its perceived risks to human health. The move comes less than two months after Ségolène Royal, France’s minister of ecology, sustainable development and energy, called for the ban.
Wie sieben Großspenden an die GroKo unter dem Radar blieben
Im Jahr nach der Bundestagswahl kassierten die Regierungsparteien über eine halbe Million Euro von sieben Unternehmen und Verbänden, ohne dass die Öffentlichkeit es ahnte. Normalerweise müssen derart hohe Beträge unverzüglich im Internet veröffentlicht werden – doch die Spenden waren so gestückelt, dass sie unter der Veröffentlichungsgrenze blieben.
Kranker darf Cannabis anbauen
Bei dem Kläger ist es aber so, dass dieser sich Cannabis aus der Apotheke, den sogenannten Medizinalhanf, finanziell nicht leisten kann. Seine Krankenkasse will die Kosten nicht übernehmen. Außerdem gibt es keine zugelassenen Arzneimittel, die genau so gut wirken. Die Entscheidung gibt also (noch) nicht unumschränkt grünes Licht für den Eigenanbau durch Menschen, die Cannabis aus medizinischen Gründen benötigen (Aktenzeichen 3 C 10.14).
Französische Polizei greift Studentenproteste an
Am Dienstag haben in Frankreich Sicherheitskräfte der Polizei erneute Demonstrationen gegen das geplante Arbeitsrechtsgesetz angegriffen. Bereits am Donnerstag vergangener Woche hatten mehr als eine Million Arbeiter und Jugendliche trotz des Ausnahmezustands gegen das Gesetz von Arbeitsministerin Myriam El Khomry von der Sozialistischen Partei (PS) protestiert.
Turkana fields to start crude oil production by 2017
Africa Oil and Tullow were 50-50 partners in blocks 10 BB and 13T where the discoveries were made. Africa Oil has since sold a 25 percent stake in those blocks to A.P. Moller-Maersk .
Kenya to get Sh60billion from China to help fund 2015/16 deficit
Kenya will agree a $600 million(Sh60billion) loan from China to help fund a budget deficit in the fiscal year starting last July, a senior Treasury official said on Friday.
Kenya police orders arrest of Chase, National Bank directors, detains social media user over ‘falsehoods’
“Following the announcement by the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya regarding unethical conduct by certain bank directors and managers, I have therefore ordered the arrest” of the directors, Police Inspector-General Joseph Boinett said in a statement published on the Interior Ministry’s Twitter account on Friday.
Aufholjagd in Ostafrika
Kanzlerin Merkel hat sich nun beim Besuch des kenianischen Staatspräsidenten am Mittwoch für neue Aufträge für deutsche Unternehmen in Kenia eingesetzt. Allein für die Jahr 2014 bis 2016 stelle Berlin Nairobi Entwicklungshilfegelder in Höhe von 300 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung, erklärte Merkel; die Entwicklungshilfe müsse nun durch „Unternehmenskooperation“ ergänzt werden. Kenia sei „so etwas wie ein Ankerland“ für die deutsche Wirtschaft. Man sei dabei bereit, neue Geschäftschancen mit neuen Angeboten zur Berufsbildung für junge Kenianer zu verbinden.[9] Bei der Förderung der Berufsbildung handelt es sich um ein häufig genutztes Ticket, das es erleichtern soll, Anteile auf fremden Märkten zu gewinnen; zu entsprechenden Verhandlungen ist Bundesentwicklungsminister Gerd Müller erst vor wenigen Tagen in Nairobi gewesen. Am gestrigen Donnerstag hielt sich Staatspräsident Kenyatta auf einem „Business Forum Kenya“ des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) in Berlin zu Gesprächen mit deutschen Unternehmern bereit. Die deutsche Aufholjagd ist eröffnet.
G-7 Hiroshima statement won’t use ‘inhumane’ to describe nukes
Japan will not mention the “inhumane aspects” of nuclear weapons in the Hiroshima Declaration issued after the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting next week to avoid upsetting the nuclear-power members, sources said.
As host of this year’s G-7 summit and the only nation hit by atomic weapons, Japan has been planning a statement that expresses the determination of member nations to work toward a nuclear-free world.
Human Rights Lawyer Francis Boyle on US War Crimes, the Refugee Crisis in Europe and More
In this interview, Boyle tackles a number of hot-button issues, including continued allegations of war crimes against members of the US government, analysis of the upcoming US presidential election, discussion of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and analysis of the legality of Greece‘s national debt and memorandum agreements.
Sanders under fire for saying 10,000 Palestinians killed in 2014 Gaza war
But though he said Israel had not committed war crimes, he claimed that “most international observers would say that the attacks against Gaza were indiscriminate and that a lot of innocent people were killed who should not have been killed.
“I think there is a general belief that, with that technology, they could have been more discriminate in terms of taking out weapons that were threatening them.”
In response to questions about Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Mr Sanders said that “if the expansion was illegal, moving into territory that was not their territory, I think withdrawal from those territories is appropriate.”
Israeli army document confirms use of Hermes 450 drones in assassinations
The document published on the Israel Defense Forces website states ‚that the army had attacked 5,226 targets during the war in Gaza and dealt with 32 tunnels, of which 14 were located in Israeli territory‘
Internationale Nahostkonferenz: Abbas reist zu Gesprächen nach Moskau.
Der französische Außenminister Laurent Fabius hatte zur Wiederaufnahme der Nahost-Friedensgespräche die Veranstaltung einer internationalen Konferenz vorgeschlagen.
Palestinians mull UNSC resolution draft
The Palestinian Authority has pushed forward a draft resolution condemning Israeli construction in the West Bank. During an upcoming visit to New York, Palestinian President Abbas may try to present it for a vote at the UN Security Council.
Kristina Schröder wirft hin.
Das muss ein tolles Gefühl sein, mit 35 Jahren die Pensionsansprüche sicher zu haben. Und man musste gar nichts groß dafür tun!
Genfer Syrien-Verhandlungen am 13. April
Die Fortsetzung der Syrien-Friedensgespräche verzögert sich erneut. Der UNO-Gesandte Staffan de Mistura erklärte am Donnerstag, eine nächste Runde beginne am 13. April. Zuvor waren die Gespräche für den 11. April geplant worden.
Why is Lebanon Holding Hannibal Gaddafi Hostage?
The Gaddafi case has also caused tension between the Government of Syria and Lebanon’s Amal Militia, headed by Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, who according to Hannibal’s lawyer hatched the ransom project which got messed up by Hasan Yaacoub organizing Hannibal’s kidnapping and who has long harbored plans to secede Berri as Amal leader, given the latter’s age and health problems.
Free speech concerns raised across campus after protest at CIA event
After the protests, the student group Penn Political Union reached out to members of SDS to see if they would be willing to participate in a debate on the subject of the morality and effectiveness of the CIA.(…)
“This is a bit of a revolution for us,” he said, adding that it likely had to do with a change in leadership. “Usually our debates are parliamentary affairs, not this two on two.”
Nord-Irak: Bundeswehr bildet Peschmerga aus
(4.4.2016) 150 deutsche Soldaten sind im Nord-Irak stationiert, um angesichts der Bedrohung durch den sogenannten Islamischen Staat (IS), kurdische Peschmerga auszubilden. Das Bundeswehr-Camp befindet sich in Erbil, der größten Stadt in den Kurdengebieten im Nord-Irak.
Kämpft #IS schon mit Bundeswehr-Gewehren? Lieferungen v. @USArmy an Irak auf Facebook zu kaufen @jan_vanaken #Syria
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Facebook Groups Act as Weapons Bazaars for Militias
(6.4.2016) The weapons include many distributed by the United States to security forces and their proxies in the Middle East. These online bazaars, which violate Facebook’s recent ban on the private sales of weapons, have been appearing in regions where the Islamic State has its strongest presence.
Azeri armed forces shell positions, settlements in Armenia
“In particular, the villages of Karmir, Ttujur and Baghanis were shelled from a 120-mm mortar and a SPG-9 recoilless gun. Fortunately, no one was hurt,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
Czech Republic supports the Kurdistan Region
(5.4.2016) While stressing the continuation of her country‘s support for the Peshmerga forces in the war against ISIS, Ms. Drdáková said her country intends to implement a number of projects in the Kurdistan Region. These projects include sponsoring activities in Ashti Camp in Slemani Governorate for displaced people, building a church in Alqosh, and training Kurdistani doctors in Prague.
Prime Minister Barzani meets U.S. congressional delegation
(6.4.2016) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani yesterday received a United States congressional delegation headed by Edward Royce, the chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs and accompanied by the U.S. Consul General in Erbil Matthias Mitman.
The American delegation reaffirmed their commitment to support Kurdistan Region and its military, the Peshmerga forces, in the war against terrorism.
Italy to continue its support to the Kurdistan Region
(6.4.2016) In affirming his government‘s intention to strengthen bilateral relations, Mr. Amendola noted his country will continue to provide humanitarian and military assistance to the Kurdistan Region.
He praised the role of the Peshmerga forces in the war against ISIS and expressed appreciation of the people and government for accommodating and assisting a large number of refugees and displaced persons.
Prime Minister Barzani expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Italy‘s military and humanitarian assistance. He stressed, however, that the fight against ISIS is not the sole responsibility of the Kurdistan Region, but also that of the international community, particularly the coalition countries.
Police called to Daimler’s AGM after fight erupts among shareholders over free sausages
The world’s second-biggest luxury-car maker called police to calm things down after one man began packing away multiple sausages from the buffet. A woman intervened, and the two got into a verbal altercation.
Daimler served about 12,500 wursts to the 5,500 shareholders who attended the meeting in Berlin, spokeswoman Silke Walters said.