In Sergey Lavrov‘s words, Moscow is calm on Wednesday’s parliamentary elections in Syria as they ensure the work of the current government bodies
Daily Archives: 13. April 2016
Saudis guarantee freedom of passage in Tiran Straits: Israel
“We reached an understanding between the four parties — the Saudis, the Egyptians, Israel and the United States — on the passing of responsibility for the islands, on condition that the Saudis step into the Egyptians‘ shoes regarding the military annex to the peace treaty,” Israeli daily Haaretz quoted Yaalon as saying.
Zweifel an Urteil gegen NATO-Whistleblower
Zuletzt hatten wir auf die spannende taz-Reportage über den NATO-Whistleblower Manfred Klag hingewiesen. Manfred Klag wurde im Jahr 2013 wegen Landesverrats zu sieben Jahren Haft verurteilt. Das ARD-Politmagazin FAKT hat die Geschichte des Whistleblowers, der auf Missstände hinweisen wollte, noch einmal nachgezeichnet:
Net Neutrality Rules in Danger
H.R. 2666 Could Undermine the FCC’s Authority to Protect an Open Internet
Trudeau attacked from all sides over pipeline stance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s government was criticized from all sides on Tuesday in response to a published news report that alleged he had instructed key officials to prepare a strategy to approve major new pipeline projects.
Why Sitting Bull was right about Washington’s lack of integrity
In this regard, the words of none other than Sitting Bull have proved eerily prescient over the generations since the great Indian warrior-chief uttered them. „There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.“
Sitting Bull’s analysis of Washington and its integrity has stood the test of time.
Earthquake up to 7.2 hits Myanmar-India border
An earthquake of up to 7.2 in magnitude was detected at the Myanmar-India border region on Wednesday. According to GEOFON Global Seismic Network, the tremor was estimated at 7.2, while USGS reported a 6.9 earthquake in the area.
Obama is going to Saudi Arabia next week for a GCC summit
My friend Gareth Porter tweeted about Richard Clarke – a notorious limited hangout practitioner – stating that the CIA concealed knowledge of al-Qaeda jihadis in US territory from the FBI because they wanted to recruit them through Saudi intel. For what? And to do what? The CIA operation to train Syrian „rebels“ is code-named Timber Sycamore. So training „moderate“ al-Qaeda would have been what – Sandalwood?
Termine: Infoveranstaltungen zu Ende Gelände finden in folgenden Städten statt:
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Militärforschung: Sollen Berliner Hochschulen für die Bundeswehr forschen? – Tagesspiegel
Lammert will maximal 630 Bundestagsmandate
598 Abgeordnete sitzen regulär im Bundestag – durch Überhang- und Ausgleichmandate sind es derzeit aber 630. Nach der Wahl 2017 könnten es noch weitaus mehr werden. Bundestagspräsident Lammert will das durch eine neue Obergrenze verhindern.
Foto-Reportage: Streetart in Penang (Malaysia)
(13.März) Die Karte in meiner Hand zeigt die Markierungen mit berühmten Streetart-Werken in Penang. Ich will sie alle ablaufen und fotografieren. Es ist wie eine Schnitzeljagd durch diese sehr interessante Stadt.(…)
Wie in fast jeder Stadt in Asien findet man auch in Penang ein Chinatown und ein Little India. Das Straßenbild verändert sich damit sehr oft.
Record Store Day drives worldwide vinyl revival
The annual Record Store Day (RSD), which is celebrated from San Francisco to Paris, has gone a long way toward re-establishing vinyl as the go-to medium for music after a lull during the ’80s and ’90s — and Seattle is one of its hotbeds, with about 25 stores participating this year. (San Francisco, by comparison, has only 12.)
RSD, taking place Saturday, April 16, began in 2008 as a way to drum up business for independent record merchants and pay homage to vinyl-collecting culture.
Oberstes Gericht von Venezuela erklärt Amnestiegesetz für ungültig
Gesetzesprojekt für Amnestie verfassungswidrig. Opposition reagiert empört. Maduro setzt Kommission für Wahrheit und Gerechtigkeit ein
Greater UK-Malaysia collaboration in developing smart cities
Through the joint Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund, Innovate UK, Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) have come together to fund and deliver a new type of programme, called Research and Innovation Bridges.
The parties opened this funding competition in June 2015, jointly investing up to £14.4 million in collaborative research and development projects to stimulate innovation in response to Malaysia’s urbanisation challenges. The competition has been popular, with approximately 70 applications.
Ukraine raises 400 million euros from EIB to support real-economy sector
The loan has been provided as a part of the investment project „Core loan for SMEs and mid-cap companies.“
The agent of the Ministry of Finance in the funds distribution is the state-owned Ukreximbank.
Kuwait sends national guard to oil units after strike call: Report
The decision to strike was taken Monday at an emergency general assembly meeting of the union, a day after talks with acting oil minister Anas al-Saleh broke down without agreement.
Russian official: US has no reason Not to Recognize parliamentary elections in Syria
“There are no reasons not to recognize the results of the elections,” Pushkov said during a press conference in Moscow.
Earlier, the US State Department said Washington does not see the elections in Syria as being legitimate because they do not reflect the will of the Syrian people.
Israel regime to establish 19 new settlements in Golan Heights within five years
It is decided to start the implementation of the construction project this summer. 10 temporary homes will be built in each neighborhood with an area ranging from 45 to 60 square meters.
Syrians vote for parliament as diplomacy struggles
„We are voting for the sake of the Syrian people and for the sake of Assad. Assad is already strong but these elections show that the people support him and bolster him,“ said Hadi Jumaa, a 19-year-old student, as he cast his ballot at his university halls of residence in Damascus.
Dozens queued to vote at one polling station where a portrait of Assad hung on the wall. Outside, some danced.
About 40,000 Verizon workers launch strike
Verizon Communications Inc‘s wireline employees kicked off a strike on Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement with management on a new labor contract. The strike, one of the largest at Verizon in recent years, was called by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Israel regulators oppose Cellcom‘s deal to buy Golan Telecom
Golan, owned by French businessmen Michael Golan and Xavier Niel, has said rejecting the deal would have a negative impact on the market and cause prices to rise.
Jordan Police Shut Down Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters
The Muslim Brotherhood, popular in urban areas, is the country‘s largest opposition party.
Ein Viertel des Internets aktualisiert sich gerade
WordPress 4.5 ist erschienen. Neben irrelevantem Schnickschnack ist die gute Nachricht, was nicht in den Kern des Betriebssystems von mittlerweile 16 Millionen Webseiten eingepflanzt wurde: die bisher als Plugin angebotene Programmierschnittstelle („application programming interface“, API) namens „REST“ („Representational State Transfer“).
Renzi vereinbart im Iran Ausbau der Handelsbeziehungen
Am Rande des Besuchs wurde ein Großauftrag der Iraner an die staatliche italienische Eisenbahngesellschaft bekannt: Sie soll in der Islamischen Republik zwei Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecken bauen. Zum Kostenvolumen wurden zunächst keine Angaben gemacht.
US Department of State: Iran continues to meet its JCPOA commitments
Iran continues to meet its commitments under the nuclear deal reached last year between Tehran and the six world powers, said a source in the US Department of State.
Shoe Company New Balance Says US Gov‘t Basically Offered It A Bribe To Support TPP
New Balance is now claiming that it stopped publicly complaining about the TPP after the US government more or less promised it a big government contract, which never came through:
UNASUR Concerned about Attempt to Topple Dilma Rousseff
The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR for its acronym in Spanish) has expressed concern, in a statement, about legal security in Brazil and the region, in the wake of a decision to move forward with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
The Commission of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil decided yesterday to impeach the President despite the fact that, according to UNASUR, there is no evidence incriminating the president personally and directly in the perpetration of a crime.
Pentagon erklärt: Keine Koordinierung, keine Aktivitäten mit Russland im Kampf gegen al-Nusra
(13.4.2016) Die Sprecherin des US-Verteidigungsministeriums, Michelle Baldanza, teilte diesbezüglich mit: „Wir planen keine Operationen mit Russland. Das US-Verteidigungsministerium arbeitet nicht mit Russland zusammen und koordiniert seine Handlungen nicht mit Russland.“
Russland und USA schreiben gemeinsam neue Verfassung für Syrien
(11.4.2016) Inzwischen haben Russland und die USA die Konsultationen zur Entwicklung einer neuen Verfassung in Syrien trotz Schwierigkeiten intensiviert.
Azerbaijani peacekeepers depart for Afghanistan (PHOTO)
The peacekeeping contingent of Azerbaijan‘s armed forces has been serving under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan since Nov. 20, 2002.
Turkey expecting visa-free travel in EU by June
„We expect that the decision for the citizens of the Republic of Turkey to enter the Schengen zone without visa requirement will be taken before the end of June,“ he said following a meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders.
In Syrien finden am Mittwoch Wahlen statt
Die neuen indirekter Gespräche zwischen Vertretern der Regierung und der Opposition in Syrien sollten ursprünglich am 9. April beginnen, wurden dann schon einmal auf den 11. April verschoben. Nun soll es am 13. April weitergehen. An diesem Tag hat Staatschef Baschar al-Assad auch Parlamentswahlen angesetzt.