India will lend five billion dollars (about 3.55 billion euros) to Africa over the next three years, announced Tuesday, May 24 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first day of a summit between the two partners, held in Addis Ababa. "We will offer 5 billion dollars in loans for the next three years. We will provide an additional $ 700 million [approximately EUR 497 million] to establish new institutions and training programs," Singh said during This summit scheduled until Wednesday at the headquarters of the African Union.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The "Dr. Twitter" the Tunisian government resigns
The Tunisian blogger and cyber-Slim Amamou, better known under the name @ Slim404 on Twittosphere Tunisia, said Monday evening 23 May in a tweet resignation of the Provisional Government of Tunisia.
U.S. sanctions Venezuela's petroleum negotiate with Irn
United States expanded sanctions yesterday against companies that do business with Iran and whose transactions end up funding the nuclear program of the regime of the ayatollahs. In the list of companies reprimanded, the administration of Barack Obama included seven new companies including Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the Ofer Brothers Group Israeli shipping.
The Venezuelan government expressed "strong repudiation" of the U.S. decision and announced that it will consider the implications of this measure to give "the appropriate response," Efe reported. Moreover, other sanctions imposed on 16 persons and companies involved in some way traffic ballistic technology and weapons of mass destruction, revealed yesterday the State Department.
The Venezuelan government expressed "strong repudiation" of the U.S. decision and announced that it will consider the implications of this measure to give "the appropriate response," Efe reported. Moreover, other sanctions imposed on 16 persons and companies involved in some way traffic ballistic technology and weapons of mass destruction, revealed yesterday the State Department.
In Missouri, as close to deadly tornadoes
At least 46 tornadoes have hit over the weekend in seven states of central and northern United States, including Missouri, Kansas or Oklahoma. The most deadly was virtually pulverized Joplin, killing at least 116 deaths.
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UN calls again to allow access to inland cities of Syria
.- The Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, today again urged the Syrian authorities to allow access into the country to UN officials. "If you are concerned about the reports that are taking place about what happens inside should allow access to check on the ground," Amos said in a meeting with reporters at the UN headquarters.
According to estimates by human rights activists, since last March when protests erupted against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, died nearly a thousand people, mostly civilians, and thousands more have been arrested. In that sense, Amos today reiterated its concern about the violence in Syria, lamented the lack of authoritative information and criticized the international organizations remain without access to provide humanitarian assistance.
According to estimates by human rights activists, since last March when protests erupted against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, died nearly a thousand people, mostly civilians, and thousands more have been arrested. In that sense, Amos today reiterated its concern about the violence in Syria, lamented the lack of authoritative information and criticized the international organizations remain without access to provide humanitarian assistance.
NATO increases pressure on the Qaddafi regime
Undersecretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, announced Tuesday in Benghazi, a stronghold of insurgents in eastern Libya, the rebels have handed an official invitation to open a representative office in Washington. "I submitted on behalf of the President [Barack] Obama a formal invitation to the National Transitional Council [CNT] to open a representative office in Washington," Feltman said during a news conference.
Netanyahu does not return to 1967 borders
In a speech in Washington Monday, May 23, at the annual meeting of the main pro-Israel lobby in the United States, the American IsraelPublic Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu assured: "[Peace] is guarantee security for Israel and thus Israel can return to indefensible borders of 1967 "while President Barack Obama spoke out Sunday for a Palestinian state based on a revision of borders from the war Six Days.
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