Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The two uprisings in the Arab world

In the Arab world discussed two major movements that determine the future political face of the planet. One who has spent nearly 20 years of existence is Al Qaeda, with its branches, franchises and independent supporters extends to part of the Islamic world against the great enemy outside the West but also against the Arab States, the enemy within that cooperates with Western powers, in grave apostasy of true Islam, and the other is the popular revolt in North Africa and the Middle East, apparently on track in Tunisia and Egypt, mired in Libya, motor agitation for now children in Morocco and Algeria; massacred in Syrian-Iranian regime edge, constantly on the verge of victory in Yemen, and relatively weak echoes in Jordan and the Gulf emirates.

Attack of Marrakech: the seven suspects charged with terrorism

A magistrate in Rabat terrorism charges against the seven suspects in the bombing of Marrakech "constitution of criminal gang to prepare and commit terrorist acts," he said Tuesday, 17 May a judicial source. They will be tried before the court of appeal in Rabat under the Terrorism Act which was adopted in Morocco in 2004, the source said.

According to the indictment as it was made Tuesday by the judge, the seven suspects, including the main implicated Adil Al-Othman, are also accused of "seriously undermine public order, murder with premeditation and treachery, possession and manufacture of explosives and belonging to a banned religious group.

Freed from the burden populist, Finns are less afraid to Europe

Stockholm, correspondence - Validation, Monday 16 May, with 78 billion euros in Portugal by the ministers of the euro area has been received with great relief not only in Lisbon but also in Helsinki, as the reaction Finns feared was under the influence of Eurosceptic populist. Finland is still trying to form a government after the parliamentary elections of 17 April, and True Finns (populists), who until last week were invited to participate, had adopted an uncompromising stance on the European aid, threatening to block the entire process.

Italy: Milan tie, a "slap" for Berlusconi

"A slap" is what qualified as the setting of unfavorable ballot right in Milan, home of Silvio Berlusconi, in an editorial in one spot on the Milan daily Il Corriere della Sera, Tuesday, May 17 While the Italian leader had made the municipal election a test of popularity, it weakens the alliance critical of his party, the People of Freedom (PDL, center right), with the Northern League.

To everyone's surprise, the candidate of the party of Mr Berlusconi, the outgoing mayor Letizia Moratti, to 41.6% of the vote, was widely anticipated by the candidate of the left, the lawyer Giuliano Pisapia (48%) during the first round of partial municipal Italian Sunday and Monday. Surprise Milan, Pisapia ahead, "titreIl Corriere della Sera.

European ministers will discuss on Monday whether to punish the Syrian president

.- The foreign ministers of the European Union will consider on Monday whether to extend EU sanctions against Syria, the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, after today the ambassadors of the Twenty secured no decision. According to diplomatic sources, "the works are still ongoing" and will head Europe's diplomats who completed the discussions.

The EU has in place sanctions against 13 senior Syrian officials, which prohibits the entry into community land and has frozen their assets. These include prominent personalities like the president's brother Maher al-Assad, considered the main architect of violence against demonstrators, but not that of Bashar al-Asad himself.

Suzanne Mubarak has been released

The Authority of illegal gains, under the Ministry, "decided to release her after she returned to the State all of its assets in banks in Egypt, namely 24 million Egyptian pounds (2.8 million euros). The official media had previously announced that the former first lady had given its approval to the Authority to withdraw an amount of 20 million Egyptian pounds (2.4 million euros) in two bank accounts in his name, and sell a house she owns in Cairo.

Libya: Russia increases the pressure on Gaddafi

As NATO continues its raids on Tripoli, Russia asked the emissaries of Muammar Gaddafi, who is visiting Moscow to stop "spilling blood" of the Libyan population. Through the voice of his chief diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, Russia called on the Libyan regime to "fully implement Security Council resolution." Russia also relayed the request made Sunday by the UN special envoy calling Tripoli to "cooperate with the UN to help deliver humanitarian aid throughout the territory of Libya." The head of Russian diplomacy said that "the main now is to agree on the timeframe and conditions of an armistice." Moscow has already said he stood ready to receive representatives of the Libyan rebels "in the near future." Libya's traditional ally, Russia had yet detached from the international coalition opposing military intervention.