On the sidelines of a popular uprising against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, UNESCO launched an appeal Tuesday, February 1 at the safeguarding of heritage. The organization called for measures to protect "the treasures" of the country, "Cairo, Luxor and all other cultural or tourist." "The Egyptian cultural heritage, whether buildings or objects, is a part of world heritage, handed down to us through the ages," said the director general of Unesco, Bokova, in a statement.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Mubarak rules out re-election after Obama call
U.S. President Barack Obama asked his counterpart Hosni Mubarak is not submitted for re-election in September, a U.S. official confirmed shortly after the Egyptian leader announced exactly that on television. After a day of historical events throughout the country, Mubarak announced he would not seek a new presidential term after spending 30 years in power.
Obama, who praised the Egyptian military to allow peaceful protests against the regime, Mubarak called for half an hour after meeting with his national security team. Earlier a U.S. official on condition of anonymity, confirmed a report of "The New York Times", whereby Mubarak advised Obama not submitted for re-election.
Obama, who praised the Egyptian military to allow peaceful protests against the regime, Mubarak called for half an hour after meeting with his national security team. Earlier a U.S. official on condition of anonymity, confirmed a report of "The New York Times", whereby Mubarak advised Obama not submitted for re-election.
Switzerland freezes assets of Jean-Claude Duvalier
According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Switzerland has blocked Tuesday, February 1, the assets of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, following the entry into force of new legislation, which should allow return them to Haiti. "This law was accepted by Parliament at its autumn session 2010, it entered into force on 1 February 2011", says the Department of Foreign Affairs on its website.
Cairo becomes a battlefield
Tahrir Square in Cairo became a battlefield between protestors who defend the regime of President Hosni Mubarak and opponents calling for his resignation. Clashes between the two sides began, according to witnesses, when they threw stones and all sorts of objects after prolonged verbal altercation that left several injured.
The situation in the Place de la Liberation (Tahrir) in Cairo became highly volatile with the arrival of thousands of government demonstrators without the Army to control the situation.
The situation in the Place de la Liberation (Tahrir) in Cairo became highly volatile with the arrival of thousands of government demonstrators without the Army to control the situation.
The biggest cicln Australia's history is grounded
Around 90,000 households in the northeast Australian coast are without power to prevent incidents by the arrival of Cyclone Yasi. The first effects of the storm that pulls the phenomenon, with a frontage of about 650 kilometers wide with winds of 300 mph and feel the coast of Queensland. Anna Bligh, head of the Queensland Government has warned that the situation will worsen in the next two hours, according to local media reports the ABC.
Harmattan / 2
Hospitality is the virtue which induces us to feed and accommodate some people who do not need either to be fed or to be housed. With this quote from Ambrose Bierce opens the second chapter of the Harmattan, a documentary that tells the journey, the exchange relations between a small Italian delegation in charge of decentralized cooperation and the inhabitants of Ouali, a village in Mali.
Outside the cliché of the Italian-good-to-any-price, and the logic of welfarism, there is a discovery of a parallel world, with the villagers who welcome tubabu, white men alike. For those who wish, we will be back on Wednesday with the documentary series. Here, then, the second chapter of Harmattan.
Outside the cliché of the Italian-good-to-any-price, and the logic of welfarism, there is a discovery of a parallel world, with the villagers who welcome tubabu, white men alike. For those who wish, we will be back on Wednesday with the documentary series. Here, then, the second chapter of Harmattan.
Live: Day of mass mobilization in Egypt
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