Tunisian minister calls a "ridiculous" the EU aid

The Tunisian Minister of Industry, Afif Chelbi, said it was "ridiculous", Thursday, February 17, the amount of aid - 17 million - given by the European Union to his country after the revolution of 14 January. "When the head of European diplomacy, Catherine Ashton, said to our minister, it was thought he had misheard and asked: 'Millions or billions?", Said the Chelbi press after a roundtable in Rome with Italian Foreign Minister.

Bahrain: Thousands funeral turned into mass protest

In Bahrain large crowds to funerals for four killed demonstrators streamed. This "martyr funerals" They used to protest against the new political leadership. President Wulff has canceled a planned trip to the Gulf state already. He was only 22 years old. Mahmoud Abu Maki Taki was killed during the protests in Bahrain when the police brutally into the night on Thursday took action against protesters.

Protests in Libya: Gaddafi sent his son in troubled region

In Libya, the demonstrations will continue despite the brutal reaction of the regime. Now head of state, Gaddafi sends one of his sons to appease the opponents of the regime: in the troubled region of Benghazi, he is to bring the infrastructure back on track. The protests in Libya are endless: in Benghazi on Friday once again thousands of demonstrators against head of state Muammar al-Gaddafi demonstration.

Unrest in the Middle East: America is worried about Bahrain

The situation remains tense in Bahrain: The military moves against the rebellious people, there are deaths and injuries. In particular, the United States to observe with concern the escalation of violence, they fear for an important ally. In other countries in the Middle East to keep the protests. Bahrain does not come to rest: have at a funeral for victims of the violent repression of protests in the Gulf state on Friday several hundred people demanded the overthrow of the king.

Obama continues his official visit to the 'dueos' Network

After a dinner in San Francisco with 12 of the entrepreneurs who control the market of Internet technologies, the U.S. president, Barack Obama, continues today with a visit to the mecca of U.S. computer. Travel to Oregon to visit a plant of chipmaker Intel. There is planning to offer Paul Otellini, CEO of the company, a seat on its Council on Employment and Competitiveness, which advises on labor policies.

The domino effect is amplified in the Middle East

One month after the departure of the dictator of Tunisia Ben Ali and a few days after the fall of the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, several protests earn authoritarian regimes in the Middle East. The night of Wednesday to Thursday was particularly lethal for the opponents came to demonstrate to demand democratic reforms.

Iraq has joined the countries in anger, an event which caused one death and dozens injured in Kurdistan. In Benghazi, the second largest city and heart of the dispute, six protesters were killed in clashes between police and anti-Gaddafi demonstrators. The question of whether the revolt would spread to the capital remains.

Télézapping - After 249 days, Belgium has still not found

Belgium over Iraq in the ranking of countries with the longest period without a government.

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