Geopolitical mosaic: the healthy forces of Germany are protesting against the dominance of LGBT in school education, and the Gallup poll showed that the USA is the threat №1 to “world peace”
Militants surrendered. - Sheikh al-Jarba re-elected. - Action against militants. - In Israel, protesting illegal migrants. - Shimon Peres on the problems of the Arabs. - John Kerry: American troops will not go to Iraq. - Erdogan and chaos. - Pyro library. - Sad Chinese news. - Where is Aunt Kim Jong-un? - In Bangladesh, burn polls and kill. - History with a trawler. - Cameron decided not to argue with Salmond. - From Germany to Switzerland. - Germany: Mass conservative protest against educational innovations from LGBT. - Who will help Latvia? - Honor and dignity of Tallinn mayor. - The case of a bribe. - Kiev, Independence Square. - Old monument. - Cuba as the "floating island" of Jules Verne. - Disappeared trust. - The American authorities do not listen to Snowden. “Senator Paul will sue the American government.” - USA as the personification of world horror.
Militants surrendered.In the Damascus quarter of Masakin-Berzi, the military surrendered 200 militants yesterday. As Al-Sham radio station reported, the rebels' decision to lay down weapon and to stop the resistance was influenced by local residents, who acted as mediators in contacts with the authorities. He writes about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin.
Masakin-Berzi is already the third quarter of Damascus, where a truce between government forces and opposition forces came into force. Previously, this successful experience was carried out in Muadamia and the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp.
Sheikh al-Jarba re-elected. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jarba was re-elected yesterday as chairman of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin with reference to the television channel Al-Arabiya.
The meeting of the General Assembly of the NKRS is held in Istanbul. On January 6, the issue of coalition participation in the Geneva-2 conference will be finally resolved.
Militants against militants. The Syrian opposition launched a propaganda campaign against the terrorist organization "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), reports MIGnews.com.
And it's not just about propaganda in the press. A military offensive is underway. It is being implemented by a new rebel alliance, the so-called “Army of the Mujahideen,” whose representatives declare: “We, the Army of the Mujahideen, have united to protect our lives, our lands, our money, and we will fight against the injustices perpetrated by ISIS”.
Since the end of last week in the north of Syria, reminds MIGnews.com, there are fightings between ISIS, a significant part of which consists of foreign jihadists, and the Syrian rebels, who are mostly part of the ultraconservative Islamic Front. The fighting began in the cities of the province of Aleppo and spread to the provinces of Idlib, Hama and Rakka. During the fighting for the military base in Manbij, dozens of ISIS militants were killed, and more than a hundred were taken prisoner.
The ideology of ISIS and the Islamic Front is not fundamentally different, the portal notes. Still, ISIS was able to instill such hatred in itself that ultra-conservatives even declared members of this organization “apostates”.
Syrian rebels claim they launched a “second revolution”. The salt of opposition propaganda is that the press service of the Syrian Free Army accused ISIS of having links with ... the Assad regime. Evidence: photos of several Syrian intelligence officers who have grown beards, joined ISIS and who are shooting Syrian opposition.
In response, the Islamic Front presented an ISIS ultimatum and demanded to get out of Syria. Over the past weekend, ISIS, apparently, received strikes of such strength that Islamist units began evacuating from Syria. Now ISIS positions are occupied by militants from Dzhebhat an-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham.
Illegal migrants protest in Israel. Thousands of illegal migrants from Africa held a protest in the center of Tel Aviv. These people are outraged by the policies of the Israeli authorities, who refuse to grant them refugee status. Told about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
The protest action of illegal immigrants, most of whom came from Sudan and Eritrea, is designed for three days. Today they intend to appeal to the embassies of foreign countries and to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. They want to put pressure on the Israeli government: according to migrants, it must recognize their status.
The correspondent reminds that Israel is taking serious measures to evict illegal migrants outside the country: there are camps for illegal immigrants, control over their admission to work is strengthened, they are forbidden to transfer money from Israel to their homeland.
Shimon Peres on the problems of the Arabs. The Israeli president said he hoped that “the Arabs are beginning to understand that it’s not Israel’s problem,” 31 reported on December. MIGnews.com.
“Their problem is that they cannot live without food and freedom. Some thought that terror could harm Israel, but terror destroys the entire Arab world, ”Peres said at a Galilee development conference.
“I admit that I never thought that the day would come when Israel would accept 600 patients from Syria. I believe in a (peaceful) perspective, but I must say that I could never even imagine what heights had been achieved, ”the president stressed.
John Kerry: American troops will not go to Iraq. Washington is not considering the possibility of returning its troops to Iraq. This statement was made by the US Secretary of State in Jerusalem before flying to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
The head of the State Department expressed confidence that the Iraqi government forces and the Sunni self-defense forces that joined them could successfully fight the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Kerry stated: “This is a battle that the Iraqis must fight. We do not consider returning. We will help them (the government troops of Iraq. - Comm. Corr. ITAR-TASS) in their struggle, but they themselves will have to win it. And I'm sure they can do it. ”
Erdogan and chaos. The anti-corruption operation in Turkey, which has affected several members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, "is a provocation and is aimed at overthrowing the government." R. T. Erdogan said this in an interview with the Japanese television channel NHK on the eve of his official visit to Japan, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Yaroslav Makarov.
"Such actions lead our country in the wrong direction," Erdogan said, commenting on the scandal that led to the detention of more than 50 high-ranking officials on suspicion of involvement in corruption and other crimes.
Then the Turkish Prime Minister expressed confidence that he would be able to keep the situation in the country under control: “Chaos will not last long.”
Library arsonists. Radical Islamists burned in Tripoli (Lebanon) one of the oldest Christian libraries in the Middle East. This tells correspondent RIA "Novosti" Viktor Khrul with reference to the agency "KAI".
Most of the 80 thousands of books and ancient manuscripts perished in the fire.
The correspondent reminds that the guardian of the library - the Greek Orthodox priest Ibrahim Suruj - was accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed a few days ago. Authoritative authorities dropped the charges against him, but radical Islamists still set fire to the library.
Sad Chinese news. A passenger bus exploded in the province of Shaanxi in northeast China yesterday. Three people were killed, 24 injured, reports RIA News" with reference to Xinhua.
The cause of the explosion is not known, an investigation is underway.
And one more news.
The victims of the hustle that began during a religious ceremony in one of the temples were 14 people. Ten people received various injuries. Four victims are in critical condition in a hospital. Reports about it RIA News" with reference to Xinhua.
The tragedy occurred in the city Guyuan Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. The crush began on Sunday afternoon, when traditional food began to be distributed in the temple.
Where is Aunt Kim Jong-un? Kim Gen Hee, who has not appeared in public for more than three months, may not be alive, according to South Korean media on Monday. This tells correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov.
The last time my aunt was seen at a concert in honor of the 65 anniversary of the founding of the DPRK (10 September last year), where she was present with her nephew and his wife Lee Sol Zhu.
According to some sources, Kim Gen Hee could commit suicide or die of a heart attack after the execution in December of her husband, Chan Son Tak.
In Bangladesh, burn polls and kill. In Bangladesh, protesters against parliamentary elections threw over two hundred polling stations with incendiary bottles. Reports about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Antipin with reference to the newspaper "The Times of India".
During the clashes, 11 people were killed, among them two guards of polling stations who tried to stop the rioters, who not only smashed the equipment, but also stole newsletters.
Earlier, the correspondent reminds that the leading opposition Nationalist Party of Bangladesh refused to participate in the elections, called for supporters to boycott the vote and demanded to restore control over the elections by the non-partisan interim government. This procedure was canceled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, chairman of the ruling "People's League." Bottom line: after the boycott by the airbase in 153, only one candidate from the 300 electoral districts remains - from the NL, which guarantees the ruling party victory in the elections.
The story of the trawler. Senegalese soldiers detained the Russian trawler "Oleg Naydyonov." The incident occurred 46 miles (85 kilometers) off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, 4 reported January. "Lenta.ru" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Four servicemen landed on board a fishing vessel from the ship Ferlo. According to Interfax, the Senegalese, without explaining the reasons, demanded that the captain of the vessel should follow them to their ship. The commander refused. Then the military tried to deliver the captain by force, but met with resistance from the crew. Russians were able to restrict freedom of movement. According to the “Russian Fishery Agency”, the captain is in handcuffs in the radio room.
On board the “Oleg Naidyonov” there may be about 80 crew members, among them 62 Russians and 20 citizens of Guinea-Bissau. The fishing vessel belongs to the joint-stock company "Phoenix", registered in Murmansk.
Cameron decided not to argue with Salmond. The Prime Minister of Great Britain will not discuss with the head of the government of Scotland Alex Salmond a referendum on the independence of this part of the United Kingdom. This was reported in the office of the Prime Minister in Downing Street, 10, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vladimir Kalinin.
"No, David Cameron will not participate in any debate," - said the official representative of the British leader. The reason was also announced: "He is the head of the government of the whole United Kingdom, including Scotland, and therefore considers this kind of discussion inappropriate."
From Germany to Switzerland. Mikhail Khodorkovsky left Germany yesterday and went to Switzerland. This was announced by the representative of the former head of "Yukos" Christian Hanne, reports correspondent RIA "News" Semyon Nekhoroshkin.
“Mr Khodorkovsky left for Switzerland today. He will be there for at least the next few days. Where he will go then, until it is decided. But the Schengen visa, which the Embassy of Switzerland issued to him shortly before the New Year, allows him to move freely in EU countries for three months, ”the agency’s source said.
Khodorkovsky’s spouse Inna lives in Switzerland.
Upon arrival in this country, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was interviewed.
Speaking with journalists, he confirmed that he would fight for the rights of unjustly convicted in Russia. He stated this in response to a question from the Swiss Society of Radio Broadcasting and Television (SRF), reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vyacheslav Filippov.
“In my opinion, this has nothing to do with politics,” he noted. “I understand my responsibility to civil society, the media and the people who helped me to go free,” Khodorkovsky added. “And I also want to help other people.”
“It’s impossible to live in peace knowing that there are political prisoners in prisons,” he said.
In a conversation with an SRF employee, the former entrepreneur explained the purpose of the trip to the confederation. In most of the Swiss cantons 5, January resumes after the Christmas holidays. “Soon their studies begin again, we want to return the children to school after the holidays,” said Khodorkovsky.
Germany: Mass conservative protest against educational innovations from LGBT people. Attempts to endorse “diversity of sexual relations” at school lessons provoked protests in German society. This is written by Lena Mussigmann ("Tageszeitung"; the source of speed. Translation - "Inopressa").
The fact is that since 2015, schoolchildren in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg will begin to talk about “endorsing the diversity of sexual relationships” in class. It is about the "approval".
This course is included in the curriculum for 2015 year, and this plan is only being developed. The initiative provoked violent protest from conservative forces.
The head of the public protest was the teacher of the real school from the Black Forest, Gabriel Stängle. Fearing that “the school will turn into an active field for members of the LSBTTIQ community (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, transgender people, intersexuals and queers), Comrade Stängle filed an online petition against the course. The petition scored more than 40 thousands of signatures.
The teacher is convinced that the curriculum developers were wrong with the definitions.
“So, approval means that I approve of something, agree with it and change my point of view to the opposite,” Stängle writes. “Tolerance, in turn, implies that I respect the right of people to have other values and act differently, but they have the right to have their own opinion.”
In this case, Stängle continues, “I see the danger that the demand for approval of the diversity of sexual relations affects the area of human freedom.”
The publication notes that in the initial version of the petition, Stängle warned society against “re-educating students”, expressed a “clear no to attempts at missionary activity at school by the LSBTTIQ community” and stressed that “teachers were caught up in political captivity for supporters of nontraditional sexual relations” .
The Ministry of Culture of Baden-Württemberg and the union of teachers of GEW, of course, found something to answer the recalcitrant teacher.
They called the petition discriminatory, and its supporters - "fundamentalists." Officials referred to a study by the Humboldt University in Berlin, who found out that “the more often at different lessons and at different stages of learning students are told about gays and lesbians, the better their attitude to them in the future.”
The LSBTTIQ community of Baden-Württemberg has also been voiced. According to his representatives, “the petition and, above all, the comments relating to it clearly show how strongly the prejudices and fears of homosexual and transgender people and their way of life are common in some sections of society.”
It has already come to consideration of the issue of teacher competency ...
Who will help Latvia? Latvia joined the euro zone, lowered expenses, reduced the level of public debt. The beauty, it would seem, but that's just the number of citizens leaving the country, everything grows. On this topic "Voice of Russia" commented Vladimir Olenchenko, a researcher at the Center for European Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences.
The expert noted that the Latvian legislation assumes that a person must declare himself as an emigrant - and only in this case he will be considered as such. If he lives abroad, but, for example, came to see his relatives, he is temporarily absent. It turns out that the number of emigrants in Latvia is much higher than the official. According to the expert, 30% of the Latvian population is out of production today.
Vladimir Olenchenko answered the question of the correspondent “Is this problem being discussed in the expert community of Latvia?”
Honor and dignity of Tallinn mayor. The mayor of Tallinn, Edgar Savisaar, filed a lawsuit on the protection of honor and dignity with the Postimees newspaper. The newspaper Eesti Paevaleht explains that the reason for filing the suit was an article published by the defendant in which the mayor was accused of working for Russia and trying to get money from her for his Centrist party. He writes about it "Lenta.ru".
According to representatives of the defendant, the mayor’s claims are related to the articles “Counterintelligence calls Edgar Savisaara an agent of influence of Russia” and “The threat of Savisaara security was to trade with the powers that be.” In preparing them, the newspaper used a report prepared by the Estonian special services. It is noted that the articles appeared in Postimees in 2010 year. Savisaar appealed to the court before the expiration of the statute of limitations. According to Interfax, the mayor’s lawyer declined to specify why the lawsuit was not filed immediately.
Savisaar has been the mayor since 2007 of the year. He also heads the Center Party, which advocates among other things the interests of the Russian-speaking population of the country. This party in 2004 year signed a cooperation agreement with United Russia.
The case of a bribe. Estonian police detained Andrei Zarenkov, head of the public organization Estonia Without Nazism, on suspicion of taking bribes. It is reported by "Postimees" with reference to the press service of the police, reports "Lenta.ru".
The criminal case is connected with the activities of Zarenkov as the head of the Maardu Popular House. A person was detained from whom Zarenkov allegedly received a bribe. The case is under the jurisdiction of the anti-corruption bureau of the Estonian criminal police.
Kiev, Independence Square. An opposition rally was held yesterday in Independence Square in the capital of Ukraine. Earlier, the opposition said it did not plan to hold a protest on Sunday - in connection with the Christmas holidays. According to media reports, several tens of thousands of people took part in the rally.
As transmits ITAR-TASSSpeaking at a protest rally, Vitali Klitschko called on fellow citizens to “arrange for an all-Ukrainian strike by the authorities.” “The authorities forced us to rise up to fight for our rights and our dignity. We will not back down until they hear us! ”He said.
According to him, the change of power in Ukraine should take place through the holding of early presidential and parliamentary elections.
Old monument. Monument to Lenin in the Odessa region fell and crashed into pieces from old age. This is reported on the website of the regional administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, writes "Lenta.ru".
Police check found no signs of intentional destruction, destruction or damage to the monument. According to the preliminary version, from hitting the ground, the monument split into pieces at the glueing points. It consists of three parts, cast from a plaster mix.
Earlier, reminds "Lenta", the police opened a criminal case under article 298 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (destruction, destruction or damage to historical or cultural monuments).
Cuba as the "floating island" of Jules Verne. The abolition of administrative barriers to the sale of cars in Cuba has not pleased the population. Prices for new and used cars, put up for sale in state agencies, turned out to be sky-high. Told about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Valyuk.
Cubans, gathered at the state agency for the sale of cars "Multimarkas" in the metropolitan area of La Lisa, say: "This is a disgrace! What disrespect! Where did they even get such prices ?! Two hundred forty thousand dollars for Peugeot ?! Yes, for the money "Ferrari" you can buy! "
The average salary on the island is less than 20 dollars per month.
Disappeared trust. “Given that mutual trust has virtually disappeared, the United States and Russia are entering the new year, full of problems that will test whether global nuclear giants can restore relations,” writes The Washington Post correspondent Will Ingland (a source in short "Inopressa").
According to the author, Olympiad-2014, the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Snowden case, the unrest in Ukraine and Syria and the unpredictable consequences of the shale boom threaten to create new difficulties.
The journalist took an anonymous interview with US officials. The latter frankly spoke of Obama's insignificant achievements. These people recognized the complexity of the relationship between Russia and America, but said they would prefer to cooperate with Moscow.
“When Obama joined the White House five years ago, relations with Moscow were more problematic than ever since the collapse of the USSR,” the article says. But, although no one knew then, April 8 of 2010 of the year was the high point of the “reset,” says Ingland.
The author regards the signing of the START III treaty by Obama and Medvedev as a significant result of a change in policy direction. “Medvedev called it win-win,” recalls the journalist.
“However, the person who mattered was Putin, the then prime minister of Russia, and Putin illustrates the tradition of Russian and Soviet diplomacy, according to which“ your victory is my defeat, ”continues Mr. Ingland.
“Putin, now in his third presidency, for the first time since Soviet times introduced an ideological component to relations between countries. Russia has taken a tough nationalist position, ”the author notes.
"The troubles began with the" Arab Spring ", - he designates the time interval. “Putin was shocked that he considered it a betrayal of the United States towards Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. And then the civil war in Libya began. ” After the NATO bombings, the Russians said they were wrong about the intentions of the West. Some officials at the Pentagon have warned that Russia is unlikely to allow a similar decision to be made at the UN again - and the events in Syria have shown that this is the case, the correspondent notes.
And here are the events that demonstrated the exacerbation of relations between Moscow and Washington: the increase in anti-American rhetoric, the prohibition of USAID activities, the ban on adopting Russian children by Americans ...
Will England summarizes: “The United States and Russia, in any case, are moving in different directions - or they want it to be possible. The coming year will bring many problems that will force both states to cooperate, at least at a respectful distance and with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. ”
The American authorities do not listen to Snowden. The US court once again allowed the US special services to continue collecting data on telephone conversations, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Kirsanov.
According to the office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, James Clapper, the US authorities have requested a sanction to continue such activities due to the expiration of the term of office allotted by the previous relevant court decision. “The government appealed to the court overseeing the activities of foreign intelligence services, seeking to extend the authority for a massive collection of so-called“ metadata ”on telephone conversations. The court extended these powers to 3 on January 2014 of the year, ”the Clapper’s statement said.
The press release confirms that, in the opinion of the US administration, the collection of such information does not violate the provisions of the American Constitution.
Senator Paul will sue the American government. Senator Rand Paul intends to bring a class action to the US government, reports "Voice of Russia" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The purpose of the lawsuit is to recognize the illegal program of mass overhearing of the population by the US special services. The senator is sure that hundreds of thousands of citizens can join the lawsuit.
In an interview with ABC, comrade Paul stated that for Snowden, if he returned home, it would be enough for him to spend several years in prison. “I don't think Edward Snowden deserves the death penalty or life imprisonment. This is what threatened him, and that is why he set off on the run. ” According to Paul, the only way to get Snowden back to his homeland is to “offer him a fair trial with a reasonable punishment.”
He noted that he does not consider disclosure of national secrets as normal, which could endanger the lives of people. But the information disclosed by Snowden testifies to the illegal activities of the government.
USA as the personification of world horror. For twelve years of the so-called “global war on terror”, the United States seems to have instilled horror in the hearts of people around the world, writes Mixednews.ru with reference to commondreams.org.
In the annual survey, “Gallup” discovered: the United States in the world considers the threat to the #1 “world peace”. A survey of 67.806 respondents from 65 countries revealed that the United States won this dubious honor by a considerable margin (see the histogram in the illustration).
As can be seen from the picture, nuclear Pakistan (8%) or nuclear China (6%) is not at all as afraid of the world as the US (24%). Israel is considered a threat to world peace only 5% of respondents. Well, Russia is somewhere near the end of the list with two percent.
And the United States is a threat to both their opponents and allies. Moreover, a significant part of American society is considered a threat to the US - 13 percent!
The US "threat" indicator in Eastern Europe is 32 percent. Mexico has 37%. Canada has 17%.
And after all, such results, we will add, are not the fruit of successful propaganda. These figures are the real result of the foreign policy activities of the United States in the 21st century. Even many Americans are outraged by the monster that their aggressive state has become. Already and theses about exclusivity do not save ...
Militants surrendered.In the Damascus quarter of Masakin-Berzi, the military surrendered 200 militants yesterday. As Al-Sham radio station reported, the rebels' decision to lay down weapon and to stop the resistance was influenced by local residents, who acted as mediators in contacts with the authorities. He writes about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin.
Masakin-Berzi is already the third quarter of Damascus, where a truce between government forces and opposition forces came into force. Previously, this successful experience was carried out in Muadamia and the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp.
Sheikh al-Jarba re-elected. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Jarba was re-elected yesterday as chairman of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin with reference to the television channel Al-Arabiya.
The meeting of the General Assembly of the NKRS is held in Istanbul. On January 6, the issue of coalition participation in the Geneva-2 conference will be finally resolved.
Militants against militants. The Syrian opposition launched a propaganda campaign against the terrorist organization "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS), reports MIGnews.com.
And it's not just about propaganda in the press. A military offensive is underway. It is being implemented by a new rebel alliance, the so-called “Army of the Mujahideen,” whose representatives declare: “We, the Army of the Mujahideen, have united to protect our lives, our lands, our money, and we will fight against the injustices perpetrated by ISIS”.
Since the end of last week in the north of Syria, reminds MIGnews.com, there are fightings between ISIS, a significant part of which consists of foreign jihadists, and the Syrian rebels, who are mostly part of the ultraconservative Islamic Front. The fighting began in the cities of the province of Aleppo and spread to the provinces of Idlib, Hama and Rakka. During the fighting for the military base in Manbij, dozens of ISIS militants were killed, and more than a hundred were taken prisoner.
The ideology of ISIS and the Islamic Front is not fundamentally different, the portal notes. Still, ISIS was able to instill such hatred in itself that ultra-conservatives even declared members of this organization “apostates”.
Syrian rebels claim they launched a “second revolution”. The salt of opposition propaganda is that the press service of the Syrian Free Army accused ISIS of having links with ... the Assad regime. Evidence: photos of several Syrian intelligence officers who have grown beards, joined ISIS and who are shooting Syrian opposition.
In response, the Islamic Front presented an ISIS ultimatum and demanded to get out of Syria. Over the past weekend, ISIS, apparently, received strikes of such strength that Islamist units began evacuating from Syria. Now ISIS positions are occupied by militants from Dzhebhat an-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham.
Illegal migrants protest in Israel. Thousands of illegal migrants from Africa held a protest in the center of Tel Aviv. These people are outraged by the policies of the Israeli authorities, who refuse to grant them refugee status. Told about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
The protest action of illegal immigrants, most of whom came from Sudan and Eritrea, is designed for three days. Today they intend to appeal to the embassies of foreign countries and to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. They want to put pressure on the Israeli government: according to migrants, it must recognize their status.
The correspondent reminds that Israel is taking serious measures to evict illegal migrants outside the country: there are camps for illegal immigrants, control over their admission to work is strengthened, they are forbidden to transfer money from Israel to their homeland.
Shimon Peres on the problems of the Arabs. The Israeli president said he hoped that “the Arabs are beginning to understand that it’s not Israel’s problem,” 31 reported on December. MIGnews.com.
“Their problem is that they cannot live without food and freedom. Some thought that terror could harm Israel, but terror destroys the entire Arab world, ”Peres said at a Galilee development conference.
“I admit that I never thought that the day would come when Israel would accept 600 patients from Syria. I believe in a (peaceful) perspective, but I must say that I could never even imagine what heights had been achieved, ”the president stressed.
John Kerry: American troops will not go to Iraq. Washington is not considering the possibility of returning its troops to Iraq. This statement was made by the US Secretary of State in Jerusalem before flying to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Shirokov.
The head of the State Department expressed confidence that the Iraqi government forces and the Sunni self-defense forces that joined them could successfully fight the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Kerry stated: “This is a battle that the Iraqis must fight. We do not consider returning. We will help them (the government troops of Iraq. - Comm. Corr. ITAR-TASS) in their struggle, but they themselves will have to win it. And I'm sure they can do it. ”
Erdogan and chaos. The anti-corruption operation in Turkey, which has affected several members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country, "is a provocation and is aimed at overthrowing the government." R. T. Erdogan said this in an interview with the Japanese television channel NHK on the eve of his official visit to Japan, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Yaroslav Makarov.
"Such actions lead our country in the wrong direction," Erdogan said, commenting on the scandal that led to the detention of more than 50 high-ranking officials on suspicion of involvement in corruption and other crimes.
Then the Turkish Prime Minister expressed confidence that he would be able to keep the situation in the country under control: “Chaos will not last long.”
Library arsonists. Radical Islamists burned in Tripoli (Lebanon) one of the oldest Christian libraries in the Middle East. This tells correspondent RIA "Novosti" Viktor Khrul with reference to the agency "KAI".
Most of the 80 thousands of books and ancient manuscripts perished in the fire.
The correspondent reminds that the guardian of the library - the Greek Orthodox priest Ibrahim Suruj - was accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed a few days ago. Authoritative authorities dropped the charges against him, but radical Islamists still set fire to the library.
Sad Chinese news. A passenger bus exploded in the province of Shaanxi in northeast China yesterday. Three people were killed, 24 injured, reports RIA News" with reference to Xinhua.
The cause of the explosion is not known, an investigation is underway.
And one more news.
The victims of the hustle that began during a religious ceremony in one of the temples were 14 people. Ten people received various injuries. Four victims are in critical condition in a hospital. Reports about it RIA News" with reference to Xinhua.
The tragedy occurred in the city Guyuan Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. The crush began on Sunday afternoon, when traditional food began to be distributed in the temple.
Where is Aunt Kim Jong-un? Kim Gen Hee, who has not appeared in public for more than three months, may not be alive, according to South Korean media on Monday. This tells correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov.
The last time my aunt was seen at a concert in honor of the 65 anniversary of the founding of the DPRK (10 September last year), where she was present with her nephew and his wife Lee Sol Zhu.
According to some sources, Kim Gen Hee could commit suicide or die of a heart attack after the execution in December of her husband, Chan Son Tak.
In Bangladesh, burn polls and kill. In Bangladesh, protesters against parliamentary elections threw over two hundred polling stations with incendiary bottles. Reports about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Antipin with reference to the newspaper "The Times of India".
During the clashes, 11 people were killed, among them two guards of polling stations who tried to stop the rioters, who not only smashed the equipment, but also stole newsletters.
Earlier, the correspondent reminds that the leading opposition Nationalist Party of Bangladesh refused to participate in the elections, called for supporters to boycott the vote and demanded to restore control over the elections by the non-partisan interim government. This procedure was canceled by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, chairman of the ruling "People's League." Bottom line: after the boycott by the airbase in 153, only one candidate from the 300 electoral districts remains - from the NL, which guarantees the ruling party victory in the elections.
The story of the trawler. Senegalese soldiers detained the Russian trawler "Oleg Naydyonov." The incident occurred 46 miles (85 kilometers) off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, 4 reported January. "Lenta.ru" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Four servicemen landed on board a fishing vessel from the ship Ferlo. According to Interfax, the Senegalese, without explaining the reasons, demanded that the captain of the vessel should follow them to their ship. The commander refused. Then the military tried to deliver the captain by force, but met with resistance from the crew. Russians were able to restrict freedom of movement. According to the “Russian Fishery Agency”, the captain is in handcuffs in the radio room.
On board the “Oleg Naidyonov” there may be about 80 crew members, among them 62 Russians and 20 citizens of Guinea-Bissau. The fishing vessel belongs to the joint-stock company "Phoenix", registered in Murmansk.
Cameron decided not to argue with Salmond. The Prime Minister of Great Britain will not discuss with the head of the government of Scotland Alex Salmond a referendum on the independence of this part of the United Kingdom. This was reported in the office of the Prime Minister in Downing Street, 10, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vladimir Kalinin.
"No, David Cameron will not participate in any debate," - said the official representative of the British leader. The reason was also announced: "He is the head of the government of the whole United Kingdom, including Scotland, and therefore considers this kind of discussion inappropriate."
From Germany to Switzerland. Mikhail Khodorkovsky left Germany yesterday and went to Switzerland. This was announced by the representative of the former head of "Yukos" Christian Hanne, reports correspondent RIA "News" Semyon Nekhoroshkin.
“Mr Khodorkovsky left for Switzerland today. He will be there for at least the next few days. Where he will go then, until it is decided. But the Schengen visa, which the Embassy of Switzerland issued to him shortly before the New Year, allows him to move freely in EU countries for three months, ”the agency’s source said.
Khodorkovsky’s spouse Inna lives in Switzerland.
Upon arrival in this country, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was interviewed.
Speaking with journalists, he confirmed that he would fight for the rights of unjustly convicted in Russia. He stated this in response to a question from the Swiss Society of Radio Broadcasting and Television (SRF), reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vyacheslav Filippov.
“In my opinion, this has nothing to do with politics,” he noted. “I understand my responsibility to civil society, the media and the people who helped me to go free,” Khodorkovsky added. “And I also want to help other people.”
“It’s impossible to live in peace knowing that there are political prisoners in prisons,” he said.
In a conversation with an SRF employee, the former entrepreneur explained the purpose of the trip to the confederation. In most of the Swiss cantons 5, January resumes after the Christmas holidays. “Soon their studies begin again, we want to return the children to school after the holidays,” said Khodorkovsky.
Germany: Mass conservative protest against educational innovations from LGBT people. Attempts to endorse “diversity of sexual relations” at school lessons provoked protests in German society. This is written by Lena Mussigmann ("Tageszeitung"; the source of speed. Translation - "Inopressa").
The fact is that since 2015, schoolchildren in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg will begin to talk about “endorsing the diversity of sexual relationships” in class. It is about the "approval".
This course is included in the curriculum for 2015 year, and this plan is only being developed. The initiative provoked violent protest from conservative forces.
The head of the public protest was the teacher of the real school from the Black Forest, Gabriel Stängle. Fearing that “the school will turn into an active field for members of the LSBTTIQ community (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender people, transgender people, intersexuals and queers), Comrade Stängle filed an online petition against the course. The petition scored more than 40 thousands of signatures.
The teacher is convinced that the curriculum developers were wrong with the definitions.
“So, approval means that I approve of something, agree with it and change my point of view to the opposite,” Stängle writes. “Tolerance, in turn, implies that I respect the right of people to have other values and act differently, but they have the right to have their own opinion.”
In this case, Stängle continues, “I see the danger that the demand for approval of the diversity of sexual relations affects the area of human freedom.”
The publication notes that in the initial version of the petition, Stängle warned society against “re-educating students”, expressed a “clear no to attempts at missionary activity at school by the LSBTTIQ community” and stressed that “teachers were caught up in political captivity for supporters of nontraditional sexual relations” .
The Ministry of Culture of Baden-Württemberg and the union of teachers of GEW, of course, found something to answer the recalcitrant teacher.
They called the petition discriminatory, and its supporters - "fundamentalists." Officials referred to a study by the Humboldt University in Berlin, who found out that “the more often at different lessons and at different stages of learning students are told about gays and lesbians, the better their attitude to them in the future.”
The LSBTTIQ community of Baden-Württemberg has also been voiced. According to his representatives, “the petition and, above all, the comments relating to it clearly show how strongly the prejudices and fears of homosexual and transgender people and their way of life are common in some sections of society.”
It has already come to consideration of the issue of teacher competency ...
Who will help Latvia? Latvia joined the euro zone, lowered expenses, reduced the level of public debt. The beauty, it would seem, but that's just the number of citizens leaving the country, everything grows. On this topic "Voice of Russia" commented Vladimir Olenchenko, a researcher at the Center for European Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences.
“After Latvia entered the European Union, there was a significant reduction in industrial production, the so-called de-industrialization. As an example, I will give, suppose, the VEF plant (Riga State Electrotechnical Plant). He was fairly well known not only in the Soviet Union, but also abroad. Now it is closed, and the people who worked there, were forced to look for a new job. And there is no other factory. Accordingly, finding a suitable job within Latvia was quite difficult.
The second example. Suppose before joining the European Union, Latvia was a major producer of sugar beet and sugar. There were two large sugar factories that provided regional needs. In the European Union, they were paid compensation and the production of beets was curtailed to almost zero level. Two of the three plants are closed, and one was sold to the Danes.
Currently, after the crisis of 2009, unemployment in Latvia remains at the level of 10-15 percent. This is the whole country. And if you take young people, especially graduates of secondary and higher educational institutions, it reaches 20-25 percent. ”
The second example. Suppose before joining the European Union, Latvia was a major producer of sugar beet and sugar. There were two large sugar factories that provided regional needs. In the European Union, they were paid compensation and the production of beets was curtailed to almost zero level. Two of the three plants are closed, and one was sold to the Danes.
Currently, after the crisis of 2009, unemployment in Latvia remains at the level of 10-15 percent. This is the whole country. And if you take young people, especially graduates of secondary and higher educational institutions, it reaches 20-25 percent. ”
The expert noted that the Latvian legislation assumes that a person must declare himself as an emigrant - and only in this case he will be considered as such. If he lives abroad, but, for example, came to see his relatives, he is temporarily absent. It turns out that the number of emigrants in Latvia is much higher than the official. According to the expert, 30% of the Latvian population is out of production today.
Vladimir Olenchenko answered the question of the correspondent “Is this problem being discussed in the expert community of Latvia?”
“People in the scientific environment, in the creative environment, and in general, the intelligentsia, are mostly concerned. They consider that one of the main problems is the problem of confrontation, which is being generated by the Latvian authorities in relations with Russia. Why? Because it divides the population almost in half and prevents the investment of Russian capital in Latvia. Meanwhile, investments could create new jobs and thus prevent people from leaving the country. ”
Honor and dignity of Tallinn mayor. The mayor of Tallinn, Edgar Savisaar, filed a lawsuit on the protection of honor and dignity with the Postimees newspaper. The newspaper Eesti Paevaleht explains that the reason for filing the suit was an article published by the defendant in which the mayor was accused of working for Russia and trying to get money from her for his Centrist party. He writes about it "Lenta.ru".
According to representatives of the defendant, the mayor’s claims are related to the articles “Counterintelligence calls Edgar Savisaara an agent of influence of Russia” and “The threat of Savisaara security was to trade with the powers that be.” In preparing them, the newspaper used a report prepared by the Estonian special services. It is noted that the articles appeared in Postimees in 2010 year. Savisaar appealed to the court before the expiration of the statute of limitations. According to Interfax, the mayor’s lawyer declined to specify why the lawsuit was not filed immediately.
Savisaar has been the mayor since 2007 of the year. He also heads the Center Party, which advocates among other things the interests of the Russian-speaking population of the country. This party in 2004 year signed a cooperation agreement with United Russia.
The case of a bribe. Estonian police detained Andrei Zarenkov, head of the public organization Estonia Without Nazism, on suspicion of taking bribes. It is reported by "Postimees" with reference to the press service of the police, reports "Lenta.ru".
The criminal case is connected with the activities of Zarenkov as the head of the Maardu Popular House. A person was detained from whom Zarenkov allegedly received a bribe. The case is under the jurisdiction of the anti-corruption bureau of the Estonian criminal police.
Kiev, Independence Square. An opposition rally was held yesterday in Independence Square in the capital of Ukraine. Earlier, the opposition said it did not plan to hold a protest on Sunday - in connection with the Christmas holidays. According to media reports, several tens of thousands of people took part in the rally.
As transmits ITAR-TASSSpeaking at a protest rally, Vitali Klitschko called on fellow citizens to “arrange for an all-Ukrainian strike by the authorities.” “The authorities forced us to rise up to fight for our rights and our dignity. We will not back down until they hear us! ”He said.
According to him, the change of power in Ukraine should take place through the holding of early presidential and parliamentary elections.
Old monument. Monument to Lenin in the Odessa region fell and crashed into pieces from old age. This is reported on the website of the regional administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, writes "Lenta.ru".
Police check found no signs of intentional destruction, destruction or damage to the monument. According to the preliminary version, from hitting the ground, the monument split into pieces at the glueing points. It consists of three parts, cast from a plaster mix.
Earlier, reminds "Lenta", the police opened a criminal case under article 298 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (destruction, destruction or damage to historical or cultural monuments).
Cuba as the "floating island" of Jules Verne. The abolition of administrative barriers to the sale of cars in Cuba has not pleased the population. Prices for new and used cars, put up for sale in state agencies, turned out to be sky-high. Told about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Valyuk.
“For example, for the Audi A4 2000, the state dealer requests 45 thousand dollars. A used SUz Jimny 2008 SUV of the year in Cuba costs already 69 thousand dollars. For the Chinese Geely 2010 sedan, the 26 is asking for thousands of dollars here. Perhaps the most expensive on the island were new Peugeot cars. For the 4008 model, you will have to pay 239 thousand dollars, and for the 508 model - 262 thousand dollars. Cuba does not have its own automobile industry. ”
Cubans, gathered at the state agency for the sale of cars "Multimarkas" in the metropolitan area of La Lisa, say: "This is a disgrace! What disrespect! Where did they even get such prices ?! Two hundred forty thousand dollars for Peugeot ?! Yes, for the money "Ferrari" you can buy! "
The average salary on the island is less than 20 dollars per month.
Disappeared trust. “Given that mutual trust has virtually disappeared, the United States and Russia are entering the new year, full of problems that will test whether global nuclear giants can restore relations,” writes The Washington Post correspondent Will Ingland (a source in short "Inopressa").
According to the author, Olympiad-2014, the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the Snowden case, the unrest in Ukraine and Syria and the unpredictable consequences of the shale boom threaten to create new difficulties.
The journalist took an anonymous interview with US officials. The latter frankly spoke of Obama's insignificant achievements. These people recognized the complexity of the relationship between Russia and America, but said they would prefer to cooperate with Moscow.
“When Obama joined the White House five years ago, relations with Moscow were more problematic than ever since the collapse of the USSR,” the article says. But, although no one knew then, April 8 of 2010 of the year was the high point of the “reset,” says Ingland.
The author regards the signing of the START III treaty by Obama and Medvedev as a significant result of a change in policy direction. “Medvedev called it win-win,” recalls the journalist.
“However, the person who mattered was Putin, the then prime minister of Russia, and Putin illustrates the tradition of Russian and Soviet diplomacy, according to which“ your victory is my defeat, ”continues Mr. Ingland.
“Putin, now in his third presidency, for the first time since Soviet times introduced an ideological component to relations between countries. Russia has taken a tough nationalist position, ”the author notes.
"The troubles began with the" Arab Spring ", - he designates the time interval. “Putin was shocked that he considered it a betrayal of the United States towards Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. And then the civil war in Libya began. ” After the NATO bombings, the Russians said they were wrong about the intentions of the West. Some officials at the Pentagon have warned that Russia is unlikely to allow a similar decision to be made at the UN again - and the events in Syria have shown that this is the case, the correspondent notes.
And here are the events that demonstrated the exacerbation of relations between Moscow and Washington: the increase in anti-American rhetoric, the prohibition of USAID activities, the ban on adopting Russian children by Americans ...
Will England summarizes: “The United States and Russia, in any case, are moving in different directions - or they want it to be possible. The coming year will bring many problems that will force both states to cooperate, at least at a respectful distance and with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. ”
The American authorities do not listen to Snowden. The US court once again allowed the US special services to continue collecting data on telephone conversations, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Kirsanov.
According to the office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, James Clapper, the US authorities have requested a sanction to continue such activities due to the expiration of the term of office allotted by the previous relevant court decision. “The government appealed to the court overseeing the activities of foreign intelligence services, seeking to extend the authority for a massive collection of so-called“ metadata ”on telephone conversations. The court extended these powers to 3 on January 2014 of the year, ”the Clapper’s statement said.
The press release confirms that, in the opinion of the US administration, the collection of such information does not violate the provisions of the American Constitution.
Senator Paul will sue the American government. Senator Rand Paul intends to bring a class action to the US government, reports "Voice of Russia" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The purpose of the lawsuit is to recognize the illegal program of mass overhearing of the population by the US special services. The senator is sure that hundreds of thousands of citizens can join the lawsuit.
In an interview with ABC, comrade Paul stated that for Snowden, if he returned home, it would be enough for him to spend several years in prison. “I don't think Edward Snowden deserves the death penalty or life imprisonment. This is what threatened him, and that is why he set off on the run. ” According to Paul, the only way to get Snowden back to his homeland is to “offer him a fair trial with a reasonable punishment.”
He noted that he does not consider disclosure of national secrets as normal, which could endanger the lives of people. But the information disclosed by Snowden testifies to the illegal activities of the government.
USA as the personification of world horror. For twelve years of the so-called “global war on terror”, the United States seems to have instilled horror in the hearts of people around the world, writes Mixednews.ru with reference to commondreams.org.
In the annual survey, “Gallup” discovered: the United States in the world considers the threat to the #1 “world peace”. A survey of 67.806 respondents from 65 countries revealed that the United States won this dubious honor by a considerable margin (see the histogram in the illustration).
As can be seen from the picture, nuclear Pakistan (8%) or nuclear China (6%) is not at all as afraid of the world as the US (24%). Israel is considered a threat to world peace only 5% of respondents. Well, Russia is somewhere near the end of the list with two percent.
And the United States is a threat to both their opponents and allies. Moreover, a significant part of American society is considered a threat to the US - 13 percent!
The US "threat" indicator in Eastern Europe is 32 percent. Mexico has 37%. Canada has 17%.
And after all, such results, we will add, are not the fruit of successful propaganda. These figures are the real result of the foreign policy activities of the United States in the 21st century. Even many Americans are outraged by the monster that their aggressive state has become. Already and theses about exclusivity do not save ...
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