In the tenth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan Obama is expected to end al-Qaeda

President Barack Obama - in the tenth anniversary of the start of U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan - that "al Qaeda" is about to expire, but enormous challenges remain in the "Rebuilding Afghanistan."
Obama acknowledged that violence is still present and strong in Afghanistan which killed about 1,800 U.S. troops in addition to the continued assassinations against Afghan officials, despite the expulsion of the "Taliban" movement of the main strongholds, he said.
With regard to Pakistan, said that the U.S. administration is facing difficulties as they do not want to go a strategic relationship with a key ally of the United States in the eradication of terrorism and in spite of the accusations continued U.S. Intelligence of Pakistan that some of its officials to do with some armed groups and in particular "the Haqqani network," which Washington accuses of being behind the blast, which was subjected to the U.S. embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul in the thirteenth month of September.
It is noteworthy that an air raid carried out by a U.S. drone killed a week ago, "Anwar al-Awlaki" A leaders "of al Qaeda," an American-born where that process is the latest since the fire on Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan in May of 2011 .
It should be noted that it is scheduled to withdraw the United States about ten thousand troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and 23 thousand during the summer of 2012, where she works and Washington and its allies in NATO "Alneto" to hand over full security responsibility to the Afghan security forces by the end of 2014.
The U.S. secret attacks have increased significantly during the time of Barack Obama, especially in the tribal region along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
For his part, and contrary to what stated by U.S. President Hamid Karzai, Afghan president - in the interview was aired on the tenth anniversary of the start of the American military campaign in Afghanistan - the government and its foreign backers have failed to provide security for the Afghan citizens did not rule out talks with the rebels, "the Taliban "Those who believed they were behind the assassination of senior envoys of peace, a former president Burhanuddin Rabbani during the month of September.
Karzai, who has ruled Afghanistan since 2002, he believed in the possibility of improving the level of security in the country in case of foreign troops to return home.
The number of Afghan civilian casualties during the first half of 2011 was the highest since the overthrow of the "Taliban" in Afghanistan in 2001, while the United Nations estimates that security incidents in the first eight months of the year was greater by 40 per cent from a year 2010

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Thousands of Americans demonstrating in Washington to demand social justice

The face of thousands of demonstrators and protesters in Washington and the cities and states other U.S. ripped on Friday to the U.S. administration by the slowdown in the White House and the U.S. Congress to meet their demands, which took to the streets to demonstrate peacefully for her and on her head to solve the crisis of unemployment and the provision of medical care and to stop the dominance of the affluent economy.
Participate in the protests continued for more than two weeks - thousands of activists from trade unions, politicians and university students, as part of a popular movement continues in a number of U.S. cities and states in order to speed the processing of the crisis of unemployment and the provision of medical care for Americans all.
Surprisingly, the Americans chose to "Freedom Square", located between the White House and U.S. Congress to protest a place in the U.S. capital Washington to remind lawmakers and administration against the people and the will to achieve social and economic stability to the American people.
He said one of demonstrators, "The Americans did suffer because of loss of money needed by the people to your wrong, away from the priorities., Added others," we want to allocate state funds to serve the people and the provision of basic services and the elimination of unemployment and the provision of medical care and return U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
And it came to be echoed by a large number of slogans, the demonstrators, "the people want change" and describing the demonstrations beginning of spring the world, which springs from America, like theSpring of the Arab situation in the Middle East, where someone said: "The revolution of the Egyptian people knew the world and inspired by the strength of the will of the people and governments in moving the Alondma for the benefit of the people.

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Medvedev: Assad on reforms in the country or give up power

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, "Friday," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power in case of failure to implement the required reforms in the country.

Medvedev said - in comments carried by state news agency / RIA Novosti / Russia - "It's similar to other countries, Russia wants to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and the announcement of its position clear to the Syrian government."

He added: "In case of failure of the Syrian president in the country's reforms, he must give up power."

Medvedev stressed that it should take such a decision - give up al-Assad from power - by the Syrian people and the Syrian government and not by NATO, "NATO" and some European countries.

Russia has made ​​clear its opposition to any decision about condemning Syria's Assad, making a red line after the allowed NATO raids on Libya for failing to use its veto in the Security Council vote in March

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UNESCO recommended to grant Palestine full membership of the United Nations

The Palestinians made the first diplomatic victory in their quest for international recognition of the independent State of Palestine on Thursday with the approval of the Executive Council of the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Science and Culture "UNESCO" on the recommendation to grant Palestine full membership in international organization.
For her part, immediately criticized the United States where this recommendation urged the world not to vote on the recommendation of the General Conference of UNESCO, to be held in the twenty-fifth of the current month of October at FAO headquarters in the French capital Paris.
She said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the decision of UNESCO was "inexplicable" as a step "confusing," especially since the UN Security Council is currently considering the request for recognition of Palestine as a full member in the UN, which Washington opposes, it says.
The Foreign Ministry said the Spanish that he had been "unable" to reach a unified European position as voted Germany, Latvia, Romania, against the recommendation and abstained from Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Poland.
The French Foreign Ministry has preceded the vote on the recommendation for confirmation on the official San Tdtha "Bernard Valero," it was "premature" to ask that Palestine is now joining as a full member of UNESCO and that organization does not represent "the appropriate forum," according to the recipe.
It is noteworthy that U.S. opposition and refrain from voting by a number of Europeans in the UNESCO met welcome from the Egyptian side and the Arab and described by Dr. Mohammad golden - Head of the Delegation of Egypt to the organization - the adoption of a resolution application of the Palestine as a full member of UNESCO as a "historic day by all standards" and reflects a new era of struggle of the Palestinian people.
The head of Egypt's delegation - which currently chairs the Arab Group at UNESCO - that Egypt was one of the founding members of UNESCO's belief in its mission toward peace. He stressed that the Arab region and experienced of popular revolutions have put the Palestinian issue at the top of their priorities and concerns.
International observers and stresses that in order to get Palestine to UNESCO membership, it must be approved by two thirds of the members on the recommendation of the 193 member at the General Conference to be held in Paris.
They said that changing the situation of the Palestinians from UNESCO, as an observer since 1974 and to develop a full member of the organization will allow them to apply for recognition sites in the Palestinian territories occupied in the world heritage of humanity .. Where he plans to nominate the Palestinians, "Bethlehem" and "Cave of the Patriarchs" in Hebron to be part of world heritage.
Mention that according to UNESCO sources, the right of veto "veto" is not applicable in the organization to reverse the UN Security Council

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Thailand flooding kills 244 people and no damage historic sites

Thai authorities announced Friday that the floods that recently swept through Thailand has killed nearly 244 people and caused at least in serious damage to historic sites and institutions, commercial and industrial.
The news agencies quoted the Thai authorities as saying that the flood waters - which is sweeping Thailand since last July - Parts of Thailand were flooded and damaged twenty-eight provinces at least as adversely affected more than two million people so far.
Authorities said that the flood waters have caused heavy damage in parts of the territory of "Ayutthaya" in central Thailand, noting that about 160 plants at least have been seriously damaged.
Officials have said last Tuesday that heavy rainfall had flooded the temple, "Zhai and Atanaram" in the city of "Ayutthaya" old, a World Heritage Site, overlooking the temple on the river "Chao Phraya", which flows to Bangkok and is located about 105 km to the south.
For his part, said, "and Ataya Biopunj" the governor of "Ayutthaya" The water level had risen to about 5.1 meters, while the deployment of 150 troops in the region to repair the barricade on the river "Chao Phraya." He pointed out that the floods had affected more than 200 ancient temples Temple of 500 total.
The Minister of Culture of Thailand "Sukomol Kunplome" that the losses caused to the historical sites around the country more than three million dollars.
This administration has declared disaster control and prevention in Thailand that has been suspended many of the trains to the north because of the floods which inundated nearly three million acres of agricultural land in the Meteorological Service has warned of the loss of more heavy rains in many parts of the country.
The floods experienced by Thailand are caused by a tropical storm followed by monsoon rains usually fall in the period between August and October, which prompted Prime Minister of Thailand, "Thaksin Angelak" to establish a center of emergency in the airport, "Don Muang" international capital, Bangkok

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Saudi Arabia carried out the death sentence on 8 Bangladeshis convicted of killing Egyptian

Saudi Arabia on Friday the authorities carried out the death penalty in eight of the nationals of Bangladesh, one tenth of the Bengalis, after the conviction to carry out acts of robbery and theft in addition to causing the death of an Egyptian citizen was guarding a warehouse.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement Friday that the eleven convicted they robbed a warehouse and stealing and killing his bodyguard, "Hussain Saeed Mohamed Abdalkhalq", an Egyptian national.

The statement said that he had been commuted to three accused are "Salam sponsor" and "Masud Rana" and "Kir world", for their cooperation with security agencies in finding stolen property and access to the rest of the accused.

The statement pointed out that he had been sentenced to the rest of the defendants to death they are "safe Mannan" and "Farouk Jamal" and "Smoman water" and "Mohammed somoni" and "Shafiq Islam" and "Masoud Shams right" and "Abu Hussein Ahmad" and "Motter Rahman

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Obama: Pakistan must take into account the interests of the United States

President Barack Obama Thursday the United States will not feel comfortable with long-term strategic relationship with Pakistan if it considers that the Pakistani government does not take into account "the interests of America."
He went on Obama - told a news conference in Washington, DC - The U.S. administration is still committed to helping Pakistan in the face of problems and in spite of Washington's concerns that the possibility of a relationship between some members of the ISI and extremist groups, particularly with regard to the attacks which took place on the U.S. embassy in Afghan capital Kabul during the month of September last year by some extremists, especially "the Haqqani network," the Pakistan-based.
This comes as it continues to UNHCR "Abbottabad" Thursday questioning of the President of the ISI, "ISI" General "Ahmed Shuja Pasha" in the framework mandated the Commission to investigate the operation carried out by commando units U.S. in the second of May of 2011 in the city " Abbotabad Pakistani ", which cleared the founder of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden.
It should be noted that it is rare for the emergence of Pakistan's military intelligence chief is still in service to the civilian commission of inquiry.
This has been issued by the Commission "Abbottabad" that it had conducted - the first time - Interviews with widows of the three bin Laden and two of his daughters.
It also questioned the Commission also according to the statement, "Shakeel Afridi", a doctor accused of a campaign of vaccination false under the auspices of the United States - before the U.S. raid that targeted bin Laden - in order to obtain samples of DNA to the bin Laden family, which allowed the CIA to make sure there Al Qaeda leader in this city.
The Commission "Abbottabad" had ordered earlier that prevented from traveling abroad each person, meaning the killing of Osama bin Laden and that until further notice, where custody of the Pakistani security services is now a doctor, "Afridi" and the widows of bin Laden and they Sauditan and Yemen as well to about 10 of their children

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Shakira .. Obama Advisor for Educational Affairs

The White House announced Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed American Colombian singer Shakira Isabel originally Mabarak Rebel Advisor for Educational Affairs of the U.S. population of Latinos.
The Washington Post reported the U.S. reasons for the appointment of Shakira in this position noting that the singer Colombian origin Grammy Award winner has participated for several years in promoting the education of children from Hispanic, and it is no coincidence that he also had endorsed Obama in the presidential elections in 2008.
It should be noted that Obama is counting on the Latin American community in the U.S.Nations to play a key role in the election campaign, but only 37% of Americans believe that Latin Americans will be supported in future elections.
It is noteworthy that the singer Shakira, aged 34 years, one of the roots of Colombian and Lebanese occurred during her career several awards as well as its heavy presence in the field of humanitarian action, as established in 1997, the Fund "barefoot" aiming to attract funding and material means for the construction of schools for children in poor families .
In 2010 was awarded the International Labour Organization of the United Nations Shakira Medal in recognition of its activity in 2003 when she was 26 years old, the youngest appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.

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Demonstration in London against the visit, "Tzipi Livni" for Britain

Thursday demonstrated a number of human rights defenders in front of the British prime minister in the British "Downing Street" as an expression of anger at the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister and former head of the Kadima party opposition now, "Tzipi Livni" to Britain.
The head of a "campaign of solidarity with Palestine," said Sarah Colborne on the British government to arrest war criminals and do not let them for bilateral meetings, noting that the IDF had used to evade criminal responsibility for the killing of Palestinians.
The Colburn that the Israeli government must change its ways of dealing with the Palestinians, adding that in 2005, escaped an Israeli general, "Doron Almog," from falling into the hands of British police upon his arrival to London, where he remained on the plane did not come out of it for fear of arrest because he committed war crimes against the Palestinians.
It is noteworthy that "Tzipi Livni" had issued a warrant in its own right because of its role as foreign minister during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, which took place in December 2008 to January in the year 2009.
The British Foreign Secretary "William Hague" had received in earlier pulled from Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister earlier, "Tzipi Livni" during her first visit to Britain, where Livni expressed her thanks "to the Hague" for the role it has played to amend the British law which allowed the plaintiffs in their personal capacity the administration of criminal proceedings against "war criminals" and issuing arrest warrants against them when they visit to British soil.
British authorities have introduced an amendment to the law so that now requires the approval of Director of Public Prosecutions before issuing arrest warrants in cases where the war crimes are perpetrated outside British territory.

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Abu Mazen: We want to return Shalit to his family and the release of 6 thousand prisoners

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) "We want the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to return to his family because we do not want the person to be detained, and we demand the release of 6 thousand Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and we want to see our prisoners free as you want the Shalit family to see her son free. "
Abu Mazen explained after his speech Thursday before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council, France, that the Palestinian Authority is making efforts since the beginning of the families of Shalit, and even today for his release, noting also the endeavors made by the Egyptian leadership in this context.
He added, "We do not like confinement freedoms for one, where we worked with Hamas for a long time to return Shalit to his family and now there are efforts actively, and I hope to be successful to complete the deal between Hamas and Israel, led by Egypt, to be released in exchange for the number of Palestinian prisoners and we support this agreement," .
Abu Mazen said that the Hamas movement and Palestinian opposition when participating in governance will be asked to commit to international legitimacy, adding that East Jerusalem, occupied since 67 is the capital of the State of Palestine and West Jerusalem the capital of the State of Israel and the city is open to all religions.
The Shalit took place in the hands of the Palestinian resistance in June 2006 and transferred to the Gaza Strip by militants belonging to the Izz al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas and the Nasser Salah Addin Brigades of the Popular Resistance Committees and Army of Islam in a military operation launched by the quality of those

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Clinton: Syria, the Security Council failed .. and warn of the admission of Palestine to UNESCO

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday the Security Council, the UN has not undertaken its responsibility not issued its decision on Syria and that Russia and China could explain the reason for the Syrian people opposed the right of veto on the resolution.
Clinton said - in a news conference in the capital of the Dominican Republic on an official visit by her - she believes that the Security Council abandoned its responsibility, she added / / States that have chosen to challenge the right of veto on the resolution would have to provide explanations for the Syrian people. / /Back to TopWarned of the reduction in funding for UNESCO
On the other hand, said U.S. Secretary of State that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization / UNESCO / she must review the plans for a vote on the membership of Palestine in the organization.
Clinton indicated that this step, if any, may make the United States reduced its contribution to the UNESCO budget.
The Clinton saying / / I would like to urge the Executive Board of UNESCO, to think again before going ahead with the vote because the resolution on the situation must be taken at the United Nations is not in the sub-organizations to be affiliated to the United Nations. / /
The Palestinians have a new step towards full membership of the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization / UNESCO / day Wednesday after the approval of the WHO Executive Board to put it on the SCO member states - and the 193 countries - for a vote later this month

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Muammar Gaddafi warns leaders of the developing world from the "same fate"

Deposed the Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and hiding the leaders of the developing world - who confessed to the Transitional National Assembly, who was overthrown by the help of NATO, "Alneto" - said they would face "the same determination."

The Gaddafi - in a clear reference to military support by the NATO forces to the transitional assembly - that if given the power of international legitimacy fleets prepare for the rulers in the Third World.

Gaddafi said that each of the recognized Transitional Council Libya to prepare from now onwards for the establishment of boards of transition imposed by the power of fleets international to replace them one by one. He also called at the same time "the Libyans" out to the streets to "millions", saying that the situation in Libya can not afford to as described.

The ousted Colonel had made the remarks in an audio recording obtained by Thursday, Reuters news agency from the channel "opinion" based television, "Syria" based

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Syrian activist: more than 30 thousand detainees in Syrian prisons

Radwan said increase - a Syrian activist living in exile - Thursday More than 30 thousand Syrians had been imprisoned since the start of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad, which began last March where he was detained a lot of the rebels in "schools" and "football fields" has been transferred to detention centers.
The increase - in front of a meeting to discuss the torture in Syria - that the mass killings in Syria constantly pointing out that the detention centers has turned into a "nightmare" for the Syrians now. He said that his brother, Yassin, a businessman and four other members of his family are among the detainees.
He also stressed that the increase in Center for the Study of Human Rights in Syria - which is managed by - have documented the death of 183 children in the hands of Syrian security forces loyal to the lion as a result of torture, as confirmed also that there are 18 cases of rape have occurred in the Syrian city of Homs.
He said that the Syrian forces loyal to the lion feel immune to any accountability, where he expressed his displeasure at the failure of the Security Council of the United Nations to condemn Syria, and after that used China and Russia veto "veto" against the European draft resolution includes a request the UN Security Council of the International Criminal Court investigation in the forces' crimes Bashar al-Assad.
The United Nations had announced earlier that the number of victims of the security crackdown against the rebels had reached the Syrian martyr 2900 so far, according to the data was checked and documented

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Military call for the establishment of the Nazi Party of Egypt

He said an independent news site in Egypt that a number of Egyptians have declared their intention to set up the first Nazi Party, the concepts of "new modern". And transfer news website "leftist" for Imad Abdul Sattar, one of the founding members of the party, saying that the party includes a number of prominent figures in society. And Abdel-Sattar, who claimed that he and cofounder of the former military, that "the main principle of the Party is the return of all the powers of the Governor, or President and put the reins in his hands after a carefully selected, which we have now to choose the most competent to represent us in front of public opinion." Sattar said that the party was working in complete secrecy during the Mubarak era, which paralyze the movements led by the completion of the course and achieve its objectives. Was unable to United Press International to verify the authenticity of the report, but two pages on "Facebook" that appeared during the last period, one bearing the name of "the Nazi Party of Egypt" and "return of the business of the Nazi party in Egypt." And attracted a number pp. exceeded the 70 following up, but most of the questions raised by the observers focused on the nature of the party and its policies, and claim some of the comments indicate how to join. He said Abdul-Sattar said that "the number of agencies increases unexpectedly, and flock to us a lot to inquire about the nature of the activity and action plan, and we plan to change Egypt within a year at most and we do not like the rest of the liberal parties and marginalized like the corpses." Sources from the party that the idea came to these young people after the appearance of some religious fundamentalist currents after the revolution, which led to the spread chaos and the burning of churches and the demolition of shrines and attacks on unarmed citizens. She said they have been keen on their movements secret and not to make to the media about the nature of the party fully, to ensure the completion of incorporation without any new surprises. The sources said that there are "surprises we have will be announced in due course

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Assad threatens to hit Tel Aviv and the Gulf states if attacked Syria

Israel warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from the consequences of the bombing of Tel Aviv, the event that Damascus was attacked by NATO, comes at a time of Turkey's military exercises along its border with Syria, and the announcement by President Bashar al-Assad's strategy for cooperation with Iran axis against Israel and the Gulf States, if it is exposed his country to a military attack.
Syrian President has adopted a military strategy, considered it a proactive warning to the West if his country was attacked by NATO.
And saw the lion, according to reports published by the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, said the claim its first round of NATO to Damascus will be followed by a barrage of Syrian missiles on Tel Aviv, stressing that his country coordinated their military stance with Tehran and Hezbollah in this regard, it intends to Iran is the other bombing sites vitality of American and European countries Persian Gulf in response to any aggression against Syria, and Hezbollah is the other would not hesitate to share missile systems in the Syrian shelling of Tel Aviv.
Despite the fact that Assad's statements were not confirmed by media sources, but the newspaper Hebrew claimed transferred from the Iranian news agency, "Knight", which quoted the Syrian president as saying: "If the oldest NATO steps insane against Damascus, you will not be in front of me only six hours only to bomb Tel Aviv missile, and in return will bomb Iran and European American targets in the Persian Gulf. "
The contents data Hebrew that Assad delivered a message to this effect also by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu, who was transferred to Damascus alarms U.S., warns of the vulnerability of Syria for a military attack by NATO, if continued Assad is his insistence on staying in power, according to the newspaper Hebrew Assad told the minister that he would invite the Turkish Hezbollah is the other and possibly Hamas in the Gaza Strip to correct their missiles toward the city of Tel Aviv, the event that Syria's military action.
He added: "This strategy will be applied during the first three hours of the NATO attack on Syria, followed by three hours, during which Iran is bombing the other warships in the Persian Gulf ports and the interests of American and other European in the same area

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Ahmadinejad criticizes Turkey for agreeing to host a radar facility for NATO

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Turkey for hosting the radar system for early warning, stressing that the aim is to protect Israel, has announced that the Governments of Turkey and the United States last month that the radar system would help detect any missile threats coming from outside Europe, including the threats of Iran's potential, and will begin operation of the system provided by the United States later this year.
The president said in a television interview Tuesday, "This radar system, the main goal it is to defend the Zionist regime," They want to make sure not reach our missiles to the occupied territories if they moved one day militarily against Iran, "and added" We have told our friends the Turks had no right to give this statement that this is not in their interest ... but such a radar system will not prevent the fall of the Zionist regime. "
And became Turkey's second largest army in NATO of the major players in the Middle East and push it to the booming economy as it seeks to strengthen its ties with Islamic countries in the Middle East such as Iran.
But Ankara has become more critical of Syria's ally Iran, Tehran has recently disagreed with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which has waged a campaign to suppress popular protests against his rule.
Embroiled in Washington and its allies have a confrontation with Iran over its controversial nuclear.
Did not rule out the United States and Israel, which Tehran rejects recognition of a military strike on Iran if diplomatic efforts failed to prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons.
And Iranian officials had announced earlier that Iranian-made missiles that could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf. Iran says its response to any military attack suffered by the country would be "painful."
Russia has delivered its side of the S-300 missiles to Iran after he crossed the United States and Israel expressed concern that the Islamic Republic used the anti-aircraft system to protect its nuclear facilities.
And anti-Israel policy of the pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Iranian President used in his speeches that launched a sharp attack by the

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United Nations fails to adopt a resolution on Syria after a "veto" of Russia and China

Russia and China gave the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's diplomatic victory Bastkhaddamanma the right of veto against a resolution drafted by the Europe against Syria in the Security Council of the United Nations after six months of the violent repression of protests demanding democracy.
And looming pressure from Turkey's powerful neighbor Syria, which took to it and the Syrian army colonel, joined the uprising, in a move that would exacerbate tensions between Damascus and Ankara.
It was Russia and China used the Wednesday right of veto on a draft resolution drawn up by Europe in the UN Security Council condemns Syria, hinting that it could face sanctions if it continued its crackdown on protesters.
Western diplomats said the decision to Moscow and Beijing, using their right of veto may indicate that the Security Council could see a stalemate in the long-term issues related to the Middle East and North Africa as well as movements for democracy or what is known spring in the Arab region.
The draft resolution received the support of nine votes and abstained from voting on it has four members are Brazil, India, Lebanon and South Africa was rejected by only Russia and China.
France has formulated the draft resolution in cooperation with Britain, Germany and Portugal, said the French ambassador to the UN, Gerard Araud the Council "we have no today no doubt in the meaning of the use of the veto to reject this text is not about the wording but it is a political choice that he refused all resolutions of the Council against Syria, he said, "This veto will not stop us. Veto the Syrian authorities would not give absolute freedom to act. "
According to the latest reports from the UN military operations against the Syrian protesters have claimed the lives of more than 2,700 civilians.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Washington Diplomats angry at what he called "double veto" to Moscow, Beijing and said it was time for the Council to adopt the imposition of "severe sanctions targeted" on Damascus.
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of the Council that the use of Moscow's veto power for "the conflict of political positions" between Russia and the European members of the Security Council, said Churkin said Moscow strongly opposes the threat to impose sanctions on Damascus and he said that what he calls the approach confrontational adopted by the European delegations, "contrary to peaceful settlement to the crisis, "he said Churkin said that Moscow would have preferred that Syria" was the fastest in the implementation of the changes that have promised. "
The Chinese ambassador said to me Baodonj that Beijing reject the idea of ​​"interference in internal affairs" of Syria

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Mubarak's candidacy for the personality of the year in Israel

Israeli television nominated former President Hosni Mubarak Award for Personality of the Year in Israel, Mubarak is the first personal and non-Israeli Arab to be nominated for this award in Israel.

According to Channel Two television in its report, which aired Monday that the circles of political and press nominated former President Hosni Mubarak for this award, because of his commitment to peace with Israel since taking office in 1981, and it worked to implement the provisions of the Treaty, and maintained stability in the region over the past 30 years .

The Israeli columnist "Audi Siegel" in the video presented by Israel's Channel, that Mubarak gave great service to the State of Israel, and must be honored, even if he can not receive the award.

The second channel that in the case of Mubarak won it the prize will be awarded in honor of a person Mubarak, and the winners be announced in January

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Nigerian who tried to blow up a passenger plane describes America as "cancer

Described the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a passenger plane bound for Detroit's U.S. Holiday Birth in 2009 America as cancer, before the hours of jury selection in his trial Tuesday, said Omar Faruq Abdul-Muttalib, "Anwar neighborhood" in an apparent reference to Anwar Awlaki cleric American-born which is related to the accused as well as al Qaeda and who was killed last week in an attack in Yemen, U.S. drone aircraft.
The accused Abdul Muttalib (24 years) trying to blow up explosives hidden in his underwear in a plane was heading from Amsterdam to Detroit, but the explosives did not explode and the passengers were able to control the Abd al-Muttalib, who faces life in prison if convicted.
Last month, Abdul Muttalib attend a hearing "Osama alive" and when the judge read out the charge sheet and used a rule echoed the word "jihad."
The judge said the jury selection process and includes 12 jurors and four alternate jurors will end on Thursday afternoon.
And directed the court of Abdul Muttalib, who studied at University College London eight charges, including conspiracy to commit a terrorist act, attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction.
It is scheduled to begin hearing arguments in court October 11 this is expected to continue the trial months

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IDF: Hezbollah is responsible for the killing of captured soldiers

Denied Israeli army spokesman Brigadier Yoav Mordechai what he said that Hezbollah captured soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were killed in an Israeli air raid during the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah took responsibility for their deaths.

And Radio (Israel) Wednesday for Mordechai said, "This is a false claim falls within the framework of the psychological war launched by Hezbollah."

The Israeli spokesman confirmed that Hezbollah is the one who has captured the two soldiers, so he is responsible for the tragic result of the deaths.

The bodies of Goldwasser and Regev were returned to Israel in 2008 under the exchange deal with Hezbollah

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ahmadinejad again calling for the elimination of Israel and return the land to the Palestinians

New to deepen the gap between Iran and the West, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once again to the elimination of Israel. The Iranian president said in his speech at the end of the fifth international conference to support the Palestinian uprising in Tehran.

: The most important task for us is that we put our hands in the hands of each other in order to remove the Zionist corruption from the roots and re-liberate the land of Palestine, and fully and give the Palestinian people, according to Iranian media.
In Vienna, said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the timing of the conference was well thought out to confirm the support of the Palestinian resistance in the face of pressures of projects and efforts to abort the dream of a Palestinian state.
And on the level of the Iranian nuclear file, warned defense sources in Tel Aviv that Tehran may pursue the same policy of the Israeli nuclear ambiguity, which is the continuation of uranium enrichment and the production of nuclear weapons in secret. The Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted sources from the same fear of the growing seriousness of the possibilities

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World stock markets drop sharply after the recognition of Athens by failing to reduce the budget deficit

Has seen global stock prices fell sharply after the recognition of Greece by failing to achieve its goal of reducing the budget deficit, which stood at 8.5% of GDP
 Raising fears of the inability of Athens to obtain access to the sixth installment of European assistance to avoid bankruptcy. And declared Athens it would not be able to reduce the deficit in the budgets for 2011 and 2012 and selected by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund under the Plan of emergency rescue to avert bankruptcy.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, the budget deficit to reach 8.5% of GDP during the current year, which is below the initial target set at 7.6%.The ministry said that although they will be able to cut the deficit to 6.8% of GDP next year, that goal is still less than the percentage specified in the rescue plan is 6.5%.And economic reports showed that this inability to achieve the stated objective is likely to have negative implications, where it appears that the tax increases and emergency wage cuts during the past three months were not sufficient to restore the financial situation of the country on track again.This came at a time when sources denied the end of the talks between Greece and inspectors from the EU and the IMF on a new batch of aid to rescue the debt-burdened country, unlike what was announced by Deputy Minister of Finance, the Greek who said that negotiations were essentially concluded.In Luxembourg, the finance ministers meet the European Union to reach an agreement to grant Greece the sixth installment of the loan assistance worth 8 billion euros.In the meantime, draw the Institute of Stratfor, the U.S. frightening picture of the crisis of the Greek debt to the European economy, where he confirmed that the bankruptcy of a beautiful Mediterranean Sea will cost the old continent nearly two trillion dollars, which will lead to a series of economic collapse sequence for a number of countries of the continent in Mekdmthma Italy the first countries that are threatened the specter of bankruptcy in the case of the fall of Greece.The Institute's analysis that the bankruptcy of Greece and take it out of the euro area as soon as it is inevitable and unavoidable to the Europeans if they want to keep the area alive, stressing that Europe will not be able to declare bankruptcy Greece only if established pre-bailout fund new value of two billion dollars.For its part, according to French newspaper Le Figaro that there are concerns in Washington and London and Beijing, the threat posed by the debt crisis in the euro area.The newspaper added that it is time to restore the European house in order, and saw that someone makes Europe a scapegoat for problems that need to be on every country in which to solve alone

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Israeli police remove the camps of protesters in Tel Aviv

Israeli police began yesterday in cooperation with the inspectors of the Tel Aviv municipality to remove the tents of protesters in several areas including the city of Avensk Park, Ben Gurion Boulevard and Nordau Boulevard,

  After months of launching the largest wave of social protests in the history of Israel. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that, despite the lawsuit, which was yesterday at the request made by political activists ruled against eviction full of tents in the field of Rothschild Boulevard until ten o'clock yesterday morning local time by order of the Court in central Tel Aviv, the municipal workers in the Rothschild removed all the tents from the field empty except for one small tent set up across the field.In the city of Nordau, one of the demonstrators, who announced the sit-in tents, tents that have been removed voluntarily after officials promised to create a dialogue in the center place of residence of the tents, while a political activist said he will create many of the tents is a place in the sit-in coordination with the Municipality of the city.For her part, Mayor of Tel Aviv in a statement issued in this regard that the city spends about 40 thousand shekels a day on cleaning and garbage removal in the tents, as well as the appointment of guards and inspectors to maintain the security and stability of the city as a whole, as it plans to establish six centers of dialogue instead of the tents in different parts of the city. In the meantime, the Company announced Tnuva delegations - the largest dairy and food in the country - that it would cut prices of dozens of its products by 15% during this week

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German envoy in a secret visit to Egypt In order to activate the Shalit deal

Arrived in Cairo on German envoy arrived on board a private plane from Munich in a secret visit to Egypt take several days for talks with a number of security officials in Egypt. And well informed sources that the official is the German mediator Gerhard Conrad in order to activate.

Prisoner exchange deal between the Palestinians and Israelis, which requires the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, the captive of the Palestinians in Gaza, in return for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Envoy's visit comes after the German breakthrough, which will take place during the next few hours on spy Ilan Gerabil and now trapped in Egypt to be delivered to the Leon Panetta and U.S. Secretary of Defense during his visit to Egypt today

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