Tuesday, 28 August 2012 06:57
'Egypt has recently turned down a U.S. request to stop an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Syria, according to a report in Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper.
According to the report, quoted in Israel Radio on Sunday, Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said Egypt's navy refused to stop the ship and inspect its cargo as it was passing through the canal.
Last week, an Egyptian official said President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader since relations with Tehran deteriorated decades ago. The visit could mark a thaw between the two countries after years of enmity, especially since Egypt signed its 1979 peace treaty with Israel and Iran underwent its Islamic revolution.'
According to the report, quoted in Israel Radio on Sunday, Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish, Suez Canal Authority chairman, said Egypt's navy refused to stop the ship and inspect its cargo as it was passing through the canal.
Last week, an Egyptian official said President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader since relations with Tehran deteriorated decades ago. The visit could mark a thaw between the two countries after years of enmity, especially since Egypt signed its 1979 peace treaty with Israel and Iran underwent its Islamic revolution.'
Tuesday, 28 August 2012 06:37
'Almost half of British voters say Chancellor George osborne should be removed in the next month’s cabinet reshuffle, as the minister comes under mounting pressure to quit or change his economic policy.
According to the latest Guardian/ICM poll, 48 percent of the British public think Prime Minister David Cameron should replace osborne in the reshuffle expected in early September. The poll reflects an earlier survey from 1,200 business leaders who told the Institute of Directors (IDS) that osborne’s economic policy has been “ineffective” suggesting they are waiting for a change of policy or Chancellor when they said they have delayed “investment or employment decision” this year.'
Tuesday, 28 August 2012 06:15
'The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Cup-sponsoring International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), both of which have been charged with corruption at their highest levels, have been granted virtual gatekeeper duties by global political organizations, most notably the United Nations, to ascertain what nations enjoy international recognition and which do not.'
Monday, 27 August 2012 10:14
'Claims by the Bank of England that pensioners and savers are better off as a result of its controversial money-printing policy were greeted with scorn last night.
Spencer Dale, the Bank’s top economist, said that while pensioners and savers had ‘much to be angry about’, they would have been even worse off if it had not pumped £375billion into the economy.
He even claimed the policy – called Quantitative Easing – had saved the economy from plunging into a deeper recession, with more firms going under and thousands of jobs being lost.'
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