October 2016 – Page 10 – odiaspora.org

Dopo due anni il Libano potrebbe eleggere un presidente

27 October 2016

Laila Bassam, Lisa Barrington, Reuters, Regno Unito Il 23 ottobre Hassan Nasrallah, il leader del movimento sciita libanese Hezbollah, ha dichiarato che le porte per l’elezione del presidente sono “spalancate”: i suoi deputati voteranno infatti per l’ex generale cristiano Michel Aoun alla prossima seduta del parlamento prevista per […]

Desmantelada otra red de tráfico de órganos israelí

27 October 2016

Tres personas sospechosas de tráfico de órganos fueron arrestadas el martes tras una investigación que duró varios meses, según la policía israelí. Los tres sospechosos formaron parte de una red de tráfico de órganos que buscaba a vendedores y compradores a fin de desarrollar una […]

Michel Aoun será presidente en el Líbano tras más dos años sin jefe de Estado

27 October 2016

Hasta ahora en las 44 sesiones del Parlamento para designar a un jefe de Estado no había acuerdo | El presidente libanés debe ser un cristiano maronita Se atisba el fin al vacío presidencial existente en el Líbano desde mayo 2014. Tras más de dos […]

Geagea : « C’est la première fois depuis longtemps que nous avons un président fabriqué à 100 % au Liban »

27 October 2016

« Nous vivons un moment historique, même s’il n’est pas du goût de tout le monde. » C’est par ces mots que le chef du parti des Forces libanaises Samir Geagea a commencé hier son allocution, prononcée dans le cadre d’une conférence organisée par les […]

MOSSOUL-ALEP : LA DIAGONALE DU FOU…

27 October 2016

Une pluie d’obus de mortier vient de s’abattre sur Bab-Touma, le quartier chrétien du centre historique de Damas. Des attaques similaires ont été menées contre la place des Abbassides (nord-est de la ville) où les jihadistes cherchent depuis plusieurs années à détruire une base d’hélicoptères […]

Hariri schluckt die Hizbollahkröte

27 October 2016

Analyse | GUDRUN HARRER Expremier Hariri lässt die Wahl des Hisbollah-Kandidaten Aoun zu – und wird dafür wieder Premier Beirut/Wien – Nach zwei Jahren und fünf Monaten soll das libanesische Parlament am Montag einen Präsidenten wählen: Michel Suleiman […]

Armenian genocide concert in Istanbul cancelled after reports of Erdogan being invited

27 October 2016

A concert in Istanbul by the Dresden Orchestra to mark the 1915 genocide of Armenians by the Ottomans has been cancelled by Germany. That follows reports that the musicians sent out invitations to the Turkish President and his top aides. The concert, run by the […]

Russia beefs up Baltic Fleet amid NATO tensions: reports

27 October 2016

Russia is sharply upgrading the firepower of its Baltic Fleet by adding warships armed with long-range cruise missiles to counter NATO’s build-up in the region, Russian media reported on Wednesday. There was no official confirmation from Moscow, but the reports will raise tensions in the […]

Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

27 October 2016

Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO’s biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War. Germany, Canada and other NATO allies also pledged forces […]

Six NATO nations eager to increase Black Sea presence – Stoltenberg

27 October 2016

US, Turkey and Poland are among the NATO member states which confirmed their readiness to dispatch naval units to the Black Sea in 2017, boosting the alliance’s presence in the region, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg noted “progress” in in strengthening NATO’s […]

Iraqi forces evacuate 1,000 civilians from Mosul front lines

27 October 2016

KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi special forces have moved more than 1,000 people from villages near the front lines of the battle to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul and surrounding areas, where the U.N. says militants have committed a number of atrocities in […]

Geagea at oil and gas transparency conference in Meerab: We will have 100% ‘Made in Lebanon’ president

27 October 2016

NNA – Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea categorically stressed that we shall have a “100% Made in Lebanon” president. “We are witnessing historic moments even if not satisfactory to all people,” Geagea said on Wednesday during a conference on “Enhancing Transparency in Oil and Gas […]