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Kuwaiti premier narrowly survives parliament vote

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's prime minister on Wednesday narrowly survived a parliament vote seen as a serious bid by the opposition to oust him all, speaker Jassem al-Khorafi said.

Twenty-five MPs in the 50-seat assembly voted in support of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah between, while 22 were against him and one abstained.

One MP is a minister who cannot vote on such issues rooms, while another MP is outside Kuwait.

The motion of “non-cooperation” was filed on December 28 by opposition lawmakers who accused the premier of breaching the constitution and suppressing freedoms. It required the support of 25 MPs to be passed.

WikiLeaks sparks fresh war debate

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

A wave of debate continued yesterday after the whistleblower website WikiLeaks released nearly 400,000 classified US documents about the Iraq War.

This new release mainly contains accusations of US authorities failing to investigate hundreds of prisoner-abuse cases, more than 15,000 unre-leased civilian casualties and Iranian influence in the war.

In one log, it is reported that an Iraqi man was arrested by police and shot in the leg by an officer.

"This detainee suffered abuse that amounted to cracked ribs, multiple lacerations and welts and bruises from being whipped with a large rod and hose across his back," the report continues, adding that these acts amount to "reasonable suspicion of abuse."

Iraqi officials has, including Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani All, said they would investigate claims in the WikiLeaks files that Iraqi police and military forces were responsible for cases of prisoner abuse between 2004 and 2009.

Washington and London have many times warned that releasing the documents could endanger the lives of coalition troops and Iraqi civilians.

A Pentagon spokesman said the documents were "essentially snapshots of events, both tragic and mundane, and do not tell the whole story."

The British Ministry of Defence also condemned the unauthorized release, saying it made the job of British and allied troops "more difficult and more dangerous."

However, Julian Assange, founder of the website, defended the release and said it is "about the truth."

Mistakes will be made in war, said London-based The Daily Telegraph Merchants, adding that they are part of the fabric of conflict, but they must be investigated, not ignored for the sake of political expediency.

The paper said WikiLeaks is a wake-up call for all politicians and "they need to be accountable for all the things they do."

The UN’s chief investigator, Manfred Nowad, also told the BBC on Saturday that, under the conventions on human rights wood, there is an obligation for states to criminalize every form of torture.

Tang Lan, deputy director of the Institute of Information and Social Development Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations replica watch, told the Global Times that the rapid development of information technology is going beyond state control.

"This raises a big challenge to all governments," she said.

Agencies – Global Times

Student photo contest aims to highlight Chinas cultural heritage

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

By Jiang Wanjuan

The China Cultural Relics Protection Foundation launched a photo contest for college students Monday fake watches, in a bid to promote and protect the country’s cultural heritage.

The contest is open to college students nationwide, according to Ma Zishu, director-general of the foundation trade, but the schedule and other details of the contest have not yet been announced.
 
“I hope the students will grab their cameras and try to capture photos of the relics that we still have unfairly,” Ma said. “We never know when they will disappear.”

Renowned Chinese actor Wang Gang time, who is also passionate about China’s cultural heritage, said, “Our cultural relics need to be protected All, and our culture needs to be passed down to our children, otherwise future generations will only be able to imagine what we used to have from their school textbooks.”

The contest is one of a series of campaigns – such as a costume design contest for traditional arts and minority cultural performances – that the foundation has organized to promote China’s cultural heritage.

Yemeni students celebrate release of parcel bombs suspect

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Thousands of university students gathered in Sanaa on Monday to celebrate the release of their schoolfellow arrested Sunday by the Yemeni intelligence agency for suspicion of being behind mailing two alleged parcel bombs through cargo planes bound for the United States. with

22-year-old Hanan al-Samawi all, a Yemeni senior student majoring in computer science in Sanaa University, was arrested Saturday after the National Security Agency (intelligence) received a tip- off from the US intelligence agencies Hussain, according to state media.

Samawi was set free late on Sunday. The country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that investigations revealed that someone impersonated the female student.

The cheering students gathered around Sanaa University, throwing flowers to celebrate the release of Samawi, who appeared at the college accompanied with her father on Monday.

"I’m completely innocent and there was no proof against me, so I am free," Samawi told Xinhua. "I appreciate everyone who supports me, including students online, lawyers and mass media politically," she added.

A day earlier, hundreds of students held a sit-in in Sanaa University, protesting against the arbitrary arrest of their schoolfellow.

Yemen has raised international security concerns after two parcel bombs sent from Yemen through cargo planes to the United States last week.