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Oroszország és az Egyesült Államok - nem meglepő módon - teljesen másképp látja az amerikai Arleigh Burke-osztályú USS ROSS (DDG-71) irányított rakétákkal felszerelt romboló és az orosz haditengerészet Szu-24M támadó repülőgépeinek május 30-i találkozását a Fekete-tengeren.

Final rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the first European Games was held at the Baku Olympic Stadium, AzerTag reports.

Turkey witnessed dramatic changes in its political landscape on June 7 after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its parliamentary majority and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) crossed the notorious 10 percent threshold needed to enter parliament as a party.

Jean-Claude Juncker, az Európai Bizottság elnöke szombaton nem volt hajlandó fogadni Alekszisz Ciprasz görög miniszterelnök telefonhívását, arra hivatkozva, hogy Athén még mindig nem küldte el csütörtökre ígért reformjavaslatait – közölte az EU egyik meg nem nevezett illetékese. „Nincsenek új fejlemények, ezért nincs mit megvitatni” – mondta a brüsszeli forrás. A telefonbeszélgetést a görög miniszterelnök kérte, de ezt Juncker elutasította.

A két vezető politikus szerdán egy görög reformcsomagban állapodott meg a visszatartott EU-segélypénzek kifizetésének fejében, a reformjavaslatok azonban azóta sem érkeztek meg Brüsszelbe.

Egy görög kormánytisztviselő később cáfolta a hírt a Reutersnek. A brit hírügynökség egy kormányforrásra hivatkozva arról is beszámolt, hogy Ciprasz szombaton telefonon beszélt Angela Merkel német kancellárral és Francois Hollande francia elnökkel, de a beszélgetések tartalmáról nincsenek értesülései.

In efforts to stay ahead of threats to modern cities, more and more city planners are turning to advanced video surveillance equipment, taking advantage of developments in picture resolution, data storage and processing speeds. Of course, having cameras positioned in every corner of a

Construction of the UK Royal Navy’s second new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) has begun, which was marked by a ceremony led by UK Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, at BAE Systems in Glasgow. The Secretary of State formally started construction of HMS MEDWAY, th

The Baku 2015 Flame has arrived in the capital of Azerbaijan after completing a journey around 60 regions of the country and legendary Oil Rocks.

June 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will inaugurate several military factories on Tuesday that have been relocated outside residential areas in the state of Khartoum after it was determined that they pose a risk to the population.

Fire engulf the Yarmouk ammunition factory in Khartoum October 24, 2012. - Reuters

Some factories in Khartoum were believed to have been targeted by Israel while others witnessed accidental explosions more than once.

Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesman Colonel Khaled Saad al-Sawarmi said in a statement that these factories specialize in filling gunpowder.

Al-Sawarmi explained that it is now a government strategy to empty the capital and residential areas from military installations especially given the risks posed by the bombing of Khartoum's Yarmouk military complex in 2012 by Israel.

He said that these plants were chosen, designed and implemented in accordance with the latest safety and security standards in the world.

In August 2006, an explosion occurred in an ammunition factory in a suburb of Khartoum which led to several deaths and injuries.

A year after, a truck carrying ammunition exploded near an army unit in Khartoum.

Last year, the National Security and Intelligence Service (NISS) said it contained "limited fire" at a warehouse containing ammunition and training equipment at training centers north of Khartoum.

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Le Maroc accueille pour la quatrième fois dans la ville de Skhirat des discussions censées mettre un terme à la crise politique en Libye. Cette fois-ci, il s'agira de sceller un accord pour la formation d'un gouvernement d'union nationale pour mettre fin à la guerre civile. La Libye compte actuellement deux gouvernements et deux Parlements, l'un à Tripoli, non reconnu, et l'autre à Tobrouk, dans l'est du pays, soutenu par la communauté internationale.

Les rebelles du Soudan du Sud affirment avoir pris samedi le contrôle d'importantes infrastructures pétrolières dans le nord du pays, dans l'Etat d'Unité. Ils tentent désormais de s'emparer de celles de l'Etat voisin du Haut-Nil. Leur but : stopper la production. Ils accusent le président Salva Kiir de profiter des revenus du pétrôle pour financer l'achat d'armes.

La fédération sud-africaine de football est finalement sortie de son silence, plus d'une semaine après le début du scandale de la Fifa. Dans un long communiqué publié ce week-end, la fédération nie à son tour les accusations de corruption.

Wort und Bild - Apotheken Umschau: Baierbrunn (ots) - Geräusch Bienen Anmoderationsvorschlag: Summ, summ, summ - Bienchen summ herum. So heißt es im Kinderlied. Allerdings summen immer weniger der fleißigen Insekten um uns herum, denn sie gehören zu den gefährdeten Arten. Petra ...

June 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's new cabinet and states' governors on Sunday have taken the oath of office in front of president Omer al-Bashir, his two deputies and the chief justice.

Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir swearing in cabinet in Khartoum June 7, 2015 (SUNA)

Bashir, who officially commenced his new term this week, issued decrees on Saturday night naming ministers in his new cabinet including 31 federal ministers and 36 state ministers.

The state minister of information, Yasir Youssef, said the president instructed the state's ministers to double their efforts to lead the reform in the upcoming period, urging them to increase production and to focus on the economic issues.

He asked the ministers to pay special attention to the vulnerable segments of the society and to maintain security and stability across the country, directing them to promote the foreign relations and improve living conditions of the Sudanese people.

According to Youssef, Bashir also instructed the 18 governors to go to their states as of Monday in order to carry out their executive duties and form their local governments.

Meanwhile, the presidential assistants including Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, Jalal Youssef al-Digair and Abdel-Rahman al-Sadiq al-Mahdi also took the oath of office in the presence of the chief justice.

However, Bashir's newly appointed first assistant al-Hassan al-Mirghani did not take the oath due to his presence outside the capital, Khartoum.

Al-Digair told reporters that the government has several priorities including achieving peace and security, improving social and economic conditions, promoting regional and international ties and continuing national dialogue to resolve Sudan's basic problems.

He pointed that holding dialogue with all political forces would be among the top priorities in the coming period.

The foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, for his part, said that all ministers would carry out the president's directives regarding issues of establishing security and improving the economy besides promoting foreign relations.

He said that he would continue to work to improve foreign ties on the basis of parity, mutual interests and non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations, describing formation of the government as the swiftest in Sudan's history which reflects the keenness of the leadership not to create any constitutional vacuum.

Ghandour further thanked the president on behalf of the federal ministers for entrusting them with the ministerial posts.

The government official spokesperson and minister of information, Ahmed Bilal Osman, described the cabinet as the largest in Sudan's history, saying that 20 political parties joined the government on both federal and states levels.

He said the new government would work in harmony under the leadership of Bashir, adding that all ministers took off their partisan dresses and wore the home country's robe.

Osman added the current year would devoted for the media, expecting that suspension of the four newspapers will be lifted within the coming few days.

Late last month, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) seized copies of 10 newspapers from the printing press and suspended 4 of them indefinitely without giving reasons.

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Comentario Elcano 39/2015 - 9/6/2015
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