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The ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party plans to revive its activities in Montenegro ahead of the October elections, promising a tough campaign against EU and NATO membership.

The new head of the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, said the party will run alone in September's parliamentary elections without its partners from the Patriotic Coalition.

The Balkans today are caught between Brexit and bloody showdown in Turkey. These are the new European geo-strategic coordinates that we need to be aware of.

Tizenkilencre emelkedett a Tokió közelében, Japánban kedd hajnalban egy fogyatékkal élőknek otthont adó létesítményben elkövetett késes ámokfutás halálos áldozatainak száma.

A feltételezett elkövető a megtámadott egészségügyi intézmény egyik korábbi dolgozója, a 26 éves Uemacu Szatosi – jelentette kedden a japán köztévé, amelynek információi szerint a támadásnak legalább negyvenöt sérültje is van.

A sérültek közül 28 ember sebesülése súlyos.

A késelő hajnalban rontott be egy fogyatékkal élőknek otthont adó létesítménybe a Kanagava prefektúrában található Szagamiharában. A rendőrséget hajnali fél háromkor riasztotta a létesítmény egyik munkatársa, aki azt mondta: “valami szörnyűség történik”.

A férfi a támadás után maga sétált be a rendőrségre, ahol feladta magát. A rendőrség hivatalosan emberöléssel gyanúsította meg.

Az Aszahi Simbun című japán napilap tudósítása alapján a támadó a rendőrség tájékoztatása szerint azzal indokolta tettét, hogy “meg akarja szabadítani a a világot a fogyatékkal élőktől”.

Grèce : Syriza brade ses promesses et le port du Pirée aux Chinois
Autoroutes, réseau ferroviaire, aéroport : les Chinois viennent faire des emplettes en Grèce
Grèce : des chemins de fer qui ne mènent nulle part
Bataille du rail : les chemins de fer croates menacés de démantèlement
Serbie : la privatisation qui va faire dérailler les Chemins de fer

/ I Efimerida ton syntakton, Grèce, Economie, Syriza

July 25, 2016 (BENTIU) - Civil society organizations in the newly created Northern Liech state have rejected proposed deployment of regional forces to South Sudan, saying the decision by the African Union (AU) heads of state interfered with the sovereignty of the country.

South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir (centre left), with then vice-president Riek Machar at a rally in Unity state capital Bentiu on 8 April 2010 (Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)

Lam Tunguar Kueigwong, minister of information, culture and sports in a statement he extended to Sudan Tribune has confirmed that his state government has received a petition written by some civil society organizations in the state that the AU proposal is unacceptable.

He said Governor Joseph Nguen Monytuil has promised the public that the authorities in the country shall never or ever allow the foreign troops' deployments in South Sudan.

“This had been responded positively by the governor of the northern Liech state that any intervention will be a response to aggression and war declaration by the South Sudan government and this is a red line. No single soldier will be allowed here in our land not even one,” he said.

Tunguar claimed thousands of civilians protested in the streets and later gathered and delivered letters to the governor and AU, the regional bloc, UN Secretary General and they protested strongly condemning any foreign intervention.

“They have rejected, any single soldier will be allowed as the president said the other day, the governor assures the people of Bentiu and echoed that this is accepted and the people of northern Liech did it well that they have come out and say that they don't want the intervention,” he said.

The information minister added that the governor welcomed the decision by the civil society organizations to support the government in rejection of AU forces deployments, adding the local organizations acted in patriotism and love for the country.

“This is what is needed and now the international communities can see and hear that by themselves because the people have talked and this is the democracy needed. So don't overrule us as the country,” he said.

However, Sudan Tribune could not independently verify names of organizations who took to the streets to oppose the regional troops' deployment in the country.

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Für die frühere Aussenministerin Micheline Calmy-Rey hat der Brexit-Entscheid auch für die Schweiz eine neue Situation kreiert. Sie ist dafür, dass wir jetzt in Ruhe unsere Hausaufgaben erledigen.

Az elmúlt néhány napban hatalmas torlódások voltak a délkelet-angliai Dover kompkikötőjénél, ahol a francia határőrizeti hatóságok a fokozott franciaországi terrorkészültségre hivatkozva szigorították az átkelő forgalom ellenőrzését.

London és Párizs kétoldalú megállapodása alapján a két ország közötti vasúti és kompforgalmat évtizedek óta közös brit-francia ellenőrzőpontokon szűrik a két parton, illetve a Eurostar szuperexpresszek londoni és párizsi termináljain, így érkezés után az utasoknak már nem kell újból ellenőrzésen átesniük.

Most azonban a világ legnagyobb nemzetközi kompforgalmát lebonyolító doveri kikötőben a francia határrendészet tüzetes vizsgálatnak veti alá az utazókat, a tavalyi párizsi és a minapi nizzai merényletekre hivatkozva, és ez példátlan fennakadást okozott a Franciaországba irányuló forgalomban.

Nagy-Britanniában ezen a héten ért véget a tanév, és milliók keltek útra. A fokozott doveri ellenőrzés miatt 30 kilométeres sor alakult ki a kikötővárosba vezető autópályán, sokan csak 12-14 órás várakozás után jutottak el egyáltalán az ellenőrzőpontokig, és tízezrek töltötték az éjszakát járműveikben.

A rendőrség és a parti őrség önkéntesek segítségével élelmiszert és ivóvizet osztott vasárnap a torlódásban rekedt utazóknak, és mobil mellékhelyiségeket telepített az út mentén.

Az angol autópálya-felügyelet, a Highways England vasárnap arra hívta fel a Dover felé indulókat, hogy bőséges élelmiszer- és ivóvízkészlettel, valamint teli üzemanyagtartállyal induljanak el. A felügyelet szerint több órás torlódásokra kell számítani a doveri kikötőhöz vezető úton.

A doveri kikötői hatóság vasárnap hivatalosan panaszt tett a francia határőrizeti hatóságoknál, “súlyos mértékben elégtelennek” minősítve az ellenőrzést végző személyzet létszámát.

Patrick McLoughlin, a kormányzó brit Konzervatív Párt elnöke a BBC televízió vasárnapi politikai magazinműsorában elfogadhatatlannak nevezte a kialakult helyzetet. Elmondta: értesülései szerint voltak olyan időszakok, amikor egyetlen francia határőr ellenőrizte a Doverbe érkező teljes autóbuszforgalmat, és egy-egy busz átvizsgálása negyven percig is eltartott, miközben buszok százai várakoztak az átkelésre. McLoughlin ugyanakkor elvetette azokat a feltételezéseket, hogy a francia hatóságok a Brexit miatt “büntetik” a brit utazókat, vagyis azért, mert a brit EU-tagságról rendezett júniusi népszavazáson a választók többsége a kilépésre voksolt. A konzervatív politikus szerint Franciaországnak sem érdeke a turizmus akadályozása, és a brit kormány megérti a terrortámadások utáni biztonsági aggályokat.

Parti du Bénin juste après son échec au second tour de l’élection présidentielle de mars dernier, Lionel Zinsou a choisi une chaîne de radio française (France Culture) pour parler de sa participation à l’élection présidentielle de 2016. Au cours de cet entretien en date du dimanche 24 juillet, l’ancien Premier ministre de Boni Yayi fait allusion à Nicéphore Soglo pour évoquer les raisons de son rêve manqué.

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July 25, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan President, Salva Kiir, has not indicated willingness to heed an appeal by the head of Roman Catholic, whom he personally met and held talks aimed at ending conflict in 2015 in Kampala, capital of neighbouring Uganda and who later had to send a special envoy to deliver peace message.

Pope Francis dispatched a special message of peace to president Kiir and his former first deputy in government, Riek Machar, but whose letter could not be given to him after he went into hiding following the outbreak of the violence clashes between the rival forces at the presidential palace in Juba.

President Kiir received his letter from Cardinal, Peter Kodwo Turkson, an envoy of the Roman Catholic Church to South Sudan, who arrived in Juba recently for a solidarity visit during which he was to deliver the pope's message to president Kiir and the first vice president Riek Machar.

The Vatican special envoy told media last week his visit was a special gesture on the Pope's part and he has been following developments in the country's peace efforts with keen interest.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with the UN sponsored Radio Miraya Cardinal Turkson said he was in the country on a solidarity visit to deliver the pope's message.

“The pope knows that I am coming here and so he decided to send a message to the president and the [First] Vice president. It is not up to me to talk about the content of the message but I will find time to deliver the message to the president and the vice president,” he said.

Cardinal Turkson celebrated Sunday Mass at St Theresa's Cathedral Kator on arrival at which he urged the people not to give up on hope, despite the recent events that have left a trail of destruction in the country.

The religious leader called on the leaders to unite and work for the common good of the people and help the country heal from its past.

“The big and the crucial thing is that South Sudan must heal, it must take up all and develop and grow in peace and that is what must be ensured and assured for the people and anything that we can do to help and facilitate the realization of that, that's what I think we can do as a church,” he added.

South Sudan has been trying to come out of the civil war caused by political rivalry between the First Vice President and the President. Violent clashes across the city have left tens of thousands of people dead since December 2013 and a recent flare-up of fighting has caused more casualties, scores of displaced people and a serious humanitarian crisis.

Although a cease-fire is currently in effect in Juba, the threat of more violence continues to loom large.

“It's conflict that breaks up among the military forces and always with a lot of deaths and the result is always that there is spill over in terms of the civilian population who are scared and leave their homes and are looted when they try to get back sometime they find somebody has lived in the home,” the Pope's special noted.

He also observed that a lot of the women and children have sought refuge in churches and in schools and that is where they live and the priests, brothers and nuns are trying to take care of them as best as they can.

He expressed hope that upon his return to Rome later this week it will be possible to send some concrete aid back to the archbishop as a help from the side of the Holy See.

A devoted catholic, president Kiir received his letter and assured the special envoy of his commitment to peace but observers say nothing has changed since he met and held talks about peace with the special envoy.

He has instead threatened to wage a war against regional force to protection civilians. Kiir also stopped going to the church on regular basis in protest of religious preaching touching hard on the performance of his administration and how he has failed to manage the affairs of the country.

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July 25, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on Monday banned a symposium organized by the opposition Reform Now Movement (RNM) led by Ghazi al-Attabani on the attempted military coup in Turkey.

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan (Reuters)

On 15 July 2016, a putsch was attempted in Turkey against the government but ultimately failed. The attempt was performed by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that was organized under a council called the Peace at Home Council.

Reform Now Movement spokesperson, Osama Tawfeeg, told Sudan Tribune that the symposium was organized in one of the hotels in Khartoum by Al Gaser Media Center under the title “Turkey after the failed military coup” but NISS cancelled it saying it was held without the needed permission.

“This is quite strange as activities organized in hotels do not need permission,” said Tawfeeg pointing that the Turkish Ambassador to Khartoum Cemalettin Aydan and other interested people were invited to attend the symposium.

Tawfeeg further stressed that despite their contacts with senior security officers, the security agents did not allow the solidarity event with the constitutional government in Ankara.

He accused the that security agents of abusing authority, pointing that the incident might affect relation with Turkey.

“If NISS restricts freedom of expression without a political guidance this is a disaster, and if the ban is a political one then the situation is even worse,” said Tawfeeg in statement to media stressing that banning the symposium would have a negative impact on the national dialogue.

On the same day, the Sudanese authorities allowed a pro-ruling party organization, National Media Production Center, to organize a debate on the same topic. The group also invited Turkish ambassador to Khartoum .

According to the official Sudan News Agency the symposium is titled “Turkey between conspiracy and people's will”. The head of Al Jazeera TV office in Khartoum, al-Moslami Khabashi, and a political science professor Suhair Ahmed spoke at the event besides the Turkish envoy.

Sudan's President Omer al-Bashir denounced the aborted military coup in Turkey and expressed support to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Au contrôle des habitants de Zoug, on peut payer en bitcoins. Une première mondiale qui pourrait en annoncer d’autres.

Depuis l’avènement du régime de la rupture, il y a parfois des comptes rendus qui ne présentent pas l’intégralité des décisions prises en Conseil des ministres. Se préoccupant de cette situation, le député Eric Houndété, premier vice-président de l’Assemblée nationale est sorti cette fois-ci de son mutisme pour demander des comptes au gouvernement du nouveau départ.

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Les honorables députés de la 7è législature se sont retrouvés hier au palais des gouverneurs à Porto-Novo pour poursuivre la désignation de leurs représentants au Cos (Conseil d’Orientation et de Supervision) et des Cca (Commission Communale d’Actualisation).

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Si la fronde s'est apaisée dans la rue durant la période estivale, les syndicats opposés à la loi travail promettent de revenir en force à la rentrée.

Prévu pour ce samedi 23 juillet, l’élection de Miss Bénin, l’événement majeur de concours de beauté féminine n’a pu avoir lieu. La pluie a eu raison du comité d’organisation qui avait visiblement besoin d’un bulletin météorologique en cette période connue comme pluvieuse au sud-Bénin pour savoir qu’il était nécessaire de prendre des mesures idoines.

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July 25, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) al-Sadiq al-Mahdi and secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) Yasir Arman have explained the reasons behind the Sudan Call's new position toward the Roadmap Agreement.

NUP Sadiq al-Mahdi (C) received at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris by SPLM-N SG and SRF external relations secretary Yasir Arman, (L) NUP deputy president Meriam al-Mahdi (R), deputy chairmen of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Ahmed Adam Bakheit (2d R) and SRF secretary for humanitarian affairs and a leading member of the Sudan Liberation Movement- Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) Trayo Ahmed Ali (2d L) on 6 August 2014 (ST)

Last March, the Sudanese opposition groups rejected the Roadmap Agreement which proposes a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access to civilians in the conflict affected areas, before to engage in the government proposed national dialogue process.

In a letter sent to the head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) on behalf of the holdout groups last June, al-Mahdi called to add a supplemental document to the Roadmap Agreement before to sign it.

AUHIP chief, Thabo Mbeki, in a first time, declined the proposal of supplemental document. However, in a second letter on 23 June, he reassured the opposition groups that all their concerns have already their answers in the roadmap.

In his second correspondence to al-Mahdi, Mbeki said the meeting proposed in the roadmap is actually the preparatory meeting the opposition calls for. He further said that their delegation to the meeting can include other political forces in a way to be inclusive. Also he said they can propose additional items to the agenda of the meeting to address all their concerns.

Following a five-day meeting in Paris last week, the Sudan Call forces decided to meet the mediation over the roadmap.

In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Monday, al-Mahdi said the Roadmap is not actually “an agreement but a mechanism that would lead to an agreement”, saying if the requirements of the preparatory national dialogue were met, the opposition would sign the Roadmap.

He stressed that the Sudan Call forces had previously refused to sign the peace plan because it was flawed in several respects, saying however that they were assured that the intended preparatory meeting is not a mere extension of the internal government-led dialogue but would be an inclusive meeting.

Al-Mahdi added that the opposition would have the right to choose its delegation for the preparatory meeting while the other side would be represented by a delegation consisting of the government and the dialogue mechanism known as 7+7 in order to ensure the commitment of all parties to the outcome of the meeting.

He pointed that the confidence-building measures including the ceasefire, delivering humanitarian relief to the needy population in war areas, allowing basic freedoms, releasing political prisoners and convicts would be applied prior to the intended internal dialogue, saying any additional topics would be included in dialogue agenda.

On the other hand, the NUP leader lashed those who criticized the decision of the Sudan Call forces to meet with the mediation over the Roadmap, saying they are either not aware of the internal, regional and international reality, misguided by others or acting on behalf of the regime's security services.

He added that the popular uprising option will always remain in place and would only be discarded if the national dialogue managed to achieve its objective in a peaceful manner.

For his part, the secretary general of the SPLM-N Yasser Arman said in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Monday his movement is ready to sign the Roadmap within the framework of the Sudan Call in order to launch a new negotiations process that would determine the confidence-building measures, the terms of the transition and how to engage in an equal dialogue.

He pointed that the regime is now aware that the dialogue process became a regional and international issue contrary to its original plan.

“Our refusal to sign the Roadmap has put the Sudan Call forces in confrontation with the mediation and the regional and international community but it was an essential move to prevent [them from forcing us to join] the internal dialogue” he said

“Now this phase has ended after we reached understandings with those forces [the mediation and the regional and international community]” he added

Arman added the regime's attempt to use the mediation and the regional and international community against the opposition has made them part of the dialogue, saying the regime would soon realize that it has made a mistake by involving them in the dialogue.

The rebel leader pointed that the confidence-building demands of the Sudan Call forces would constitute the agenda for reaching an equal dialogue, describing the regime's failure to force them to join the internal dialogue as “major achievement”.

He said the mediation has accepted that the opposition should determine its delegation on collective rather than individual bases, saying the preparatory meeting will be conducted differently but we work to maintain its essence and put our demands on the negotiating table.

Arman acknowledged that the opposition work suffers from many ills and needs to be reorganized according to clear priorities, accusing unnamed opposition parties of seeking to sharpen contradictions among opposition forces.

He stressed the SPLM-N would take clear stance against those parties and will seek to unify the opposition work according to strict and objective terms and foundations.

The rebel leader underscored that his movement would not hand over its weapons until a national professional army was formed, renewing the movement's demand for establishing autonomous rule in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

South Kordofan and neighbouring Blue Nile state have been the scene of violent conflict between the SPLM-N and Sudanese army since 2011.

Last December, negotiations between Khartoum the SPLM-N stalled after the government delegation insisted that the objective of talks is to settle the conflict in the Two Areas, while the SPLM-N team has called for a holistic approach to resolve ongoing conflicts across Sudan.

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