Obama lists the achievements and undertake reforms

Obama's speech on the state of the Union (the island)

The number of U.S. President Barack Obama in his annual State of the Union achievements of his administration, starting to withdraw from Iraq and the elimination of al Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden, to the achievements of his administration economic, while praised spring Arab, he stressed his country's determination to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as he did not forget to renew America's commitment to maintaining Israel's security.
President Obama began his annual speech - delivered in Congress on Tuesday evening local time - by paying tribute to the fact that American soldiers are no longer fighting in Iraq and that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden "is no longer a threat" to the United States.


Obama said in his State of the Union, which comes nine months before launching his presidential election, the mandate of the Thaana "for the first time in nine years, there is no American fighting in Iraq, for the first time in two decades is not Osama bin Laden is a threat to this country."

Arab springHe praised Obama's speech "amazing transformation" caused by "Arab spring" and promising that America will stand with the democratic forces against the "violence and threat."


"I do not know exactly when this will end the stunning transformation, we will support policies that promote a strong, stable democracies and open markets, because the dictatorship does not withstand freedom."


On the issue of Syrian Obama said that the winds of change can not be refunded to the back and can not be a profanation of human dignity of peoples.


Iran and IsraelOn the other hand, Obama said in his speech that the United States is determined to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and will not exclude any option for achieving that end.


He said Obama must resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program in a peaceful way would still be possible if Tehran changed course and fulfilled its international obligations.


Obama also stressed the "firm commitment" to the United States to maintain the security of Israel, "The military cooperation between us and Israel is the strongest and we will keep it."

Economic situationIn economic affairs, who has devoted the greater part of the speech, the number of Obama administration economic achievements in several areas, including on demands to reduce unemployment in the country, Obama urged everyone not to shirk their responsibilities under the economic system, starting from the top of the pyramid to the base.
Obama said "in the past few months we have created millions of jobs", recalling that he and six months before he came to America lost about four million jobs.
"I refused to fall apart in the automotive sector, while some were calling to let this industry to collapse and fade, and today this sector returned the first car maker in the world."
Obama stressed the need to reform the tax code, and urged the Republican and Democratic parties to work together in order not to impede the passage of laws that management deems appropriate.
Obama stressed the need to reduce taxes on companies that create jobs within the country. And that the administration will support the companies that create jobs and focus on clean energy.

Source: Al Jazeera + and agencies

Chinese seek to give birth in the Year of the Dragon

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With the start of Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar on Monday, looking forwardparents across the country to receive the "born in the Dragon" in the hope that brings themthis code - which has been associated long Bibatrh China, power and intelligence - luck and wealth.

And seeks hundreds of millions of Chinese to give birth during this period, thousands ofwomen are flocking to Hong Kong - which does not apply where one-child policy in force in the All-China - to put the think they will be "born lucky."

Doctors warned that some women may resort to illegal means to avoid restrictionsimposed by the State to discourage women from coming to the region.

The Hong Kong authorities announced last June that it would allow only 34 thousand for the development of women from outside the region, compared to forty thousand the development allowed by the year 2010.

Chinese newspapers and spoke on the operations of illegal entry to the territory of China, where the women to go directly to the emergency departments to give birth because hospitals can not refusing in such cases.

The last year saw the alpha status of development and 656 non-residents of Chinese women in Hong Kong directly Qsdn emergency departments in the region, double thenumber of cases in 2011.
 

Source: Reuters

Building a telescope in the depths of the Mediterranean

 

New telescope to detect new secrets about the universe (Reuters)

Due to the scientists to build a giant telescope length of more than 800 meters at a depth of about three kilometers below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to reveal new secrets about the universe.
Will this observatory, which worth about $ 327 million exploring the elusive particles known as Alenetrino (initial body is very much smaller than the electron and has no electric charge), a pounding earth from outer space.
It is well known that these high-energy particles usually pass through the planet without a note, but scientists hope the new telescope allows them to capture the effects that the particles and their use in observing the universe, a completely new perspective.
Bodes well for the project which is funded by the European Union to disclose new details about some of the largest global events, including what is known as the greatest Palmstar (Super Nova) and even the Big Bang theory.
It is also expected to reveal the telescope, known simply as 3M-K-Net, new phenomena are still completely undiscovered because it is impossible to detect using traditional methods to observe the sky.
Said Dr Lee Thompson, a physicist at the University of Sheffield, said that most of what we know about the universe so far picked up view of the different frequencies within the electromagnetic spectrum, such as the visible spectrum and x-rays.
And the use of Alenetrinwat to study the universe completely new idea and then they will give us an entirely new perspective. There are things in outer space, we know that it throws Natrinwat but there may be things that can not be seen telescopes currently in use.
It is noteworthy that there is a small prototype of the telescope in question actually works off the southern coast of France is expected to begin work on the largest model in the next three years.
And will be installed along the threads of Almkchwet about 800 meters into the seabed at a depth of about three kilometers Bawamat suspended in water.
Because Alenetrinwat actively interact very little with any other material, so the scientists hoped to provide information on parts of the universe where light does not reach to the ground now and then may be to know more about what lies behind black holes and supernovae. It is also hoped that Alenetrinwat help scientists to find the dark matter for the first time - a foreign material that does not throw any light but is thought to constitute more than 83% of the universe.
And building a new telescope under water, which is much thicker than air, will increase scientists the opportunity to Alenetrinwat collision with the atoms in sea water. This is called the collision other particles called muons and produces a shock wave and a short flash of blue light, which can be detected Palmjdzisat.
And follow the direction of the light using the data recorded from sensors around the physicists say they will be able to identify the source of Allnerinwat and then draw a picture of the sky.
 
Source: The Daily Telegraph 

Loyal to Gaddafi in control of Bani Walid

Side of the rebel attacks on supporters of Gaddafi before editing the town of Beni Walid

(French - Archive)

The commander of rebel town of Beni Walid in Libya, a number of rebels killed and wounded others after the city was attacked by supporters of the Libyan regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the late control of them and for removing the green flags symbolizing the former regime.
He appealed to Mubarak Alaftmana rebels Libya to intervene urgently to save the Bani Walid (180 km south east of the capital Tripoli), and held the Transitional National Assembly full responsibility for what is happening in the city, as does not have promised to send troops to support the rebel city.
According to Al-Jazeera correspondent in the capital Tripoli that four people were killed and 20 wounded in clashes in light and medium weapons erupted between gunmen from the people of the town of Beni Walid Brigade May 28 of the rebels, while there were reports the control of the supporters of Colonel Libyan late of the city.
The reporter Ashaba Naim said the clashes erupted on the back of the rebels to arrest a young city.
And a local official said supporters of Gaddafi equipped with heavy weapons took "full" on the city, which was one of the last strongholds of the former regime.
Mubarak said Alaftmana - who was present at the base of the encircled rebels loyal to Gaddafi - to Agency France Press that the loyalists in control of Bani Walid, and five rebels was the commander of their battalion attacked by Gaddafi loyalists were killed, and injured 30 others.
This is the most serious violence in Bani Walid since the "liberation" of Libya in October / November last, after eight months of the start of the Libyan Revolution.
It is noteworthy that the rebels were able to free this city with difficulty, and was the last bastion of Saif al-Gaddafi before fleeing them and catch him in the desert.
No comment and the Ministry of Defence Chiefs of Staff or the Libyan these developments, while the rebels declared alert to go to the city, sources in the city that the army sent helicopters to the survey.
Resignation and warningThe events came one day after the resignation of Vice President of the Transitional Council, Abdel-Hafiz Goukh, for his commitment to what he called the "national interest", after the storming of hundreds of demonstrators for building transition in Benghazi, and engaged in sabotage, and surrounded a number of Council members, including President.
In the wake of this development has warned President of the Council Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the country was undergoing political mobility may Egerhad into the abyss without a decision, and the current government to give a student more time.

Source: Al Jazeera + and agencies

28 people in Syria and clashes with dissident

Said the General Authority for Syrian revolt The death toll rose today shot dead by security to 28, including a child, mostly in Homs and Idlib, while five soldiers killed in Homs province, clashes between the regular army and dissident him.
The Commission indicated that among the nine killed and eight Idleb Homs and three Bdraa Hama, and two people in each of Damascus and Deir Al-Zour, Hassake.
A report by the Syrian National Council for the death toll shot dead by security and the army until January 21 to 6581, including 306 women and 448 children, while the number of registered wounded more than twenty thousand.
This comes at a time in which he said Mustafa al-Dabi, head of the Arab observers to Syria that violence had declined gradually with the arrival of observers and to the Syrian government has withdrawn all heavy machinery from the cities. But he added that the task of the mission were not to stop the violence, but to monitor and supervise the implementation of the Syrian government the terms of the Protocol.

Military deathsIn turn, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights to the five elements of the Syrian regular forces were killed and 13 injured, after a clash with the splinter groups a joint security checkpoint in the village of Agriculture of the city of Homs short.
In Idleb also clashes between dissidents and the regular army at dawn on international highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the Ma'arat Numan.
There were similar clashes in Abu Kamal in the province of Deir al-Zour (Eastern), where civilians were shot and wounded eight heavy machine guns used by the regular army, according to the observatory.
In the Duma, where not only the security forces deployed at the entrances, the observatory reported that more than 150 thousand people gathered Monday for the funeral of 12 civilians.
Homs has also seen violent invasions in several regions, hit by Jouret Shiyah to attack security forces and Cbihh accompanied with heavy fire and fell on the sidewalk citizens because of injuries direct shot by security forces.
In Deir al-Zour, security forces stormed the city and Cbihh Taiana, and strafed the homes of activists and detained a number of them and erected many of the barriers. In the city of Alkorah the Syrian army has launched lead to terrorize the civilians of military checkpoints around the city.
Aircraft from RussiaOn the other hand news agency United Press on Monday for an official Syrian sources as saying that the four elements of the security forces were killed and more than two dozen civilians, including three bullets and explosives, "armed groups".
The oldest in the context of armed men Monday afternoon on the kidnapping of Health Director Dr. Idleb Daudhry joyful. A source close to the family of the United Press that negotiations were underway with the "armed group" that kidnapped him and took him to an unknown destination for the launch.
In the meantime, a news report said that Syria will buy 36 aircraft from Russia's military in a deal worth $ 550 million, despite growing international criticism of Moscow's military cooperation with Damascus.
The Russian newspaper Kommersant that the deal will provide the Syrian Air Force aircraft Russian-made Yak-130 Aakoliv, an aircraft used primarily in the training of fighter pilots, but also capable of attacking ground.
Kommersant said that the delivery of these aircraft could begin as soon as Damascus to pay a down payment of the total contract.

Source: Agencies

Trial of Mubarak And Al-Adli today

Mubarak and his interior minister facing charges of murder and inciting the killing of demonstrators
 (French - Archive)

Trial to resume on Tuesday ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli and six of his top aides on charges of killing demonstrators, in order to complete the defense lawyer, initiated by the minister yesterday.
This came after he decided to Cairo Criminal Court on Monday adjourned the trial until today to enable the lawyer Adli bring the necessary technical means to display the CD, which he said had video recorded for the Central Security Forces at the time the demonstrations, and asserts that it did not fire shots at demonstrators.
And stuck to the lawyer to hear testimony Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sami Anan, and intelligence chief, Major General Murad Muwafi, and all the witnesses that named in the case.
And set aside the court held at the Police Academy suburb of Fifth Avenue in New Cairo, headed by Judge Ahmed raised the five-day-Adli's lawyer to make its case for the former minister.
This came after the court heard defense lawyer Fred Deeb, chief of the defense of the former president in consecutive sessions throughout the week.
And dozens of supporters gathered outside the headquarters of Mubarak Academy, in the presence of heavy security, to prevent any clashes between the families of martyrs and the injured and those who call themselves the "Sons of Mubarak."
Faces Mubarak and Al-Adli and his charges of murder and incitement to murder and ordering the killing of peaceful demonstrators during the revolution of January 25, a charge punishable, if proved, the accused, to death according to Egyptian criminal law.
He also faces Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal and businessman Hussein Salem fugitive charges of corruption and profiteering and financial fortunes illegally exploiting their political influence.
Official figures estimate the number of demonstrators who have, in the events of the revolution between January 25 and February 11, 2011, to 846 demonstrators in addition to nearly 3,000 wounded, some wounded and permanently.

Source: Al Jazeera + and agencies

Egypt: The changed circumstances have changed roles

People's Congress during the vote for the speaker (French) 

Zaki Anas - Cairo
Does not qualify many Egyptians complain about their situation did not improve, or demands are not met for the People's Revolution, which started in January 25 last, and forced former President Hosni Mubarak to leave power, but the majority of Egyptians rise up condemning if I say that nothing has changed, Wesera to remind you of the most important change is that Mubarak moved from the power chair to favorite sofa cage trial.
Although the trial Mubarak continued in Egypt for several months, and it is his presence inside the dock, a familiar sight, what is witnessed in hours on Monday was a difference and interesting to reflect on the Egyptians, Mubarak already and symbols of his regime between expected in the dock and locked in a prison, while that of They were for many years in the prisons of Mubarak are now sharing the driving seats in the first Egyptian parliament after the revolution.
This paradox was the common denominator in conversations and discussions, many of the Egyptians, and when I tried to Alice to explore the opinion of a number of Egyptian citizens, the words "Glory changed circumstances," the first to comment on what happens, before any further in a comparison between this day and higher than last year.
Almost a year ago, did not find the leading National Democratic Party dissolved, Dr. Fathi Sorour, no difficulty in maintaining the presidency of the People's Assembly of the atheist and the twentieth, respectively, which is not surprising with the President of the Republic turns thirty in power, but it is interesting that pleased his position after 505 deputies voted for him, compared to one vote for his rival.

From parliament to prison In the first rows of the former People's Assembly, was sitting Romeeh NDP businessman Ahmed Ezz dazzled as he did in the parliamentary elections that took place late 2010, where he led the ruling party to sweep the entire election in which many have described as a farce of a real considerably contributed to the outbreak of the revolution that Mubarak and his regime toppled.
But the pleasure was hard, and with them the former head of the Shura Council Safwat al-Sharif, the former head of the Presidential Office Zakariya Azmi, are now currently in prison facing charges ranging from corruption and responsibility for the killing of the rebels, the same charges prosecuted by Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal and a number of senior police officers, headed by former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli.
The complete cycle of history, became sitting on the seats leadership Parliament of Egypt 2012 are prevented from entering the former parliament, both of rigging elections or prevention from running or cracking down on all matters of life, which was very frequent with representatives of Islamic movements, whether they are of the Muslim Brotherhood orSalafis.
Benefited the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis of the excellent results they achieved in the first parliamentary elections after the revolution that resulted in the victory party of freedom and justice emanating from the Muslim Brotherhood by about 47% of the seats, while the alliance won the Salafi-led party light by about 24%, was the presidency of the Council to the leader of freedom and justice Mohamed Saad Katatni, while his party leader Nur Muhammad fixed the position of Undersecretary of the Council.
Tribute to the revolution As if Katatni wanted to refer to the tremendous change witnessed by Egypt, began his speech, after praising Allah verse Quranic precious "Say thanks to God and His mercy therein let them rejoice is better than collecting," and then followed that up by paying tribute to the revolution "that overthrew the corrupt, and uprooted symbols of oppression and tyranny" and Baltrahm the martyrs.
Was no exchange of places between the leadership of parliament and the prison cells is remarkable only in this historic day for the Egyptians, it seemed that some deputies of the Salafi trend not only a "miracle" he was in Parliament evidence of the great change that has occurred in Egypt after the revolution, who insisted those on the change in the oath taken by the new deputies, to add to pledge to preserve the Constitution and the law, the requirement is not in contradiction with Islamic Sharia.
He recalls the Egyptians how the parliament sessions in the era of the former regime under the full control of the Congress of power, so it was an atmosphere of freedom in the Parliament of the revolution are interesting, even if some thought it came out a little bit about discipline, not only added to the section on the Vice Salafists as added other words referring to respect for revolution and uphold its principles.
Denied the leadership of party light ancestral of the island, and any regulations of Representatives amendment in the section, providing for respect for Islamic law, and MP Ashraf Thabet, who was elected as an agent of the Council that it is related to freedom of MP, and expressed his belief that it did not matter given that the Constitution provides thatIslamic Sharia is the main source of legislation.
And spread an atmosphere of freedom in the new parliament to include Fashion House, which showed the turban associated with scientists Al-Azhar in parallel with the sensible, which puts the people of Sinai on their heads, as well as hat Bedouin that characterize the people of Marsa Matruh, near the border with Libya, as well as clothes that used to Salafis wear.
Congress chose to others with scarves to show direction different messages, where the deputy wore a scarf carrying the Egyptian flag colors and logos of the Revolution, while selected more than twenty deputies scarves bearing the words refuse to try civilians before military courts.
As witnessed by the new parliament of the many changes in people, shapes and styles, the Egyptian people seem eager to be of long duration changes the essence of the policies and conditions to feel the fact that the country has changed after the revolution than before.

Source: Al Jazeera