A turning point for Tunisia?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 695.

Sequester gesture

Завідувач кафедри В.І. Чужиков

[1] Дані паспорту оновлюються кожного року станом на 1 травня в плані підготовки документації кафедри до нового навчального року

[2] За даними навчального центру

[3] За даними бібліотеки

Barack Obama increased pressure on the Republicans to cut a deal on the “sequester”, which will slash spending from March 1st. Meanwhile Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, who oversaw a commission looking at ways to reduce the deficit but whose efforts were largely ignored by Mr Obama, launched a rehash of their plan. Congressmen return from a recess next week. See article

When they return senators will vote again on Chuck Hagel's nomination as defence secretary. Some Republicans have used filibustering tactics to prevent a vote.

Hamadi Jebali, a member of Tunisia'sIslamist Nahda party, resigned as prime minister, following ructions after the assassination earlier this month of an opposition leader. Nahda itself was divided over whether it should continue to dominate a new government or share power more widely with secular parties and technocrats in the run-up to an election expected in the summer.

In Israel, Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister and opposition leader who puts peace with the Palestiniansat the top of her agenda, agreed to join a coalition led by the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu. He has until mid-March to form a new government. Ms Livni will be justice minister and chief negotiator with the Palestinians.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah swore in 30 women to the kingdom's previously all-male 150-member Shura Council, the country's senior advisory body. Conservative clerics have criticised the move.

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe'sageing president, called a referendum for March 16th to endorse a new constitution that has been agreed on by all the main parties. This should pave the way to general and presidential elections within a few months. See article

Mamphela Ramphele, a former senior World Bank official and anti-apartheid activist, launched a new political party in South Africa called Agang. She said it would compete against the ruling African National Congress in the next elections in 2014. Its chances of making an impression were not rated highly. See article

An initial hearing of the murder charges laid against Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend enthralled much of the world. The South African Olympic and Paralympic runner claims he shot Reeva Steenkamp in his bathroom thinking she was a burglar. The twists in the case took an even more surprising turn when it emerged that the lead detective is himself being investigated for attempted murder.