Thursday, September 01, 2022
« Les oligarchies du Moyen-Orient aspirent à passer de l’or noir à l’or vert »
LE MONDE – CHRONIQUE : La guerre en Ukraine a enrichi les pays du Golfe Arabo-Persique, dont les ressources en méthane et en pétrole sont abondantes. Avec cette manne, la région cherche à se diversifier, en misant sur l’énergie « verte ». A commencer par l’hydrogène, note Philippe Escande, éditorialiste économique au « Monde ».
Le vainqueur incontestable de la guerre en Ukraine est le golfe Arabo-Persique. Les navires occidentaux font désormais la queue devant les ports méthaniers du Qatar ou pétroliers d’Arabie saoudite et des Emirats. Selon les calculs du Fonds monétaire international, cité par le Financial Times, les producteurs du Golfe devraient engranger 1 300 milliards de dollars (1 300 milliards d’euros) de plus d’ici à 2026 par rapport à la situation prévalant avant le conflit. La croissance en Arabie saoudite devrait s’afficher en 2022 au-delà de 7,6 %, permettant au pays d’afficher un excédent budgétaire, le premier depuis 2003, représentant 5,5 % de son produit intérieur brut. » | Philippe Escande | jeudi 1 septembre 2022
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Le vainqueur incontestable de la guerre en Ukraine est le golfe Arabo-Persique. Les navires occidentaux font désormais la queue devant les ports méthaniers du Qatar ou pétroliers d’Arabie saoudite et des Emirats. Selon les calculs du Fonds monétaire international, cité par le Financial Times, les producteurs du Golfe devraient engranger 1 300 milliards de dollars (1 300 milliards d’euros) de plus d’ici à 2026 par rapport à la situation prévalant avant le conflit. La croissance en Arabie saoudite devrait s’afficher en 2022 au-delà de 7,6 %, permettant au pays d’afficher un excédent budgétaire, le premier depuis 2003, représentant 5,5 % de son produit intérieur brut. » | Philippe Escande | jeudi 1 septembre 2022
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'Sheer Horror' : UK Public React to Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as Next Prime Minister
Sep 1, 2022 Members of the public in Birmingham give their opinion when asked who they would prefer to win the Conservative Party leadership contest to become Britain’s new Prime Minister, out of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
Gary Beesley
William MacIntyre
Pat Miller
Vicky Roden
Alex Billingham
This government is a shitshow! And if Liz Truss takes over the reins of government, it will become a shittiershow! The woman is bloody clueless. She is also heartless. The last thing this country needs at this time is more Thatcherism. It is Thatcherism that has got us into the mess we are in right now.
Arguably, Thatcherism was what the country needed back in the day—about forty years ago—but her doctrine has past its sell-by date. Thatcher was a wonderful leader in her time. But these are different times, and we have different problems to solve. Different problems call for different solutions.
I am no big fan of Rishi Sunak, especially because he was/is a Brexiteer, which is anathema to me and my worldview; but he would be infinitely better as a leader than the clueless Truss. Let us all hope and pray for a miracle! – © Mark Alexander
Gary Beesley
William MacIntyre
Pat Miller
Vicky Roden
Alex Billingham
This government is a shitshow! And if Liz Truss takes over the reins of government, it will become a shittiershow! The woman is bloody clueless. She is also heartless. The last thing this country needs at this time is more Thatcherism. It is Thatcherism that has got us into the mess we are in right now.
Arguably, Thatcherism was what the country needed back in the day—about forty years ago—but her doctrine has past its sell-by date. Thatcher was a wonderful leader in her time. But these are different times, and we have different problems to solve. Different problems call for different solutions.
I am no big fan of Rishi Sunak, especially because he was/is a Brexiteer, which is anathema to me and my worldview; but he would be infinitely better as a leader than the clueless Truss. Let us all hope and pray for a miracle! – © Mark Alexander
Our Yemeni Kitchen | مطبخنا اليمني | Kofta Kebab | كفتة كباب
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"Tell the Oligarchs They Cannot Have It All!" - Bernie Sanders at RMT* Rally
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Pound Slides as Fears Mount for UK Economy
BBC: Worries over the prospects for the UK economy led the pound to slide 5% against the US dollar in August.
Sterling sank again on Thursday morning, dipping below $1.16 on the currency markets.
Analysts said the fall reflects the darkening outlook for the economy, with consumers and businesses facing rising prices and soaring energy bills.
The Bank of England has predicted the UK will fall into recession towards the end of this year.
The weak pound means Brits travelling overseas will find their spending money will not stretch as far.
"Our economic prospects are not looking particularly good compared to the rest of the world," said Laura Lambie, senior investment director at Investec.
Ms Lambie said that recession fears were weighing on markets, with the investment bank Goldman Sachs warning this week that the UK could remain in recession until 2024.
A recession is defined as the economy getting smaller for two consecutive three-month periods. » | Noor Nanji, Business reporter, BBC News | Thursday, September 1, 2022
Sterling sank again on Thursday morning, dipping below $1.16 on the currency markets.
Analysts said the fall reflects the darkening outlook for the economy, with consumers and businesses facing rising prices and soaring energy bills.
The Bank of England has predicted the UK will fall into recession towards the end of this year.
The weak pound means Brits travelling overseas will find their spending money will not stretch as far.
"Our economic prospects are not looking particularly good compared to the rest of the world," said Laura Lambie, senior investment director at Investec.
Ms Lambie said that recession fears were weighing on markets, with the investment bank Goldman Sachs warning this week that the UK could remain in recession until 2024.
A recession is defined as the economy getting smaller for two consecutive three-month periods. » | Noor Nanji, Business reporter, BBC News | Thursday, September 1, 2022
Edward Enninful: Vogue Editor Says Losing Eyesight Is His Biggest Fear
BBC: The editor-in-chief of British Vogue has said losing his eyesight is his biggest fear.
Edward Enninful, who has had poor vision for much of his life, has had four operations in recent years for problems including a detached retina.
This required him to spend weeks at a time looking at the floor, with his head down.
In an interview with BBC News, Enninful also revealed that he didn't speak to his father for nearly 15 years.
The magazine editor, whose autobiography is released next week, also said he spent 14 years on an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) programme.
Asked if he feared losing his eyesight, Enninful said: "It's my biggest fear. » | Amol Rajan, Media editor | Wednesday, August 31, 2022
To Edward Enninful, Fashion is ‘Borderless’: The British Vogue editor wants to make the media — and the world — a more welcoming place. »
Vogue editor's Wiltshire 'wedding of the year' which brought fashion stars to Longleat: Edward Enninful used all his connections for a combined 50th birthday and wedding bash which reportedly cost £600,000 »
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Gay Activist Comes Out to Parents Before the Local News Does It for Him
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Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi Woman Jailed for 45 Years for Social Media Posts
BBC: A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, in the second case of its kind this month, activists say.
A terrorism court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani of "using the internet to tear the social fabric" and "violating public order by using social media", rights group Dawn reported.
Little is known about her other than that she criticised Saudi leaders.
Another woman was jailed for 34 years over her Twitter activity on 9 August.
Abdullah Alaoudh, director of research for the Gulf region at Dawn, told the BBC's Newshour programme that the US-based group had learnt of Qahtani's case only after being passed court documents by a judicial source, and that it was continuing to investigate.
"Nothing in her court documents pertains to any violence or criminal activity," he said.
"The charges against her are really broad. They are using the counter-terrorism law and the anti-cybercrime law... that can criminalise any posting that is even remotely critical of the government," he added. » | David Gritten, BBC News | Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Les deux héritages de Mikhaïl Gorbatchev
LE MONDE – EDITORIAL : La mort du dernier dirigeant soviétique jette une lumière crue sur l’action de son lointain successeur : il mit fin à la guerre en Afghanistan quand Vladimir Poutine a, lui, déclenché celle contre l’Ukraine.
Une dernière fois, il est célébré en Occident pendant que la Russie masque difficilement son mépris. Ce contraste résume brutalement le bilan de Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, emporté par l’âge et la maladie le 30 août, à 91 ans. Car son nom est resté synonyme de fin de la guerre froide pour l’Ouest, et de saboteur de la grandeur russe pour son pays.
Il n’avait ni prévu ni voulu la fin de l’URSS, « la plus grande catastrophe géopolitique du XXe siècle » selon son lointain successeur, Vladimir Poutine, qui macère dans ce sentiment d’humiliation depuis trois décennies. Mikhaïl Gorbatchev en fut le fossoyeur malgré lui. Il avait compris que le modèle économique soviétique, épuisé par la stagnation brejnévienne, la course aux armements et la guerre en Afghanistan, n’était pas viable. Pour le sauver, il voulut le réformer. Cela supposait de le restructurer – perestroïka – et de lever la chape de plomb qui pesait sur le système politique en instaurant la transparence – glasnost. Ces deux mots allaient l’accompagner jusqu’à la chute. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | mercredi 31 août 2022
Une dernière fois, il est célébré en Occident pendant que la Russie masque difficilement son mépris. Ce contraste résume brutalement le bilan de Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, emporté par l’âge et la maladie le 30 août, à 91 ans. Car son nom est resté synonyme de fin de la guerre froide pour l’Ouest, et de saboteur de la grandeur russe pour son pays.
Il n’avait ni prévu ni voulu la fin de l’URSS, « la plus grande catastrophe géopolitique du XXe siècle » selon son lointain successeur, Vladimir Poutine, qui macère dans ce sentiment d’humiliation depuis trois décennies. Mikhaïl Gorbatchev en fut le fossoyeur malgré lui. Il avait compris que le modèle économique soviétique, épuisé par la stagnation brejnévienne, la course aux armements et la guerre en Afghanistan, n’était pas viable. Pour le sauver, il voulut le réformer. Cela supposait de le restructurer – perestroïka – et de lever la chape de plomb qui pesait sur le système politique en instaurant la transparence – glasnost. Ces deux mots allaient l’accompagner jusqu’à la chute. » | Éditorial « du Monde » | mercredi 31 août 2022
Marco (2019) : A Gay Short Film by Saleem Haddad | Reupload
Viewer discretion is advised. This short film is not suitable for children. – Mark
World Leaders React to Gorbachev's Death amid Russian Tensions with West
Aug 31, 2022 Tributes have also been pouring in from leaders around the world. In Russia, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin said the president expressed his deepest condolences to Gorbachev's family.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres said he was deeply saddened by Gorbachev's passing and described him as a "one of a kind states-man, who changed the course of history.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Gorbachev's crucial role in bringing down the Iron Curtain opened the way for a free Europe.
And the foundation of then U-S president Ronald Reagan tweeted that Gorbachev was a man, who was once a political adversary, but who ended up becoming a friend.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres said he was deeply saddened by Gorbachev's passing and described him as a "one of a kind states-man, who changed the course of history.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Gorbachev's crucial role in bringing down the Iron Curtain opened the way for a free Europe.
And the foundation of then U-S president Ronald Reagan tweeted that Gorbachev was a man, who was once a political adversary, but who ended up becoming a friend.
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Sviatoslav Richter : Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2 | 1959/ Reissue: Esoteric 2013
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Behind the Scenes of South Korea's Barrier-Breaking LGBTQ Reality Shows
25. Todestag der Prinzessin: Fünf Irrtümer über Diana | DER SPIEGEL
The Dangers of Romance Scams and How Not to Get Caught Out
Is It Acceptable That Russians Can Continue Travelling to the EU | DW News
Les pays membres de l’UE suspendent un accord facilitant la délivrance de visas pour les Russes : Ils n’ont cependant pas décidé d’une interdiction de visa plus large, comme le demandaient certains Etats membres. »
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Dies Aged 91 | DW News
Aug 30, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union who ended the Cold War without bloodshed, has died in hospital on Tuesday. He was 91.
From 1985 until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991, Gorbachev oversaw a massive overhaul of the country's economic and political policies.
His policy of glasnost, or free speech, allowed previously unthinkable criticism of the Communist Party and the state, but it also emboldened calls for independence in the Soviet Union's constituent republics — first in the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and then elsewhere.
As the last Soviet leader, Gorbachev forged arms reduction reals with the United States and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II, which saw the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
From 1985 until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991, Gorbachev oversaw a massive overhaul of the country's economic and political policies.
His policy of glasnost, or free speech, allowed previously unthinkable criticism of the Communist Party and the state, but it also emboldened calls for independence in the Soviet Union's constituent republics — first in the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and then elsewhere.
As the last Soviet leader, Gorbachev forged arms reduction reals with the United States and partnerships with the West to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War II, which saw the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Tender Is the Kiss That Sends You into Ecstasy! | Reupload
Support for Welsh Independence Is Growing – People Are Fed Up with Being Forgotten
THE GUARDIAN: As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them
‘With his calls for ‘home rule’, Mark Drakeford, the first minister, has essentially parked his tanks on Plaid Cymru’s lawn.’ Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
The idea of an independent Wales is no longer just a hobby-horse of bearded men in Carmarthenshire pubs on Six Nations rugby match days. Polls put support for independence at about 30%, (and skew more pro- the younger you go): not enough to signal anything imminent, but high enough for us to be certain something real is happening. After all, Scotland was polling similar numbers in 2007, and just seven years later David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg were making “the vow” to the people of Scotland as they scrambled to keep the union together.
Of course when we look at this 30% figure, there is a question of saliency. People may support independence, but how crucial is the issue for them? Most people support House of Lords reform, for instance, but it doesn’t result in a massive majority for the Lib Dems. Having spent the last 18 months immersed in the idea of an independent Wales, I can attest that this is a real movement, with legitimate grievances which should be taken seriously. This isn’t to say that independence is inevitable but just that, like the leave campaign or those for an independent Scotland, these issues are fringe, minority movements – until they’re not.
Perhaps the biggest surprise when I started researching this area is how, especially for people who have come to the idea of Welsh independence since Brexit, identity is only a secondary motivating factor. For them it is, first and foremost, a matter of the head not the heart. Most supporters have simply looked at the state of the United Kingdom, seen that it isn’t working for Wales, and view independence as the most effective vehicle for fixing Wales’s problems. That doesn’t mean independence necessarily is the answer, just that the status quo is leaving the country both impoverished and unable to fix the problems it has. » | Will Hayward | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The idea of an independent Wales is no longer just a hobby-horse of bearded men in Carmarthenshire pubs on Six Nations rugby match days. Polls put support for independence at about 30%, (and skew more pro- the younger you go): not enough to signal anything imminent, but high enough for us to be certain something real is happening. After all, Scotland was polling similar numbers in 2007, and just seven years later David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg were making “the vow” to the people of Scotland as they scrambled to keep the union together.
Of course when we look at this 30% figure, there is a question of saliency. People may support independence, but how crucial is the issue for them? Most people support House of Lords reform, for instance, but it doesn’t result in a massive majority for the Lib Dems. Having spent the last 18 months immersed in the idea of an independent Wales, I can attest that this is a real movement, with legitimate grievances which should be taken seriously. This isn’t to say that independence is inevitable but just that, like the leave campaign or those for an independent Scotland, these issues are fringe, minority movements – until they’re not.
Perhaps the biggest surprise when I started researching this area is how, especially for people who have come to the idea of Welsh independence since Brexit, identity is only a secondary motivating factor. For them it is, first and foremost, a matter of the head not the heart. Most supporters have simply looked at the state of the United Kingdom, seen that it isn’t working for Wales, and view independence as the most effective vehicle for fixing Wales’s problems. That doesn’t mean independence necessarily is the answer, just that the status quo is leaving the country both impoverished and unable to fix the problems it has. » | Will Hayward | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Energy Prices Could Push UK Inflation to 22%, a Near Post-war Record
Inflation in the UK could top 22% next year, close to the post-war record set in 1975, if wholesale energy prices remain at current high levels, Goldman Sachs has warned.
Highlighting the pressure on households and businesses, the US investment bank said inflation could peak at 22.4% next year if wholesale gas and electricity prices continue to spiral over the winter.
In a scenario where prices “remain elevated at current levels”, economists at the bank said the Ofgem energy price cap for household bills could rise by more than 80% in January. This would “imply headline inflation peaking at 22.4%”.
Inflation rose above 10% for the first time since the early 80s in July, fuelled by surging wholesale energy prices and the rising cost of basic essentials. Inflation hit a post-war record of 24.5% in August 1975. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
In a scenario where prices “remain elevated at current levels”, economists at the bank said the Ofgem energy price cap for household bills could rise by more than 80% in January. This would “imply headline inflation peaking at 22.4%”.
Inflation rose above 10% for the first time since the early 80s in July, fuelled by surging wholesale energy prices and the rising cost of basic essentials. Inflation hit a post-war record of 24.5% in August 1975. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Inder Gautam Adani wird drittreichster Mensch der Welt
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Noch vor wenigen Jahren war Gautam Adani ausserhalb von Indien weitgehend unbekannt. Der Studienabbrecher startete als Diamantenhändler, später stieg er ins Kohlegeschäft ein. Nun hat Adani den Franzosen Bernard Arnault (LVMH) überholt und ist damit zum drittreichsten Menschen der Welt geworden.
Das Vermögen von Gautam Adani ist während der Corona-Pandemie stark gestiegen. | Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
sev./Bloomberg Es ist das erste Mal, dass ein Asiat den Sprung unter die ersten drei im Bloomberg-Milliardärs-Index geschafft hat. Der Inder Mukesh Ambani und der Chinese Jack Ma haben es nicht so weit gebracht. Mit einem Vermögen von 137,4 Milliarden Dollar hat Adani Bill Gates und den Franzosen Bernard Arnault überholt und liegt in der Rangliste nun nur noch hinter Elon Musk und Jeff Bezos aus den USA.
Die Basis für seinen gewaltigen Reichtum legte Adani in den 1990er Jahren, als er sich den Hafen in Mundra an der Küste Gujarats sicherte. Er bahnte sich geschickt seinen Weg durch die indische Bürokratie und kaufte rund um den Hafen immer mehr Land. Gegenüber der «New York Times» hatte der Inder einst gesagt, dass sein Aufstieg von Gelegenheiten geprägt gewesen sei: Erst kam der Hafen, dieser führte ihn zum Energiesektor. Indiens Hunger nach Kohle liess ihn in andere Länder expandieren. » | sev./Bloomberg | Dienstag, 30. August 2022
sev./Bloomberg Es ist das erste Mal, dass ein Asiat den Sprung unter die ersten drei im Bloomberg-Milliardärs-Index geschafft hat. Der Inder Mukesh Ambani und der Chinese Jack Ma haben es nicht so weit gebracht. Mit einem Vermögen von 137,4 Milliarden Dollar hat Adani Bill Gates und den Franzosen Bernard Arnault überholt und liegt in der Rangliste nun nur noch hinter Elon Musk und Jeff Bezos aus den USA.
Die Basis für seinen gewaltigen Reichtum legte Adani in den 1990er Jahren, als er sich den Hafen in Mundra an der Küste Gujarats sicherte. Er bahnte sich geschickt seinen Weg durch die indische Bürokratie und kaufte rund um den Hafen immer mehr Land. Gegenüber der «New York Times» hatte der Inder einst gesagt, dass sein Aufstieg von Gelegenheiten geprägt gewesen sei: Erst kam der Hafen, dieser führte ihn zum Energiesektor. Indiens Hunger nach Kohle liess ihn in andere Länder expandieren. » | sev./Bloomberg | Dienstag, 30. August 2022
The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, or La Mezquita, was one of the first and grandest mosques in Europe. | Emilio Parra Doiztua for The New York Times
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. It meanders into crenelated forts, Moorish castles overlooking the Mediterranean and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
As the child of an Iraqi woman and a Swedish-American man, I have always been drawn to places where West and East converge and dissolve into each other. The southern edge of Spain, where North Africa is just an hour away by water, is one of these places.
One midsummer week, my husband and I immersed ourselves in what remains of Moorish Spain, places that brought to mind the sights, sounds and scents of childhood visits to my mother’s homeland. We took an impossibly romantic path through Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, the port city of Tarifa and, finally, by ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar, to Tangier, Morocco.
Arab influence in Spain dates to the early 700s, not long after the founding of Islam, when Muslims from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar (from the Arabic for “Tariq’s rock”). The Europeans called the invaders Moors, after Mauretania, the Roman name for North Africa. Over the centuries, the Moors left a legacy in Spanish architecture, music, food and language in the region they then called al-Andalus. The name of Spain’s greatest hero, El Cid, comes from the Arabic honorific, Sayid. The 16th-century novelist Miguel de Cervantes framed his fictional story of the knight-errant Don Quixote as the translation of a recovered Arabic manuscript. Where cultures meet, and endure » | Nina Burleigh | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
There is a way through Spain that is all horseshoe arches, keyhole windows and bronze doors carved in Arabic script. It meanders into crenelated forts, Moorish castles overlooking the Mediterranean and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
As the child of an Iraqi woman and a Swedish-American man, I have always been drawn to places where West and East converge and dissolve into each other. The southern edge of Spain, where North Africa is just an hour away by water, is one of these places.
One midsummer week, my husband and I immersed ourselves in what remains of Moorish Spain, places that brought to mind the sights, sounds and scents of childhood visits to my mother’s homeland. We took an impossibly romantic path through Seville, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, the port city of Tarifa and, finally, by ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar, to Tangier, Morocco.
Arab influence in Spain dates to the early 700s, not long after the founding of Islam, when Muslims from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar (from the Arabic for “Tariq’s rock”). The Europeans called the invaders Moors, after Mauretania, the Roman name for North Africa. Over the centuries, the Moors left a legacy in Spanish architecture, music, food and language in the region they then called al-Andalus. The name of Spain’s greatest hero, El Cid, comes from the Arabic honorific, Sayid. The 16th-century novelist Miguel de Cervantes framed his fictional story of the knight-errant Don Quixote as the translation of a recovered Arabic manuscript. Where cultures meet, and endure » | Nina Burleigh | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Salomonen erlauben vorerst keine US-Marinebesuche mehr
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Vor kurzem verweigerten die Salomonen einem Schiff der US-Küstenwache die Einfahrt – mutmaßlich auf Wunsch Chinas. Nun hat der pazifische Inselstaat ein Moratorium über alle US-Marinebesuche verhängt.
Vor dem Hintergrund der mutmaßlichen Einflussnahme Chinas auf die südpazifischen Salomonen kommt es weiter zu Spannungen zwischen dem Inselstaat und den Vereinigten Staaten. Nach dem Abschluss des umstrittenen Sicherheitspakts mit China vor wenigen Monaten hat die Regierung der Salomonen die USA nun darüber informiert, dass sie vorerst keine Besuche der US-Marine mehr zulassen wird. Die Regierung in Washington sei am Montag von den Behörden auf den Salomonen über ein „Moratorium für alle Marinebesuche bis zur Aktualisierung der Protokollverfahren“ informiert worden, teilte ein Sprecher der amerikanischen Botschaft im australischen Canberra am Dienstag mit. » | Von Till Fähnders, Singapur, Politischer Korrespondent für Südostasien | Dienstag, 30. August 2022
Saudi Woman Jailed for Social Media ‘Violations’, Says Rights Group
THE GUARDIAN: Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani accused of ‘using the internet to tear Saudi Arabia’s social fabric’
News of the sentence comes after Salma al-Shehab was convicted for following Twitter accounts of dissidents in exile. Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP
Another Saudi Arabian woman has been sentenced to decades in prison by the kingdom’s terrorism court for using social media to “violate the public order”, according to court documents seen by a human rights group.
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was sentenced to 45 years in prison after a specialised criminal court convicted her of “using the internet to tear [Saudi Arabia’s] social fabric”, according to documents that were obtained and reviewed by Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn), an organisation founded by Jamal Khashoggi.
Dawn shared its findings, which it said were verified by Saudi sources, with the Guardian.
Few details are known about Qahtani, including her age or the circumstances around her arrest and conviction. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Another Saudi Arabian woman has been sentenced to decades in prison by the kingdom’s terrorism court for using social media to “violate the public order”, according to court documents seen by a human rights group.
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was sentenced to 45 years in prison after a specialised criminal court convicted her of “using the internet to tear [Saudi Arabia’s] social fabric”, according to documents that were obtained and reviewed by Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn), an organisation founded by Jamal Khashoggi.
Dawn shared its findings, which it said were verified by Saudi sources, with the Guardian.
Few details are known about Qahtani, including her age or the circumstances around her arrest and conviction. » | Stephanie Kirchgaessner | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
The Saudi Prince: How Dangerous Is MBS? | The Economist
Princess Diana’s Living Legacy Inspires But Is a Thorn in the Royals' Side
THE NATIONAL: A quarter of a century after her death, the humanity and vulnerability of the princess still holds wide appeal
Anywhere in the world the mere mention of Princess Diana’s name evokes feelings of admiration and awe on some level, regardless of how the divide between fans and detractors of Britain’s royal family is drawn.
The Princess of Wales, or the "Queen of Hearts" as she was fondly called by her avid followers, left an indelible mark on the family she married into at the age of 20.
Her death in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997, sent shock waves around the globe and prompted a huge outpouring of grief. Closer to home, it left a black hole in the monarchy and a massive void in her young sons’ lives.
A quarter of a century on from that fateful day, the legacy Diana left behind still inspires her fans, intrigues authors and even haunts the institution with which she wrestled. ‘She was like a meteor’ » | Laura O'Callaghan | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Meghan Interview: We Upset Royal Dynamic Just by Existing, Says Duchess of Sussex
BBC: The Duchess of Sussex said she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the Royal Family "just by existing".
Meghan, 41, told US magazine The Cut she and the Duke of Sussex, were willing to move to any Commonwealth country but were not allowed to.
Talking about her exit from the Royal family the duchess said it "takes a lot of effort to forgive".
She also spoke about Prince Harry's relationship with his father, the Prince of Wales.
Asked by journalist Alison P Davis about the impact of her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday, Meghan said: "Harry said to me, 'I lost my dad in this process.'
"It doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision."
A spokeswoman for the duchess later told BBC News that Meghan was referring to her own father, from whom she is estranged, and was saying she hoped the same would not happen to her husband.
A source close to Prince Charles told the PA news agency he would be saddened if Harry felt their relationship was lost, adding: "The Prince of Wales loves both his sons".
Prince Harry, 37, has previously said his father, Prince Charles, "stopped taking my calls" after the couple stepped back as senior working royals in 2020. » | BBC | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Secret Deals Ending Britain's Control in Gulf Revealed
BBC: Secret dealings which brought to an end Britain's empire in the Middle East are revealed in a joint BBC News Arabic and Persian documentary. The film Secrets & Deals: How Britain Left the Gulf contains details of how it left Iran in control of contested islands, as well as eyewitness accounts of a British-organised coup.
The winter of 1967-1968 was a time of crisis for the British economy. Many Arab leaders were convinced Britain had secretly helped Israel to victory over its Arab neighbours in the Six Day War of June 1967. Israel had captured East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights.
In retaliation, the oil-rich Gulf states began selling off their holdings of the British currency.
The pound crashed. Desperate to save money, Harold Wilson's Labour government decided it was time to terminate Britain's imperial defence commitments in the Middle East.
Britain never officially had colonies in the Gulf, but it had been the pre-eminent foreign power there since the 18th Century.
The Arab emirates of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and their smaller neighbours) had signed treaties of protection with Britain.
This meant Britain controlled their defence and foreign policies, while local leaders mostly oversaw local affairs. » | Ahisha Ghafoor & Paul Mitchell, BBC News Arabic & BBC News Persian | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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