adout of Secretary Hagel's Call With Egyptian Minister of Defense Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little issued the following readout:
This morning, Egyptian Minister of Defense Al-Sisi called Secretary Hagel to provide an update on developments in Egypt. Secretary Hagel and Minister Al-Sisi discussed progress in U.S. and EU mediation efforts.
Minister Al-Sisi underscored his desire for peaceful resolution of the ongoing protests, and reiterated commitment to an inclusive, transparent political roadmap as announced by the interim civilian government. He thanked Secretary Hagel for U.S. support and ongoing diplomatic efforts to prevent further violence, calm tensions, and facilitate an inclusive dialogue to pave the way forward for transition to a democratically elected civilian government. Secretary Hagel underscored the importance of an inclusive, transparent political process that includes all Egyptians.

Comments

مقارنة بين الأخذ بنظام المجلسين والأخذ بنظام المجلس الواحد

حجج ومبررات الأخذ بنظام المجلسين . تعرض الباحث في المطلب السابق لحجج ومبررات أنصار الأخذ بنظام المجلس الواحد، وفي المقابل فإنه يوجد اتجاه في الفقه مؤيد للأخذ بنظام المجلسين وقد صاغ العديد من الحجج والمبررات تأييدًا لرأيه، وهي تتمثل في رفع مستوى كفاءة المجالس النيابية، ومنع التسرع في التشريع، ومنع استبداد السلطة التشريعية، فنظام المجلسين يخفف من حدة النزاع بين البرلمان، والسلطة التنفيذية، ولا غنى عنه للأخذ به في النظام الفيدرالي، وتمثيل الطبقات الممتازة في أحد المجلسين (الأرستقراطية)، تأثير نظام المجلسين على شكل الحكومات ومدة استمرارها، وانتشار نظام المجلسين في برلمانات العالم. وسوف يتعرض الباحث لبيان تلك الحجج على التفصيل فيما يلي: أولاً: رفع مستوى كفاءة المجالس النيابية: وذلك باختلاف المجلسين في التشكيل بحيث إنه قد يكون من ذوي الكفايات أو المصالح الكبيرة من يأبى الدخول في معركة الانتخابات أو من يدخل فيها ولكنه لا ينجح. فأمثال هؤلاء يمكن الاستفادة من كفايتهم وذلك بإدخالهم أحد المجلسين (المجلس الأعلى) عن طريق التعيين. ( [40] ) وفي ذلك إثراء للسلطة التشريعية ورفع مستوى كف...

Tax aviation

Swiss bank boss 'regrets' tax ploy February 26, 2014 8:07 PM The boss of Swiss bank Credit Suisse has said he "deeply regrets" that some of its bankers violated US tax laws. But Chief Executive Brady Dougan said in a statement to a US Senate committee that there was only "scattered evidence" of improper conduct. A US Senate report alleged the bank had helped US clients hide billions of dollars from the US taxman. Mr Dougan admitted some private bankers had helped Americans hide income and assets to illegally avoid US tax. Deep regret He said: "We deeply regret that - despite the industry-leading compliance measures we have put in place - before 2009, some Credit Suisse private bankers appear to have violated US law." "The evidence showed that some Swiss-based private bankers went to great lengths to disguise their bad conduct from Credit Suisse executive management." The report said that in 2006, Credit Suisse held 22,000 account...

referendum in Crimea this weekend

Russia 'refuses to talk to Ukraine' March 12, 2014 9:42 AM Steve Rosenberg reports from Lugansk in eastern Ukraine: ''After the Crimea, there is concern that this region could be the next flashpoint'' Russia's leaders are refusing all negotiations with their Ukrainian counterparts, Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. He told AFP news agency that Ukraine would not intervene militarily in Crimea, even though a secession referendum there was a "sham". Meanwhile interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is travelling to the US to meet President Barack Obama. On Thursday he is due to address the UN Security Council in New York. 'A provocation' "We cannot launch a military operation in Crimea, as we would expose the eastern border [close to Russia] and Ukraine would not be protected," Mr Turchynov told AFP. President Turchynov said that the referendum in Crimea this weekend would be falsified by Russia ...

Medium

Search This Blog