...2. Syria envoy seeks fresh UN resolution | | Brahimi says transitional government needs formal political sanction, as opposition meets to reorganise in Qatar.Last Modified: 05 Nov 2012 11:09 | | Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, has called for world powers to issue a UN security council resolution based on a deal reached in June, in a bid to set up a transitional government and end the bloodshed in that country.Brahimi's initiative came after talks with Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday.Also on Sunday, hundreds of Syrian opposition leaders began a four-day conference in the Qatari capital Doha, with the aim of reorganising their ranks and creating a unified political and military anti-government front. Speaking after the meeting in Cairo, Lavrov dismissed Brahimi's initiative, saying that there was no need for a resolution. He added that the violence in Syria's 19-month long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was being stoked by foreign powers.Brahimi wants a UN Security Council to formalise an earlier declaration adopted in Geneva, which called for a transitional administration but did not specify what role, if any, Assad would play in it."It is important that the Geneva Declaration be turned into a resolution from the security council to gain the power to enable it to become an applicable political project," Brahimi said after a meeting between him, Lavrov and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby...
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...Como lo dice el profesor y filósofo canadiense Marshall McLuhan “el medio es el mensaje”, más allá de las imágenes y las palabras que un medio difunde, al ser los medios una extensión del ser humano, el efecto que un medio de comunicación produce en sus usuarios es realmente lo que lo distingue de otro. Los cambios generados en sus hábitos de vida y en la manera que perciben la realidad que los rodea. El fenómeno de Al-Jazeera es uno de los mayores ejemplos a la teoría de McLuhan, siendo esta cadena de televisión la más trascendental al influir en los cambios políticos y sociales producidos en el mundo árabe. (STRATE, 2012). Al-Jazeera es un canal por satélite que en sus inicios fue financiado con un monto de 140 mil dólares provenientes del emir de Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin-Khalifa al-Thani. El canal estableció su sede en Doha, capital de Qatar, con la promesa por parte del emir de mantenerse al margen y no intervenir en asuntos del canal. Hasta el momento Al-Jazeera cuenta con delegaciones en 65 países, más de 3.000 personas trabajando y centros de producción en Washington, Londres y Kuala Lumpur contando con una audiencia diaria de 15 millones de espectadores. (YEHYA, 2002) La cadena de noticias Al-Jazeera ha mantenido su independencia desde su creación hasta la actualidad gracias a la tolerancia del emir, quien ha realizado algunas reformas para la incipiente promoción de la democracia en Qatar desde que tomó el poder en sucesión a su padre. Cabe recalcar que más que nada...
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...function for Sahaab Aviation LLC “Tustor” is to set up for ensure regulatory requirements of ownership of aircraft by a citizen of the USA. Both stated subsidiaries. - (International Financial Reporting Standards) IFRS. 2. Operating revenue = 65,558,805.00 KWD Operating Cost = 40,977,870.00 KWD Operating Profit= Operating revenue – Operating cost = 65,558,805.00 - 40,977,870.00 = 24,580,935 KWD Net profit = Revenue – Expenses = 16,673,405.00 KWD 3. a ) 2012 Aljazeera net income 13,943,379 KWD 2013 Aljazeera net income 16,678,405 KWD Net Income increased by 2013 by the result of : N.I/2013-N.I/2012= 16,678,405 -16,678,405 = 2,730,026 b.) 2012 KWD Addition =6.600.00 c.) Aljazeera Achieved their strategy . Part B/ 1. A . DR CR Cash 13000 Equipment 20000 Capital/c.s 33000 ____________________________________________________________ b. supplies 600 cash 600 c . prepaid insurance 1300 ...
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...one of a series of harassments that he had experienced, and the last indignity that he suffered was being slapped by a female Tunisian government employee.[2] He then subsequently set himself on fire, and this event is was set off the Arab Spring, or the Arab Awakening, as it is also called.[3] However, this was only the catalyst; the Arab Spring is a fluid, ongoing event that is steeped in history with economic, political, and social factors contributing to its occurrence. After Mohamed’s self-immolation there were thirty days of national protests in Tunisia before the former Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine was removed from power.[4] During this time there were others in the Arab world watching this on satellite channels like Aljazeera, so there was an increase in cases of self-immolation in other parts of the Arab world, including Egypt.[5] Many in Egypt were watching this going on and thought that if a small country like Tunisia can overthrow a dictator through popular uprising then perhaps they could do the same thing.[6] In Egypt there was a situation in which several forces came together to call for people to go to the streets to protest against the former Mubarak regime. The people who took to the streets and led the protest were mainly socially conscious, educated youth who were also largely underemployed.[7] These men and women helped to lead the way, and went to Tahrir...
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...of the reason it is so interesting to me. To start my research, I came up with a few questions about the revolutions, which guided my research. These questions were: Why did the citizens start to revolt? What is happening during the aftermath of the revolution? What effect does this revolution (Tunisian) have on other countries? Why has Tunisia succeeded while other countries have not had the same success? These questions were very helpful when it came to doing research. While doing my research some websites were helpful, when others did not have quite the same usefulness. The two best sources that I used for my research were Britannica and Aljazeera. These sources had great insight on the revolution in Tunisia, especially the Aljazeera article “Political Violence and the Efforts to Salvage Tunisia’s Revolution.” Aljazeera has even sent field agents to go report in Tunisia and Libya. Britannica gave a day by day outline in the article “Jasmine Revolution.” These two articles gave plenty of information, which was almost completely relevant. The first uprisings throughout the Middle East came from a single protestor in the small town of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. Unrest began after Mohammed Bouazizi, an unemployed 26-year-old, protested...
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...FACULTY OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND POLICY STUDIES UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BB-5112 Human Resource Management Global Ageing Crisis- The Challenges in an Organisation Prepared by: Jacelyn Lee Sze Wei 11M0009 Hj Shril Hj Matsawali 11M0030 Mohd Samardi Samat 12M1432 Siti Afshah Abu Bakar 12M1417 Yvonne Yeo Chui Ping 11M0032 With Due Respect We the Group Members Submit This Case Study Assignment to Our Lecturer Dr Zahidul Islam Date of submission: 14th March 2013 Introduction: Trends in Human Resource Management (HRM) are changing. One of the factors that concern the HRM area is the workforce demographics. In 1980s, baby boomers enter the workforce and started to operate in the job market. This boosts influence not only the organization, but also a country’s economy. Today, most countries in the world are facing population ageing due to the fact that now those baby boomers are approaching their golden age. In Wikipedia, population ageing is defined as a phenomenon that occurs when the median age of a country or region rises due to rising life expectancy and/or declining of birth rates. These occurs because of several factors such as reduction in the mortality and fertility rates, increased in life expectancy, migration of foreigners to a country and most of the time because demographically the population shifted towards aged population. This phenomenon will not only bring major implications to the social, economy and financial...
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...Who: Unknown; possibly Caucasus Emirates What: Explosion and suicide bombing at Russian Bus Station Where: Russian city of Volgograd When: December 29th and 30th, 2013 How: Suicide bomber Brief Analysis: On Monday, 30 Dec 13, A suicide bomber killed 14 people on an electric bus in the Russian city of Volgograd during a typical Monday morning rush hour. This is the second suicide bombing in Volgograd in as many days and authorities believe the bombings are related. In the two days of explosions, more than 30 people were killed placing the city of over one million people. Additionally, the attacks bring to light the terrorist threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. While terrorists may find it hard to get to the air tight guarded Winter Games, the attacks have shown they can engage targets elsewhere in Russia with relatively shocking ease. Although the city of Volgograd is located approximately 400 miles northeast of Sochi, it serves as one of the key transport sites for southern Russia that contains many bus routes linking it to volatile provinces in Russia's North Caucasus, where terrorists have been in search of an Islamic state. Vladimir Markin, the spokesman for Russia's main investigative agency, said Monday's explosion involved a bomb similar to the one used in Sunday's attack at the city's main railway station (Washinton Post). "That confirms the investigators' version that the two terror attacks were linked," Markin...
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...Arab Spring: Ben Ali and Hosni Moubarak knocked out by Mark Zuckerberg Source: Egyptian Internet Revolution, crazyjunkyard.com 26 years old Mohamed Bouazizi supported a large family selling fruits on the streets of Sidi Bouzid. For years, corrupted local officials who demanded backhander at every term have tormented him and other sellers in the market. On Friday December the 17th Mohamed set up his tools near the central mosque. This day, he did not have the money needed to pay the bribes to be there. The corrupted police officers arrived and took everything from him. They stood in front of him smacked him in the face and kicked him on the floor. Humiliated, Mohamed got upset and started to cry. He headed to the town police station and tried to press charges against those who assaulted him. No one listened to him. He was terribly upset and disappointed by the fact that he could not rely on his authorities for justice to be done. He then went to the closest shop and bought a bottle of fuel. He returned in front of the police station with the fuel, chose a spot in front of the building, poured the fuel over himself and then set himself on fire as a sign of protest and disagreement toward those who refused to listen to his complaints. Horrifically injured, Mohamed was taken to the hospital. Bouazizi hopeless act quickly became popular throughout the city and across the Arab world. The next day, hundreds of people gather at the spot where Mohamed had set himself alight....
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...Women and Higher Education in Iran Iranian women hold a high regard for education and they believe that obtaining a higher education will lead to financial independence and a higher social status. While the pursuit of a degree may appear to be the driving force behind their choice to attend college, there are other contributing factors. College provides an opportunity for young women to experience a limited form of independence and to intermingle with members of the opposite sex. College is the first public place where women come into contact with members of the opposite sex. “College in one place in Iran’s Islamic society that enables young men and women to interact, albeit surreptitiously.” (Shavarini 341) Relationships between men and women are highly guarded in Iran. Their society is heavily segregated by gender. Men and women who are not related may not have any contact. Young men and women are often stopped in public and asked to show proof that they are related. Those that have broken this rule may be detained, fined, and even punished. Because of this segregation many women feel that it is suffocating them. Girls have few choices after high school they are often forced to marry or go to college. Going to college will delay marriage for young girls by another four years. Attending a college or university allows them to escape their restrictive home environments and gives them a chance to be away from the scrutiny of their family and neighbors. “Young women were flocking...
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...Name Professor Course Date Inequality in China Over the past few years, China’s economy has been booming and, therefore, lifting millions of its citizens above the poverty line. Consequently, China’s GDP has increased, implying widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. According to Aljazeera, in 2010 China recorded a very high Gini coefficient of 0.61 (Duggan, “Income inequality on the rise in China”) The Gini coefficient shows income distribution in a country, and hence inequality levels. This means that the inequality in China is very high as the Gini coefficient of one represents total inequality while zero Gini coefficients represents perfect equality. In large cities such as Shanghai, inequality is evidenced by the presence of extremely rich citizens and beggars with plastic cups sitting on the streets. The Chinese government needs to implement a taxation policy that accommodates all its citizens from the richest to the poorest. The problem of Income inequality can be solved by reducing the tax rates for low wage earners and increasing the rates for high income earners (Xiang, “Narrowing Gap between Rich and Poor”). There has been a close correlation between human rights and productivity. Many economic analysts argue that when China was poor there was relative equality in the country. While this argument may be true, human rights depend on the economic structure and cultural structure that surround the people. Economic structure defines the behavioral freedom...
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...THE 2015-2016 SHORT TERM STRATEGIC PLAN I. Introduction by the Founder/Chairman and CEO of GTQF Trust II. Executive summary 1.0. Situation analysis 2.0. Strategic plan with –Vision, Mission statement and Statement of Core Values 3.0. GTQF Internal (SWOT) and External (PESTELD) Environment analysis. 4.0. Organization Back Ground 5.0. Strategic Goals and Objectives 6.0. Task and Budget 7.0. Implementation and Control Appendices A. Current member list B. Operational Activities C. List of Accomplishments D. Planning Principals E. GTQF contact details I. INTRODUCTION BY THE GTQF Founder/Chairman and CEO The GTQF strategic plan, 2015-2016 which follows is the result of hard work and many meetings, drafts by the Strategic planning committee, the input and guidance of myself. The process began in 2015 when the Strategic planning Committee formed (Lorato Chalimba, Ndifanji Namacha , MaryAnn Talemba, Reuben Ndovie, Kingsley Mtila, and myself) began to assess our Foundation environment. This committee then issued a report to the Board of Trustees soon after meeting updating the Board on goals and objectives to be accomplished and recommendations for action items needing to be completed. Three Board of Trustees representatives; thus, myself, Blessings Nkhata and Zondwayo Mafuleka were invited to participate, the Executive Committee was proposed by the Chairman to the Board of Trustees and it was introduced by the CEO to the Strategic planning...
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...Ever since I was a little girl, my grandmother always taught me the responsibilities of a Native American woman. Although I did not grow up on the Navajo Reservation like she did, she made sure my sisters and I understood what our ethnicity entitled us. As a Native woman, I was expected to learn our language, because our language defined our tribe. I was expected to respectfully follow our beliefs and traditions, because our beliefs and traditions made us distinct and allowed us, as woman, to keep the tribe in order. It was the woman’s job to make sure our tribe or family represented well. And lastly, I was expected to always fight for what I believed in. I was always afraid about the responsibility of fighting back and standing up for my beliefs. Nevertheless, when it comes to my people, I believe it is my place and my right to inform American citizens of the effects caused by the United States Government. Native Americans aren’t as prosperous as they used to be and being contained on reservations has only deteriorated our people, our land and our entitlement to justice and protection. There has been a rise of many destroying factors on reservations, such as abuse of alcohol and the rise of brutal crimes, but the most important and overlooked is the crimes against Native women. Justice on Native American reservations requires a fight. The backbones of most tribal communities are continually and increasingly being taken advantage of. With tribal authority ranging from little...
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...The Indus River Basin: The Continuing Water Disputes Between India and Pakistan Anise Ko August 7, 2014 Professor Beth Bennett Introduction The Indus River was a key factor in the development of the Asian civilization. It originates in the Tibetan plateau and flows through four different countries: Tibet, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan to end in the Arabian Sea. The Indus River catchment area is as follows: sixty percent of the area belongs to Pakistan, about twenty percent belongs to India, five percent belongs to Afghanistan and fifteen per cent belongs to Tibet (Aljazeera, 2011). There are a total of six main tributaries: Sutlej, Ravi and Beas flow through Punjab and the other three rivers of the Indus basin - Indus, Jhelum and Chenab run through the territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Harvard, 2011). Since the partition of the British Indian empire in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought over the province of Punjab and the state of Kashmir, which resulted in a partition of the area between the two countries. The water dispute is also closely related to partition of the Kashmir region, too. The six rivers run through India which controls Jammu and Kashmir, before reaching Pakistan and the part of Jammu and Kashmir governed by Pakistan (Harvard, 2011). The geological allocation described above brought out significant disadvantages to Pakistan in early the1950s as a consequence of the political conflicts between the two countries. The help of the World Bank together with...
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...I will be evaluating the scholarship on a core question from Neil Caplan’s book,” The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Contested Histories, What are the true intentions of the Palestinians and the PLO: To eliminate the Jewish state of Israel and replace it with an Arab state of Palestine? Or to create a Palestinian Arab state in part of historic Palestine, to coexist alongside an Israeli Jewish state? ,. (212) . Caplan’s book gives a large variety of historical context and changes to the answer of this question. The first source I will analyze is an article on Aljazeera website called, Palestinian National Council to discuss ending ties with Israel. The articles main point is that the Palestinian Liberation Organization and other Palestinian factions will vote on a new 18 member council....
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...Should media be controlled by the government? I have been living in a community that always struggles to settle this matter, where there is a push and pull between the government and the public in trying to settle the issue, in a way that satisfies everyone. The government has had its share of justifications, where it is always of the idea that it should take up control of media, so has the public who fall towards the opinion of the government, where some say that the governments are right so that they would protect any wrongful acts for things said, whereas others are of the idea that we should be given our own freedom to be able to say anything we want to. In my country, Kuwait the government has assumed control over the media through many censures of magazines, movies and programs aired in television. Though the constitution guarantees for freedom, but only under the confines of the law, it seems contradictory. There are various sources that shed light in this issue of government control in my country. We are going to look at three of them; the world press freedom review, the Amman j blog and the spokesman review. Many newspapers are individually owned, and though this maybe the situation which would allow for any kind of expressions of opinions, the newspapers are restricted to speaking against the government or the Islamic religion to some degree. There is an instance where according to a report, from the world press freedom, that a certain publication was viewed as offering...
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