DOCSLIB.ORG

UK Wants to De-Escalate Tensions with Iran: Hunt

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
UK Wants to De-Escalate Tensions with Iran: Hunt BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 20 Local banking sector benefi ts from Qatar’s economic growth: UDC signs QR1.2bn deals QIIB chief for 3 projects at Pearl-Qatar published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11251 July 21, 2019 Dhul-Qa’da 18, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Korean PM visits National Museum In brief QATAR | Offi cial UK wants to de-escalate Amir congratulates Colombian president His Highness the Amir Sheikh tensions with Iran: Hunt Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and British-flagged Stena Impero was seized after the tanker HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin was involved in an accident; the ship must go through a Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations legal process before it could be released: Tehran to Colombian President Ivan Duque on the anniversary of his country’s AFP “Our priority continues to be to disappointment” by phone to his Independent Day. London fi nd a way to de-escalate the situa- Iranian counterpart Zarif. Britain tion,” he said. also summoned the Iranian charge QATAR | Health Hunt said the Stena Impero must d’aff aires in London. HMC’s newest hospital ondon wants to de-escalate be released, and Britain was “very A spokesman for Iran’s Revolution- starts surgical services South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and his accompanying delegation tensions with Tehran, Foreign concerned” about the safety of the 23 ary Guards, Brigadier-General Rame- visited the National Museum of Qatar yesterday. The visitors were given detailed LSecretary Jeremy Hunt said crew. zan Sharif, said Tehran had seized the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) explanations of the museum’s treasures. The prime minister visited the various yesterday following a meeting of the Sources said 18 Indians, three Rus- ship in the Strait of Hormuz despite newest hospital - Hazm Mebaireek exhibition halls, including the one for the geological development of the Qatar UK’s emergencies committee over sians, a Latvian and a Filipino were the “resistance and interference” of General Hospital (HMGH) - has Peninsula, its natural surroundings, the archaeological sites and monuments, the Iran’s seizure of a British-fl agged ship aboard the Swedish-owned ship. a British warship which had been es- completed the first phase of its life of the people of Qatar on land and coasts, and the digital exhibition. He was in the Gulf. Britain denounced the seizure as a corting it. No British warship was vis- surgical services implementation also briefed about the most important pieces and collections related to pearls The meeting “reaffi rmed UK de- “hostile act”, rejecting Tehran’s ex- ible in the video posted by the Guards. programme, it has been announced. and jewellery designs, as well as the galleries of the modern Qatari history since sire to de-escalate,” Hunt said, add- planation that it had seized the vessel Iran’s Fars news agency said the Two operating theatres for elective the discovery of oil and gas. At the end of his tour, the Korean prime minister ing that the Stena Impero oil tanker because it had been involved in an ac- Guards had taken control of the Stena general surgery and urology signed the Gold Register of the National Museum of Qatar. Page 2 was seized in Omani waters “in clear cident. Impero on Friday after it collided with procedures are now open, and contravention of international law” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards posted an Iranian fi shing boat whose distress upwards of 15 surgeries are expected in “utterly unacceptable” circum- a video online showing speedboats call it ignored. to be performed each week. Page 2 stances. pulling up alongside the Stena Impero The vessel, carrying no cargo, was The seizure came hours after a tanker, its name clearly visible. taken to the Iranian port of Bandar PAKISTAN | Vote court in the British overseas territory Troops wearing ski masks and car- Abbas. It would remain there with its Tribal regions hold ‘Tawteen’ receives big of Gibraltar said it would extend by 30 rying machine guns rappelled to its 23 crew – 18 of them Indians – while days the detention of Grace 1, an Ira- deck from a helicopter, the same tac- the accident was investigated, Ira- fi rst provincial polls nian tanker seized two weeks ago in an tics used by British Royal Marines to nian news agencies quoted the head Pakistan’s tribal areas held their first response from investors operation aided by British Royal Ma- seize an Iranian tanker off the coast of of Ports and Maritime Organisation ever provincial elections yesterday. rines on allegations of breaching EU Gibraltar two weeks ago. in southern Hormozgan province, Al- The seven remote districts along the sanctions against Syria. Friday’s action in the global oil lahmorad Afi fi pour, as saying. border with Afghanistan were once atar Petroleum’s (QP) locali- applicants to proceed with the next Hunt said that having spoken to his trade’s most important waterway has Zarif told Britain’s Hunt that the a focal point in the global war on sation initiative, Tawteen, stage of the pre-tendering process in Iranian counterpart Mohamed Javad been viewed in the West as a major ship must go through a legal proc- terror but were brought under the Qwhich was launched this Feb- the fourth quarter 2019. Zarif, Tehran saw the situation as a escalation after three months of con- ess before it could be released, Iran’s control of Pakistani authorities after ruary, had a large participation of of- The success of Tawteen’s earlier “tit for tat”. frontation. ISNA news agency reported. the passage of legislation last year. fi cial bodies and entities, energy sec- phases is a crucial step in actualising “Nothing could be further from the British Defence Secretary Penny The strait, between Iran and the More than 2.8mn people lined up to tor companies and a wide spectrum the vision of QP towards a resilient lo- truth,” he said. Mordaunt called the incident a “hos- Arabian peninsula, is the sole outlet vote for 16 representatives for the of service providers and supporting calised supply chain, economic diver- “Grace 1 was detained legally in Gi- tile act”. Foreign Secretary Jeremy for exports of most Middle Eastern provincial assembly. Page 17 industries. sifi cation, and self-reliance. braltarian waters because it was carry- Hunt said he had expressed “extreme oil. Tawteen received a signifi cant The evaluation of the submission ing oil, against EU sanctions, to Syria, EUROPE | Politics turnout of around 1,500 applications and award of opportunities to selected and that’s why the Gibraltarian au- Huge rally in Moscow as through its investor portal from local investors is undertaken based on a ro- thorities acted totally with respect to investors and leading global suppli- bust governance process that is de- due process and totally within the law. polls anger boils over ers for about 100 new investment op- signed to ensure fair competition be- “Stena Impero was seized in Omani More than 22,000 people packed portunities it off ers in various fi elds, tween all interested investors. waters in clear contravention of inter- a Moscow square yesterday to including engineering services, main- The award of such opportunities is national law. It was then forced to sail demand free and fair local polls, tenance, repair & overhaul (MRO), planned to commence in the fi rst quar- into Iran. incensed by the authorities’ refusal digital technologies, subsurface opera- ter of 2020. “This is totally and utterly unac- to put popular opposition candidates tions, chemicals and metals, as well as The investment opportunities are ceptable. It raises very serious ques- on the ballot. Staging their largest light equipment, business services and only one aspect of Tawteen’s eff orts tions about the security of British protest rally in years, opposition other services across the energy sector intended to increase the local capabili- shipping, and indeed international leaders such as President Vladimir supply chain. ties in services and light manufactur- shipping, in the Strait of Hormuz.” Putin’s top opponent Alexei Navalny Applications are currently under ing supporting the energy sector. Hunt said parliament would be up- and ordinary Muscovites gathered review by Tawteen’s dedicated evalu- For more information, one can visit dated tomorrow about what further This image grab taken from a video provided by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after authorities refused to register ation team. the Tawteen website on www.tawteen. measures the British government off icial website shows the Guard Corps boarding the British-flagged tanker independent candidates. Page 13 Tawteen will respond to accepted com.qa or e-mail [email protected] would take. Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. Blast-off on Moon landing anniversary BA suspends fl ights to Cairo for 7 days Heightened risk of terrorism against aviation, travel advice says Reuters “Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks “Terrorists in Egypt likely main- Cairo tain the intent and capability to target in Egypt. Although most attacks occur in North Sinai, aviation. there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country,” “The greatest threat is on the Sinai ritish Airways abruptly sus- peninsula where Daesh operate with pended fl ights to Cairo for a Britons are warned. “Terrorists in Egypt likely greater freedom, but terrorists are Bweek from yesterday over secu- active in mainland Egypt, including rity concerns, giving no details about maintain the intent and capability to target aviation” Cairo.” what had prompted the move.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Amir Approves Three Cabinet Decisions
    www.thepeninsula.qa Wednesday 29 April 2020 Volume 25 | Number 8242 6 Ramadan - 1441 2 Riyals BUSINESS | 01 PENMAG | 06 SPORT | 12 GWC posts Classifieds Olympic QR50.3m and Services Games chief in net section rules out profits included further delay Amir directs Amir approves three sending urgent medical aid to Cabinet decisions Algeria QNA — DOHA QNA — DOHA of Commerce & Industry. The decision is effective starting from its date of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al issues and is to be published in the Hamad Al Thani has directed Thani approved yesterday the Cabinet official gazette. sending urgent medical aid to decision No. 10 of 2020 to form a H H the Amir also approved yes- the sisterly People’s Demo- committee on real estate sector devel- terday the Cabinet decision No. 12 of cratic Republic of Algeria, in opment strategy. 2020 on the executive regulations of support of efforts of the The committee will be chaired by Law No. 1 of 2020 regarding the unified brothers in Algeria to fight the H E the Minister of Municipality and economic registry. outbreak of the pandemic of Environment. The decision is effective starting coronavirus. The committee will have the mem- from the day following the date of its bership of a representative from each publication in the official gazette. of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Qatari committee Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry Al Thani approved yesterday the gives ‘Maskan of Municipality and Environment, Cabinet decision No.
    [Show full text]
  • A Survey of Groups, Individuals, Strategies and Prospects the Russia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society
    The Russian Opposition: A Survey of Groups, Individuals, Strategies and Prospects The Russia Studies Centre at the Henry Jackson Society By Julia Pettengill Foreword by Chris Bryant MP 1 First published in 2012 by The Henry Jackson Society The Henry Jackson Society 8th Floor – Parker Tower, 43-49 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PS Tel: 020 7340 4520 www.henryjacksonsociety.org © The Henry Jackson Society, 2012 All rights reserved The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and are not necessarily indicative of those of The Henry Jackson Society or its directors Designed by Genium, www.geniumcreative.com ISBN 978-1-909035-01-0 2 About The Henry Jackson Society The Henry Jackson Society: A cross-partisan, British think-tank. Our founders and supporters are united by a common interest in fostering a strong British, European and American commitment towards freedom, liberty, constitutional democracy, human rights, governmental and institutional reform and a robust foreign, security and defence policy and transatlantic alliance. The Henry Jackson Society is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company number 07465741 and a charity registered in England and Wales under registered charity number 1140489. For more information about Henry Jackson Society activities, our research programme and public events please see www.henryjacksonsociety.org. 3 CONTENTS Foreword by Chris Bryant MP 5 About the Author 6 About the Russia Studies Centre 6 Acknowledgements 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8 INTRODUCTION 11 CHAPTER
    [Show full text]
  • Hazm Mebaireek Hospital to Treat Covid-19 Cases
    BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 20 Ashghal implements preventive Qatar Airways Cargo to measures resume belly-hold cargo to combat operations to China virus spread published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11504 March 31, 2020 Sha’ban 7, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Hazm Mebaireek Hospital to treat Covid-19 cases QNA Kaabi said that this decision is part of Doha the pre-emptive plan that the health- care sector is implementing to ensure that any possible increase in the number amad Medical Corporation of Covid-19 patients is managed. (HMC) has announced the des- He pointed out that Hazm Mebai- Hignation of Hazm Mebaireek reek General Hospital was specifi cally General Hospital as a facility for treat- chosen to treat Covid-19 patients be- ing coronavirus patients, with the aim cause the hospital will provide a mod- of providing high-quality care for such ern and advanced environment for the patients in an integrated facility. treatment of patients, both men and HE the Minister of Public Health Dr women of all nationalities. Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari said that the Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital rapid transformation of Hazm Mebaireek has 147 beds, including 42 intensive General Hospital into a facility for treating care beds and 105 inpatient beds. coronavirus patients is an example of the The hospital’s capacity can be in- proactive approach in the healthcare sec- creased to 471 beds (221 beds for inten- tor in the face of this epidemic. sive care and 250 beds for inpatients). She added that the ministry started If needed in the future, it can also pro- to move quickly from the beginning vide a Covid-19 emergency depart- and worked to set standards through ment with a capacity of 150 beds.
    [Show full text]
  • Russia and Arms Control: Are There Opportunities for the Obama Administration?
    RUSSIA AND ARMS CONTROL: ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION? Stephen J. Blank March 2009 Visit our website for other free publication downloads http://www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil/ To rate this publication click here. The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Authors of Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) publication enjoy full academic freedom, provided they do not disclose classified information, jeopardize operations security, or misrepresent official U.S. policy. Such academic freedom empowers them to offer new and sometimes controversial perspectives in the interest of furthering debate on key issues. This report is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited. ***** This publication is subject to Title 17, United States Code, Sections 101 and 105. It is in the public domain and may not be copyrighted. ***** Comments pertaining to this report are invited and should be forwarded to: Director, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Ave, Carlisle, PA 17013-5244. ***** All Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) publications are available on the SSI homepage for electronic dissemination. Hard copies of this report also may be ordered from our homepage. SSI’s homepage address is: www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil. ***** The Strategic Studies Institute publishes a monthly e-mail newsletter to update the national security community on the research of our analysts, recent and forthcoming publications, and upcoming conferences sponsored by the Institute. Each newsletter also provides a strategic commentary by one of our research analysts.
    [Show full text]
  • Quality of Service Measurements- Mobile Services Network Audit 2012
    Quality of Service Measurements- Mobile Services Network Audit 2012 Quality of Service REPORT Mobile Network Audit – Quality of Service – ictQATAR - 2012 The purpose of the study is to evaluate and benchmark Quality Levels offered by Mobile Network Operators, Qtel and Vodafone, in the state of Qatar. The independent study was conducted with an objective End-user perspective by Directique and does not represent any views of ictQATAR. This study is the property of ictQATAR. Any effort to use this Study for any purpose is permitted only upon ictQATAR’s written consent. 2 Mobile Network Audit – Quality of Service – ictQATAR - 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 READER’S ADVICE ........................................................................................ 4 2 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... 5 2.1 TEAM AND EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................ 5 2.2 VOICE SERVICE QUALITY TESTING ...................................................................... 6 2.3 SMS, MMS AND BBM MEASUREMENTS ............................................................ 14 2.4 DATA SERVICE TESTING ................................................................................... 16 2.5 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ...................................................................... 23 3 INDUSTRY RESULTS AND INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK ........................... 25 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • MEMO 98 – Media Monitoring Findings, Final Summary Report 2 Dr
    MEMO 98 – Media Monitoring Findings, Final Summary Report 2 Dr. Susanne Spahn - Thüringen – eine Region mit starken Bindungen zu Russland 47 Alan Posener - Wenn die AfD klingt wie die antiimperialistischen Linken, Welt 73 Boris Schumatsky - Ein Schweizer ist Putins fleißigster Internetkrieger, Die Welt 78 Boris Schumatsky – The Epoch Times 83 Democracy Digest - Ways to neutralize Russia’s disinformation (at least partially) 93 Henk Van Ess & Jane Lytvynenko - This Russian Hacker Says His Twitter Bots Are Spreading 97 Messages To Help Germany’s Far Right Party In The Election, Buzzfeed Henk Van Ess - Anleitung: Tipps um Fake Tweets zu entlarven, ZDF 102 Konstantin von Hammerstein, Roman Höfner and Marcel Rosenbach - March of the Trolls: 120 Right-Wing Activists Take Aim at German Election, Spiegel Online Nikolai Klimeniouk – Einmal Speck und Diesel, FAZ 127 Nikolai Klimeniouk - Eine Minderheit, die keine sein will, Welt 128 GERMANY Parliamentary Elections | 24 September 2017 Media Monitoring Findings FINAL Summary Report (8 July - 22 September 2017) 24 November 2017 MEMO 98 Martinengova 8, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia | www.memo98.sk, [email protected], +421 903 581 591 2 MEMO 98 1. INTRODUCTION MEMO 98, in cooperation with Internews Ukraine, monitored five Russian-speaking channels and three other outlets prior to the 24 September 2017 parliamentary elections in Germany.1 The monitoring was carried out in three different periods between 8 July and 22 September 2017. The methodology included quantitative and qualitative analysis developed by MEMO 98 that conducted similar projects in more than 50 countries over the course oF twenty years since 1998. Given its comprehensive and content-oriented approach, the methodology was specially designed to provide in-depth Feedback on pluralism in media reporting, including coverage of chosen subjects and topics.
    [Show full text]
  • Crisis in Russian Studies? Nationalism (Imperialism), Racism and War
    Crisis in Russian Studies? Nationalism (Imperialism), Racism and War TARAS KUZIO This e-book is provided without charge via free download by E-International Relations (www.E-IR.info). It is not permitted to be sold in electronic format under any circumstances. If you enjoy our free e-books, please consider leaving a small donation to allow us to continue investing in open access publications: http://www.e-ir.info/about/donate/ i Crisis in Russian Studies? Nationalism (Imperialism), Racism and War TARAS KUZIO ii E-International Relations www.E-IR.info Bristol, England 2020 ISBN 978-1-910814-55-0 This book is published under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license. You are free to: • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material Under the following terms: • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. • NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission. Please contact [email protected] for any such enquiries, including for licensing and translation requests. Other than the terms noted above, there are no restrictions placed on the use and dissemination of this book for student learning materials/scholarly use. Production: Michael Tang Cover Image: Triff/Shutterstock A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Population 2018 السكان
    !_ اﻻحصاءات السكانية واﻻجتماعية FIRST SECTION POPULATION AND SOCIAL STATISTICS !+ الســكان CHAPTER I POPULATION السكان POPULATION يعتﺮ حجم السكان وتوزيعاته املختلفة وال يعكسها Population size and its distribution as reflected by age and sex structures and geographical الﺮكيب النوي والعمري والتوزيع الجغراي من أهم البيانات distribution, are essential data for the setting up of اﻻحصائية ال يعتمد علا ي التخطيط للتنمية .socio - economic development plans اﻻقتصادية واﻻجتماعية . يحتوى هذا الفصل عى بيانات تتعلق بحجم وتوزيع السكان This Chapter contains data related to size and distribution of population by age groups, sex as well حسب ا ل ن وع وفئات العمر بكل بلدية وكذلك الكثافة as population density per zone and municipality as السكانية لكل بلدية ومنطقة كما عكسا نتائج التعداد ,given by The Simplified Census of Population Housing & Establishments, April 2015. املبسط للسكان واملساكن واملنشآت، أبريل ٢٠١٥ The source of information presented in this chapter مصدر بيانات هذا الفصل التعداد املبسط للسكان is The Simplified Population, Housing & واملساكن واملنشآت، أبريل ٢٠١٥ مقارنة مع بيانات تعداد Establishments Census, April 2015 in comparison ٢٠١٠ with population census 2010 تقدير عدد السكان حسب النوع في منتصف اﻷعوام ١٩٨٦ - ٢٠١٨ POPULATION ESTIMATES BY GENDER AS OF Mid-Year (1986 - 2018) جدول رقم (٥) (TABLE (5 النوع Gender ذكور إناث المجموع Total Females Males السنوات Years ١٩٨٦* 247,852 121,227 369,079 *1986 ١٩٨٦ 250,328 123,067 373,395 1986 ١٩٨٧ 256,844 127,006 383,850 1987 ١٩٨٨ 263,958 131,251 395,209 1988 ١٩٨٩ 271,685 135,886 407,571 1989 ١٩٩٠ 279,800
    [Show full text]
  • 'Frostpolitik'? Merkel, Putin and German Foreign Policy Towards Russia
    From Ostpolitik to ‘frostpolitik’? Merkel, Putin and German foreign policy towards Russia TUOMAS FORSBERG* Germany’s relationship with Russia is widely considered to be of fundamental importance to European security and the whole constitution of the West since the Second World War. Whereas some tend to judge Germany’s reliability as a partner to the United States—and its so-called Westbindung in general—against its dealings with Russia, others focus on Germany’s leadership of European foreign policy, while still others see the Russo-German relationship as an overall barometer of conflict and cooperation in Europe.1 How Germany chooses to approach Russia and how it deals with the crisis in Ukraine, in particular, are questions that lie at the crux of several possible visions for the future European order. Ostpolitik is a term that was coined to describe West Germany’s cooperative approach to the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries, initiated by Chan- cellor Willy Brandt in 1969. As formulated by Brandt’s political secretary, Egon Bahr, the key idea of the ‘new eastern policy’ was to achieve positive ‘change through rapprochement’ (Wandel durch Annäherung). In the Cold War context, the primary example of Ostpolitik was West Germany’s willingness to engage with the Soviet Union through energy cooperation including gas supply, but also pipeline and nuclear projects.2 Yet at the same time West Germany participated in the western sanctions regime concerning technology transfer to the Soviet Union and its allies, and accepted the deployment of American nuclear missiles on its soil as a response * This work was partly supported by the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence for Choices of Russian Modernisation (grant number 250691).
    [Show full text]
  • Russia and the New Cold War. Current State and Possible Evolution
    Russia and the New Cold War. Current State and Possible Evolution. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 5th, starting with 10.00, at The National Military Club, Alba Iulia Hall, 3rd floor, Constantin Mille Street Entrance. Event Agenda: 10.00-11.30 Panel I. Perspectives on the foreign and security policy of Russia. Possible future actions of Putin's regime. 10.00-10.10 Opening remarks by Ambassador Sergiu Celac, the Honorary Chairman of New Strategy Center, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania • Contribution of Mr. Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov, senior fellow in the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute in Washington, former economic policy advisor to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. 10.50-11:30 Open Discussion 11:30-11:50 Coffee break 11:50 – 13:00 Panel II - The economic and social situation in Russia and the effects of the sanctions Chair: Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania • Contribution of Mr. Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov, senior fellow in the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute in Washington, former economic policy advisor to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin 12:30-13:00 Open Discussion Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov is a Russian economist and former economic policy advisor to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. He works as a senior fellow in the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. Illarionov was born on 16 September 1961, in Sestroretsk, Leningrad Oblast, now a municipal town of Saint Petersburg.
    [Show full text]
  • Strategy Report
    Climate Change Strategy for Urban Planning and Urban Development Sector in the State of Qatar STRATEGY 4 REPORT Executive Summary Introduction GHD Global Pty Ltd (GHD) has been engaged by the Urban Planning Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) to develop a “Climate Change Strategy (CCS) for Urban Planning and Urban Development Sector in the State of Qatar”. This report comprises Stage 4 of the CCS – Strategy development and action plans. Qatar has seen immense growth in industry, population and size of urban settlements over the last 30 years. This has been driven by the oil and natural gas reserves that have been developed, contributing to one of the highest per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world (Forbes, 2012). In response to this growth, a number of documents have been developed to guide and manage the impacts associated with these changes, including: • Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV 2030) • Qatar National Development Strategy 2011-2016 (QNDS 2011-2016) • Qatar National Masterplan (QNMP) One aspect identified in multiple plans was the potential impact of climate change on Qatar. This has led Qatar to undertake studies to understand the impacts and challenges associated with climate change. The primary objective of this CCS is to address how urban planning and urban development can be managed to mitigate climate change and reduce its impacts. The focus on urban planning and development is achieved by concentrating on aspects directly or indirectly related to spatial land use in Qatar that influence or can be impacted by climate change. This report comprises the deliverable for Stage 4 of the Project and presents climate change mitigation and adaption measures for Qatar in relation to urban planning and the associated action and implementation plans.
    [Show full text]
  • R Ussian O Utlook
    Spring 2011 Nyetizdat: How the Internet Is Building Civil Society in Russia By Leon Aron In the past decade, Russia has experienced explosive growth in the spread of the Internet and its applica- tions. As in other authoritarian regimes, where the national media are state controlled, censored, or self- censored, the Russian “net” has become “a shelter in the world of censorship.”1 In this “shelter” capacity, “Ru.net,” as it is known in Russia, is reminiscent of samizdat (literally, “self-publishing”), an under- ground network of banned fiction and nonfiction copied and clandestinely disseminated in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s. Samizdat was central to preserving at least a trickle of uncensored infor- mation during the bleakest years of the Brezhnev “stagnation,” and in doing so paved the way for pere- stroika and glasnost. In breaking outside the perimeter of officially sanctioned public debate, Ru.net harks back to its legendary predecessor. It thus may be named nyetizdat, since in Russian “no” and “net” have Russian Outlook Russian an identical spelling and sound.2 Growing daily in penetration and sophistication, nyetizdat is a major and evolving factor in Russian politics today and, even more so, tomorrow. f course, just as today’s authoritarian Russia Ois not the totalitarian Soviet Union of the 1970s, so too does nyetizdat differ from samizdat, Key points in this Outlook: not only in its medium but also in the regime’s • Russia can be divided into two nations: the management of it. Unlike the producers and con- “television nation” and the “Internet nation.” sumers of nyetizdat, those caught publishing, dis- Although most Russians still get their daily seminating, and reading samizdat could be fired from their jobs and expelled from colleges; at news from television, the minority who rely worst they were sent to prisons and camps.
    [Show full text]