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Fidel Castro holding the prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau

By ShamsMarch 19, 2017Media, Politicscanada, Fidel Castro, justin trudeau, prime minister

Fidel Castro holding the prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. pic.twitter.com/JgEbpOLCTj — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 18. März 2017

Putin: ‘USA’s get-out attitude to Russia unacceptable’

By Guest PostDecember 20, 2012Politicsadoption, american citizens, anarchy, anti russian law, anti soviet law, ban, capital in russia, cia prisons, dmitry anatolievich, echo, Economy, euro area, foreign adoption, foreign journalists, gdp, get out attitude, industrial growth, inflation rate, izvestia, jackson vanik amendment, m 10 highway, magnitsky act, military personnel, moscow, moscow radio station, negative attitude, poor harvest, prime minister, putin, recession, russia, russian, russian children, russian officials, russian president, skolkovo project, st. petersburg, stability in russia, state duma, statistics, united states, vladimir putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin started his large press conference at midday, December 20^th. The conference brought together more than 1,200 Russian and foreign journalists.

The head of state started with statistics. According to him, the growth of GDP in January-October of this year made up 3.7 percent. According to Vladimir Putin, this is a good result. Recession in the world economy (and in particular in the euro area) became an obstacle for reaching better results, as well as a poor harvest in Russia. Last year, more than 90 million tons of grain were collected. This year, the harvest has dropped to 74 million tons. (more…)

Steve Ballmer Talks Up Windows 8 and Windows Phone in Europe and Israel

By Guest PostNovember 13, 2012Technologyberlin, david cameron, discovery event, era, Europe, Germany, Israel, london, Microsoft, microsoft ceo, modern jago, Paris, prime minister, shoreditch area, smart mice, software, start ups, steve ballmer, tech, tel aviv, uk, wave, windows 8, windows phone, windows rt, xbox

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in Europe and Israel last week to showcase Microsoft’s wave of newly updated products, including Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Surface with Windows RT. He reinforced to customers, developers, students and others that the company is moving into a new era.

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 13, 2012 – World, meet Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Surface. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last week took Microsoft’s wave of new products on the road, visiting Europe and Israel.

He said the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, an upcoming new version Office, and updates to the company’s Xbox platform—all part of the biggest wave of updates in the company’s history—signify that Microsoft has entered a new era. (more…)

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for Egypt’s Presidency: UMD Poll

By Guest PostMay 22, 2012Politics2011 revolution, abd al menem abul fotouh, ahmed shafiq, amr mousa, arab league chief, arabs, Economy, egypt, egyptians, gamal abdel nasser, hamdeen sabahi, iran, islamic sharia law, islamist moderate, Israel, king abdullah, middle east, mohamed morsi, muslim brotherhood, nasserist, palestinians, parliamentary election, political scientist, presidency, President Obama, prime minister, recep teyyib erdogan, salafi, saudi arabia, shibley telhami, syria, turkey, umd poll, university of maryland

Majority of Egyptians Faults Brotherhood Fielding its Own Candidate

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the race as fluid.

The poll confirms the strategic damage inflicted by the Brotherhood’s decision to field its own candidate, after saying it would not. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed (71 percent) called the decision a “mistake.”

The poll also shows Egyptians approaching the race differently from Parliamentary elections, focusing more on personal trust and the economy over party affiliation. (more…)

Russia Asks China Not to Clone Su-35 Fighters

By Guest PostMarch 7, 2012Economy, Weapons30 millimeter cannon, aircraft, bombs, celestial empire, China, chinese counterfeits, chinese fighter j 10, defense, defense spending, gdp growth, growth rate, intellectual property, kommersant, missiles, moscow, multi role, national peoples congress, nato flanker e, prime minister, russia, russian su 27, russian technology, su 35 fighter jets, voice of russia, wen jiabao

Russia was ready to sign a contract with China to supply 48 multi-role Su-35 fighter jets. However, Russia put forward a condition to the Celestial Empire. Moscow demands guarantees that the aircraft will not be further copied for sale.

According to Kommersant, the amount of the expected transaction could reach $4 billion, or approximately $85 million per unit. If the contract is signed, it will be the largest arms contract of the last decade. (more…)

Putin Wins in Landslide Victory, Opposition Surrenders

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2012Politicsassociation golos, communist party, gennady zyuganov, manezhnaya square, mikhail prokhorov, moscow, president medvedev, presidential election, prime minister, russia, russian federation, russian president, sergei mironov, victory, vladimir putin, vladimir zhirinovsky, voice

Sitting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won the presidential election in Russia. He received the votes from 63.82 percent of electors, who took part in the voting on March 4^th. Gennady Zyuganov, the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, comes second with 17.18 percent. Ninety-nine percent of ballot papers have been processed so far.

Mikhail Prokhorov takes the third place with 7.77 percent. Vladimir Zhirinovsky comes next with 6.23 percent. Sergei Mironov comes last with only 3.84 percent. (more…)

Personal Relationships Key to Successful Diplomacy: Mulroney

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2011Politicsacid rain accord, alan gotlieb, brian mulroney, canada, canadian prime minister, collapse of communism, george bush, influential player on global security, north american free trade agreement, ottawa, peter munk, prime minister, ronald reagan, second world war, united states, university of toronto, us president, Washington

*Former prime minister’s speech honours Alan Gotlieb, former ambassador to U.S.*

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, the man entrepreneur Peter Munk described as “one of our greatest statesmen,” attributed much of his success – and Canada’s under his leadership – to the personal relationships he and his ambassador cultivated with leaders south of the border.

Mulroney spoke at a University of Toronto conference, Diplomacy in the Digital Age, Oct. 13, an event held in honour of Alan Gotlieb, the former ambassador to the United States who served three prime ministers. (more…)

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