Condy Receive More Gifts Official instead of Bush

Washington - Protection Rules can be put George W. Bush as a leader of the highest in the government of the United States (U.S.), but in a matter of giving a gift from a foreign government, Foreign Minister Condoleezza Rice even get more attention. Head elegant diplomat noted that receive a set of diamond and ruby jewelry from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, which is worth 165,000 U.S. dollars, according to an official list of prizes issued this week by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the U.S., as reported AFP. King of Jordan Abdullah II gave Rice a set of jewelry comes from the emerald and diamond, which consists of a necklace, bracelet, earrings and a ring worth 147,000 U.S. dollars, according to a report on gifts received by U.S. officials throughout 2007.

Meanwhile, Bush's wife, Laura, also receive a set of jewelry that comes from the diamond and sapphire from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but it owns only worth half that given to Rice, that is 85,000 U.S. dollars. Among the list of gifts given to the Mother Country USA is the "various kinds of nuts and dried fruits" of the Dalai Lama, worth six U.S. dollars. Some of the gifts received by President Bush kegemarannya reflect on the simple enjoyment of nature such as cycling and cross-clearing underbrush in the farm in Texas.

In connection with that, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick remember that the U.S. leader with the Swedish-made electric chainsaws equipped with a "hand of a comfortable grip." All the prizes is still officially became the property of the country, because U.S. law prohibits government officials to accept gifts from the governments of foreign countries.

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GECF form new organization

Some countries the main gas exporters, including Russia, Iran and Venezuela agree to the details of the formation of a new organization with the goal of coordinating policies together. In a meeting in the Russian capital, Moscow State Exporters Gas Forum (GECF) said they will establish permanent offices in Doha, Qatar. In addition, they also agreed charter. Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Russia, Agus Sriyono, said, the government of Indonesia as a member of GECF are likely to join the grouping.

Previously this when opening the meeting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says era of cheap gas has ended. Putin said, mine gas costs jumped sharply, so that "the resources, cheap energy, cheap gas, of course menjekati end."

'OPEC new?'
Meeting this raises the question whether these countries want to form organizations such as OPEC, which represents the country pengeskpor oil.Consumer countries worried that the gas will encourage the development of this increase in the price of gas, the meeting in Moscow this. will concern the security of energy can cause the organization officially be gazed gas exporter countries in Europe and the United States.There are concerns that such organizations will hold a monopoly on the supply of the gas world, and set a price for the interests of their own.However, industry analysts say, the technical difference between the market of oil and gas likely cause established organization such as OPEC in the gas sector occur difficult for a while.
Russia is the world's largest gas producer.

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The mission extension Troops Foreign Iraqi Parliament Approved

Baghdad, TUESDAY - The members of the Iraqi parliament has approved a resolution to allow the British troops and other foreign non-United States remain in the country after the UN mandate expires at the end of this year. With the approval of the Iraqi parliament gave the government the authority to sign agreement on the presence of foreign troops non-US post-2008.

Resolution that allows teams of foreign troops remain in the territory of Iraq to the end of July next year. U.S. troops presence has been regulated by a separate agreement. In the agreement, the United States army will return before the end of the year 2011.

Giving voice to British troops and the presence of foreign troops took place after the head of the Iraqi parliament, Mahmoud Mashhadani reverse.
He didesak to resign after calling the members of parliament, the Iraqi parliament as the worst in the world.Most foreign troops non-US, which is currently in Iraq were coming from Britain. British troops will leave Iraq at the latest the end of July next year, said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week.

Foreign troops other non-U.S. soldiers, including Australia and Romania. The question related to the political head of the Iraqi parliament voting problems cause a bit of the mandate held Monday pending."Vote Tuesday ketidakmenentuan end one week on the legal status of the British and other foreign troops in Iraq," said BBC journalist Caroline Wyatt from Basra

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Opossum Party of Malaysia disagree Back

KUALA LUMPUR, first - Malaysia's opposition Islamic Party again at odds with allies from the party of non-Muslims. This happens because the Islamic Party still supports the implementation of sharia law. Husam Musa, Vice Chairman of the Party Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), be caught in the rain criticism from other party members who joined together in the opposition coalition. PAS alliances with three other parties. Husam criticized when states in a forum on Saturday (20/12), that partainya hope to encourage the implementation of religious law if the opposition to power. Husam, Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, expressed horror over the controversy his speech. He did not mention that the new policy because partainya many people have been known since that time. "We still cling to the opinion, and we can not mengesampingkannya. However, we assure our allies, on the implementation of the action there will be no coercion volition. There should be a decision from all the opposition members if we want to apply the law, "he said.

Long discourse

Islamic Party for many years has been to create a discourse about the state based on religion. This discourse on the support of the Malaysian Muslim citizens in rural Kelantan and Terengganu.

However, PAS and weaken the discourse that after forming political alliances with the Party of Democratic Action, which most members are citizens of China and Malaysia multiras party People's Justice Party before the general election in March last. Alliances are not presumed to get a significant voice.

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Israel Ready "Hamas Rocket Attack"

Jerusalem, it - Israel opened a military training simulation for the possibility of a missile attack launched by the city to a number of militant Gaza. Training on Tuesday (23/12) involve citizens in the region have not been hiding militant rocket and is in the region that is not faced with the Gaza area.

Training is at once showed concern that Israel against militant rocket reported to have roaming with the power to enter areas that far in Israel and is feared to strike central settlements in the main southern Israel.

Training includes emergency services and police and the combined response to anticipate the possibility of attacks directed to the schools. Leaders of Israel security agency Shin Bet has the militant Hamas rocket that can travel as far as 30 kilometers and 2 pound largest city in southern Israel, Ashdod and Beersheba.

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Mugabe: 'Zimbabwe belong to me'

President Robert Mugabe said Zimbabwe belong to me "and rejected the appeal of a number of African leaders in order to stand down. "I do not, not, will never surrender," he told the members of the delegation party Zanu-PF leadership in power in the party's annual conference.
Mugabe also said he already sepucuk send a letter to the leaders of the main opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai, invites to be taken oath as prime minister. Previous Tsvangirai says he will pull out of the division of powers unless the abduction of supporting stopped. He said more than 40 members of the Movement for Democratic Change leader and lost accuse Zanu-PF terror campaign conduct.

Zimbabwe currently experiencing economic destruction and epidemic cholera.

The United Nations on Thursday reported a number of death due to disease is increased to 1123 and that 20,896 people contracting.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday that the ancient method used to treat people with the epidemic that can not bring hope for the suffering people of Zimbabwe, and calls for greater assistance to be sent. "I believe the situation now, at variance with President Mugabe said that, of all the evidence we have increasingly worsened and worsened very quickly," Brown said in a press conference in London. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United States African affairs Jendayi Frazer said "there is total destruction of the system at this time" and called on Zimbabwe that Mugabe step down.

'A series of lies'

But in a speech challenging the party's annual conference in Zanu-PF in Bindura, President Mugabe menkankan "those who can defeat Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the Zimbabwe people." "I do not, not, will never surrender. Zimbabwe is owned by me, I am of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe for the Zimbabwe people," he said. Mugabe said, criticism of the international community against a government deal with outbreaks of cholera is a "series of lies." "I can not be intimidated. Even if I threatened will be cut, I believe the following and confidence that will not be lost: Zimbabwe ours, not the UK," he added.

He also ask whether countries neighboring Zimbabwe "have the courage to order military intervention." "Why would they come and what they will do in the military here? When they come they will threaten our stability," he added.

"There will be a war that need not be preceded with a stupid, stupid because inducement is coming from sources that stupid."

Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade joined with a number of senior African politicians who proclaim that Mugabe step down Friday.

He told French newspaper La Croix that he had support Mugabe, but now he considers Mugabe is the cause of many problems in Zimbabwe.

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