Noticias

The Kajang by-election will be a battle between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional candidates, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, dismissing the independent candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring. 

A controversial law approved by Parliament over the weekend turns the justice minister into a “Chief Qadi” for the country, as the law empowers him with extraordinary authority, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has suggested. 

Speaking at a press conference at Parliament on Feb. 17, CHP Deputy Chair Faruk Loğoğlu said the law’s eventual aim was to “transform the state into a Sultanate.” 

Religious scholars in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday urged the masses to take active part in the April presidential and provincial council elections.

Several religious scholars gathered in the Spin mosque in provincial capital and underlined the importance of elections for a peaceful change.

Maulvi Mirza Turabi, a prayer leader, said the gathering was aimed to discuss various aspects of the role and character of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, called for the termination of policies against the Federal government and face together in the fight opposed to Al-Shabaab movement.

Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to the country yesterday and called for the cessation following his saying that it was a obligation and necessitation for the citizens to be alongside each other in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

A number of government MPs have signed a report seeking the dismissal of the head of the High Inspectorate for Disclosure and Audit of Assets, Zana Xhuka.

The report, prepared by three Socialist MPs Armando Subashi, Piro Lutaj and Ulsi Manaj, calls on parliament to annul Xhuka’s election as chief inspector of HIDAA because she lacks the specific educational qualifications required by law.

The MPs also accuse Xhuka of blocking the control and audit of public officials since she took over at the HIDAA in January 2013.

La guerre entre Abdelilah Benkirane et Hamid Chabat n’est pas finie. Lors d’une émission sur 2M, diffusée dimanche 16 février, le secrétaire général du parti de l’Istiqlal affirme que Benkirane « n’est pas digne d’être un homme d’état ».

Saharamédias a appris de sources averties que le président de l’Union des forces de progrès(UFP), Mohamed Ould Maouloud, devait rencontrer, ce lundi, le Premier ministre Moulay Ould Mohamed Laghdaf.

Le président Issaka SIDIBE trône, depuis mercredi dernier, sur un bureau de 18 membres contre 22 pour le bureau sortant 2012-2013 : 8 vice-présidents, 2 questeurs et 8 secrétaires parlementaires contre 10 vice-présidents, 2 questeurs et 10 secrétaires parlementaires.

Attendue le week-end qui vient de s’écouler, la démission du gouvernement Oumar Tatam Ly I n’a pas eu lieu du fait, selon des sources bien informées, de l’arrivée ce mardi de sa majesté le Roi Mohammed VI du Maroc à Bamako. Ce serait, analyse-t-on dans la haute sphère de l’Etat, faire preuve d’indécence et de manque d’égard à l’endroit du souverain chérifien que d’être dans les tractations pour la formation d’une nouvelle équipe gouvernementale, avec des ministres n’expédiant que les affaires courantes avant de recevoir ce » grand ami du Mali ».