The Netherlands important supplier of Egypt’s arms
DOWNLOAD Dutch arms export to Egypt The authoritarian regime of Mubarak was armed mainly by the US. But also arms sales from the Netherlands are bigger than one would expect. The sale of armoured personnel carriers (a small kind of tanks) during the mid nineties is still one of the biggest sales in the history [...]
Andes Economic Newsletter
The fifth edition of the Andes Economic Newsletter from the Royal Dutch Embassies of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela is released. Topics of conversation: the most important economical developments, tenders, promising sectors and an overview of stocks and activities. The newsletter is in Dutch and can be downloaded HERE. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious [...]
Israeli settler kills Palestinian farmer
Israeli settler kills Palestinian farmer in Iraq Burin 28/1/11 Armed Illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank taking over Palestinian land, both private and public, usually walk down from their settlements, located on hilltops, to harass farmers in the surrounding area to prevent them from tending their land, their only source of living. The settlers [...]
Not a march and not a million, but literally millions ask Mubarak to go away
Most important development of the last days: the army announced that it will not open fire on Egyptian civilians. Spokesman Ismail Etman of the army made a statement on Monday that the army recognizes the ‘right to freedom of expression’ and ‘the legitimate demands of the people’ and that the army will not use force [...]
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