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Oil for Security Libya’s rebel-led National Transitional Council (NTC) was reported to have struck a deal with France. It will assign 35 percent of Libya’s crude oil reserves to France – a permanent member of the UN Security Council – in return for its support. French paper Liberation reported this news with a leaked letter to the [...] Back To Life For Libyan Oil Libya’s enigmatic leader Muammar Gadaffi is gone. And now, it is business as usual for Libya as the economy – which came to a screeching halt during the insurgency this year – comes back to life. Leading the charge is the Libyan oil and gas industry as it is the most [...] The Problem For French Courts Courts in France now have to work out how to prosecute women who defy the law banning the wearing of the full-face veil in public, because a woman charged under this law turned up in court wearing the very garment she was not supposed to wear, a burka. The police were under [...] The Law Banning The Niqab From April 11 women in France will be banned from wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in any public place—that is, anywhere except in homes, in a religious place, or in a private car, unless they are deemed to be driving without a clear field of vision. The Penalty For Breaking The Law Women breaking [...] The Proposed Burqa Ban A group of members of parliament from the anti-immigration Northern League party, which is part of the right-wing coalition, have produced a bill proposing that burqas be banned for security reasons. The proposal is an amendment of the 1975 law that punishes anyone who covers his or her face with anything that prevents [...] French Senate’s Vote To Ban The Full-Face Veil As expected, the French Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill that would ban women from wearing the full-face veil. If the bill passes review by the Constitutional Council and possible mediations and appeals, it could become effective by the spring of 2011. Terrorist Alert At Eiffel Tower Shortly after [...] Progress Of The Bill The French bill against the full-face veil is expected to be ratified by the Senate this month. However, possible repercussions that the nation might face if the bill becomes law are being expressed outside France. The French Anti-Burqa Bill The official name of the bill is the “bill to forbid concealing one’s face in [...] Anti-Burqa Bill Passes Lower House In France As expected, the 557-seat French National Assembly, the lower house, voted overwhelmingly for the bill to ban full-face veils in public. There were 335 votes for and 1 against. The Socialists and the Greens abstained. The Socialists are said to favor a ban but only in specific places. Before the [...] Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Revels In Foes’ Misery Life slowly resumes back to its normalcy for the disappointed fans of soccer teams that crashed out from the early stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, there is no one as delightful as Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s Foreign Minister, when the United States of America – often referred [...] Council of Europe’s Resolution And Its Implications Just as countries in Europe are rushing one after the other to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has unanimously passed a resolution warning that governments that do so would be denying women “who genuinely and freely desire to do [...] |
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