Yemen, Syria, Iraq Live Updates

Letter of Invitation: Info session regarding Property Investment, Subdivision, Development, Buying/ Selling Residential, Commercial, Rural Properties and Businesses. I am available in person (Tue/Thu at 1289 South Rd, St. Marys, SA 5042 12 to 5 p.m) or on cell to answer any questions, and concerns you have to decide about your Real Estate. (Cell: 0431 138 537) Sources: Hayakal Bafna East Yemen update : Seizure of 4 trucks containing heavy arms "bound for Houthis" in Sawm, eastern inland Hadhramaut. Islah media makes a disgustingly baseless claim that much loved Hadhrami cleric Habib Umar Bin Hafidz of Dar Al Mustafa has made a deal for Houthi militia to move in force into Tarim. Oman-Yemen border : A place to watch in coming days. Things are being stirred up there, especially in Al Mahra province. Islah media claims that Oman & Iran armed forces in "civilian attire" landed tonight on Al Mahra coast, with Houthi militia. Local sources in Al Mahra told me a few days back small groups of AQAP were deploying along the Oman-Yemen border area from Hadhramaut. There was one media claim that IS militants were on the way to Al Mukalla city from the west. AQAP checkpoints are out in full force in Al Mukalla, city Hadhramaut today, pestering locals. Saleh media say AQAP just received a batch of armoured vehicles from Saudi Arabia. Statement issued by Hadhramaut tribal, civil society, local leaders give Hadi regime till end of October to remove AQAP. Or else. Shabwah governor warns that province may fall to AQAP soon. Houthis still in control of 3 districts. He has also ordered all oil production shut down : Complains that Shabwah produces 35K barrels of crude oil daily sent to Marib refinery, but no fuel gets sent back to the province in return. Saudi war on Yemen? Forget that... Tonight's Ali Abdullah Saleh speech is a brand new Yemeni declaration of war on Saudi Arabia. =============================== Source: Adnan Darwash The 60,000 Toyota 4-wheel drive pickup trucks were not dropped by US C-130 but were driven across the Syrian borders from Jordan and Turkey. The Russians gave Toyota co. engine numbers of cars captured in Syria. Toyota said 60,000 ISIS 4X drive came from Qatar, Jordan, UAE and KSA. All bearded fighters armed by the CIA and assisted by Jordan and Israel are no more than foreign mercenaries implementing USraeli designs. Castro was castigated for sharing similar ideology with USSR. But no-one dares to castigate the Saudis for sharing ISIS/Daesh ideology! 'US exporting revolution (terrorism) to assert imperialism' — RT Op-Edge rt.com/op-edge/318553… Never trust the US: Iraq bombs Daesh based on anti-ISIS Quartet intelligence ptv.io/20Kb Saudi Arabia and US need to rush supplies as Daesh loses 'most' military equipment in Russia airstrikes ptv.io/20Ki US fools never learn: Little doubt US arms delivered to Syrian opposition to fall into terrorists' hands — RT News rt.com/news/318537-us… One million dollar question: Can the US trust the ‘Free Syrian Army’? — RT Op-Edge rt.com/op-edge/318538… Not Unusual: The Americans and the Saudis hire unmarked planes to drop supplies to besieged ISIS in Iraq and to good terrorists in Syria. Not Unusual: Mohamed Al-Golani, head of Al-Nusrat Front in Syria, puts a bounty $ on the head of Assad and Nassarullah but not on Netanyahu! Nothing unusual: ISIS and the Americans are using foreign Mercenaries to do the dirty works for them. Many Iraqis are not trusted by ISIS. An inside Job: Ex-director CIA led 'cover-up' of Kennedy assassination: Report ptv.io/20IX Only a well-connected force can distort facts: Israel one of the sponsors of JFK assassination: American scholar ptv.io/20Ik Biggest blows for Israel: 1.A new Intifada 2.Defeat of terrorist allies in Syria 3.Fall of Barzani 4.Victory of Hezb, Iran . It is better for an unified Iraq and for the Kurds if USraeli agent, autocratic and corrupt Barzani, is toppled and goes to live in the USA. USraeli agents in Syria and Kurdistan are losing ground after being exposed as cheap and corrupt traitors. Iraq is the only country that recognises the Kurdish Language and Culture and considers them as an essential component of the population. Advised by the USraelis, Barzani believed that dividing and weakening Iraq is in the Kurds best interests. The complete opposite is true. The US Policy of Using and Dumping Allies included Kurdish Barzani who was abandoned despite offering MOSSAD and CIA bases in North Iraq. US-appointed Corrupt Al-Maliki and Corrupt Warlord Barzani must face trial for looting Iraq and filling their pockets from shady deals. Long-awaited rebellion against pro-USraeli corrupt autocratic warlord Barzani. Barzani profited from US occupation by selling oil to Israel. The US policy of Using and Dumping allies extends to include the discredited Syrian Mercenaries left at the mercy of Putin's war planes. Autocratic Barzani pockets oil proceeds, central government contributions while Kurdish school teachers haven't been paid for three months. The useless US-led West, the effective Putin's actions and the dramatic drop in the price of oil are having significant impacts inside Iraq. يا جميع أيش الافضل ترجيم انجليزي ل "الدنبوع"؟ By Spraying President Putin of Russia with his winner's Champaign, Lewis Hamilton increased the prestige of Putin and decreased his. China’s military advisers ‘heading to Syria to help fight ISIS’ – report — RT News rt.com/news/316705-ch… Intercepted ISIS communications show 'growing panic' after Russian airstrikes - combat report — RT News rt.com/news/318284-ru… Obama failed to defend US blacks: White officer's fatal shooting of black boy with pellet gun justified: Reports ptv.io/20Fg Jews must go back to 1948 Borders: Israel’s domination of Palestinians makes violence inevitable | Mairav Zonszein gu.com/p/4d7fx/stw @jeremycorbyn The International Community has allowed Israel to breach 39 UNSCO resolutions and to develop and stockpile hundreds of NUKES. @jeremycorbyn After the minimum living wage for a working person, is it timely or appropriate to campaign for a minimum living Pension? @camanpour @ZhannaNemtsova Time has changed while Amanpour continues to be a boring her master's US voice. Supporting Terror: Erdogan, Qatar Emir, Saudi King, Jordanian King, CIA, David Cameron and Fabius Should Get a Dose of their own Medicine. In solidarity with the Palestinians; Jordan, Egypt, Qatar and Morocco should cut all contacts with Israel and expel MOSSAD agents. US help to ISIS! 1. Iraqi Mobilisation force gets bombed by 'friendly' fires. 2. Unmarked planes dropping supplies to besieged ISIS forces. The short-sighted US foreign policy that undermined if not humiliated the Russians in Libya and Iraq pushed Putin to move swiftly in Syria. Saddam was indirectly encouraged by US to invade Kuwait. With tacit US approval, Saudi Arabia went into Yemen. Follow US advice and lose! In order to punish Iran and Russia, the US asked Saudi Arabia to help crashing the oil price. Now the Saudis are in an economic deep hole. Instead of keeping quiet and enjoying their wealth, the Saudis are being pushed to Take Steps Longer than their Legs in Yemen and in Syria! --- It will help US image in the M.E. if pressure is put on Israel to abide by International Law and to stop the killing of Palestinians. Despite being in an Economic Dire Strait, the Saudis can't stop supporting USraeli designs in Syria and Yemen while oil is at $50 a barrel. Ethnic divide of US-Russian attacks on ISIS. Unlike the Sunnis, Shiites of Iraq support Putin and believe US & Saudi allies created ISIS. Double Standards and Selective Morality of the US-led West have been fuelling discontent and causing violence. Question V: Why the UN doesn't interfere to stop the Saudis and their USraeli mentors from attacking Yemen and massacring Civilians? Question IV: Why the UN allows Israel to continue occupying territories from Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon which causes violence? Question III: Why IAEA doesn't put pressure on Israel to dismantle its massive arsenal of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons? Question II: Why no sanctions were imposed on Israel despite being in breach of 39 UN Security Council Resolutions? Question I: Why only Jews were compensated for losses sustained during the Holocaust and not the majority of inmates who were at Auschwitz? Obama may not be a Black President But Putin is a Muslim for opening the largest mosque in Europe and for supporting Iran, Iraq and Syria. Unbelievable Palestinian Courage: Palestinian youths try to disarm Israeli SS troops braving death and disregarding their homes blown up. Nazi practices: 1. German Ueber all. God preferred Jews over other creatures. 2. SS=Schutz Stafel, ISRAEL= IDF 3. Killing with impunity Brave anti-establishment campaigner Corbyn misses meeting the Queen because he was on HOLIDAY dailym.ai/1L1xIMD via @MailOnline Putin missiles are forcing the US to cancel USraeli-Saudi plan to establishing a Sunni province in Iraq on areas currently occupied by ISIS. The US and its allies tried in vain to tie the hands of Putin in the Ukraine. But the Russian Lion's Warplanes came out roaring over Syria. It is unbelievable that the USA and Israel violate International Laws, Human Right Convention and Sovereignty of Countries, with impunity. It is Unbelievable seeing Israeli Children of Nazi atrocities abuse Palestinians in 'modern' concentration camps! Unbelievable Jewish Cowardice: Jews were led like sheep by German SS to Gas chambers. Unbelievable Palestinian Courage: Arab Youths try to disarm Israeli SS troops braving death and disregarding their homes being blown up. Who will punish the Americans? The US governmental and private agencies have been violating the privacy of every human being on earth. =============================== Tue Oct 13, 2015 | 1:28 PM EDT Iraq using info from new intelligence center to bomb Islamic State: official Militant Islamist fighters hold the flag of Islamic State (IS) while taking part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014 file photo. Reuters/Stringer Iraq using info from new intelligence center to...X By Babak Dehghanpisheh BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has begun bombing Islamic State insurgents with help from a new intelligence center with staff from Russia, Iran and Syria, a senior parliamentary figure said on Tuesday about cooperation seen as a threat to U.S. interests in the region. The center has been operational for about a week, and it provided intelligence for air strikes on a gathering of middle-level Islamic State figures, Hakim al Zamili, the head of parliament's defense and security committee, told Reuters. The new security apparatus based in Baghdad suggests the United States is losing clout in a strategic oil-producing Middle East, where it has been heavily invested for years. Two weeks ago Russia started bombing anti-government rebels in neighboring Syria, including the ultra hardline Islamic State, to support its ally, President Bashar al-Assad, to the consternation of the West. Iraqi officials, frustrated with the pace and depth of the U.S. military campaign against Islamic State, have said they will lean heavily on Washington's former Cold War rival Russia in the battle against the Sunni Muslim jihadists. Two Russian one-star generals are stationed at the intelligence center in Baghdad, according to an Iraqi official who asked not to be named. Zamili, a leading Shi'ite Muslim politician, said each of the four member countries has six members in the intelligence sharing and security cooperation cell, which holds meetings in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" that once housed the headquarters of the U.S. occupation. “We find it extremely useful," the Iraqi official said. “The idea is to formalize the relationship with Iran, Russia and Syria. We wanted a full-blown military alliance.” Iran, a longtime Middle East adversary of the United States, already boasts deep influence in Iraq. Iranian military advisers help direct Baghdad's campaign against Islamic State, which aims to expand its self-proclaimed caliphate in the Middle East. It is Russia's participation in the intelligence hub that is causing the most Western anxiety. Washington, with a history of close security links with Baghdad, now worries the intelligence center may foster closer Russian-Iraqi ties, particularly with respect to operations against Islamist militants, a U.S. security official said. The United States believes the main point of the intelligence pact, which also covers operations in Syria, is to show that Russia is taking a greater role in the conflict in the neighboring country, said the official. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said he would welcome Russian air strikes against Islamic State on Iraqi soil. The Baghdad government, and allied Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias who are leading the fight against Islamic State in Iraq, say the United States lacks the decisiveness and the readiness to supply weapons needed to eliminate militancy in the region. Washington denies such accusations. U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State militants who control a third of Iraq, have failed to turn the tide in Iraq's conflict, which has sapped the OPEC oil producer's finances and fueled sectarian bloodletting. Iraqi warplanes bombed a convoy this week that was thought to be carrying Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, based on information from the center, said Zamili. Security officials later said Baghdadi had not been in the convoy. "We can get a lot of use from Russian intelligence, even if they don't do air strikes," Zamili said. Sami al-Askari, a former member of the Iraqi parliament and one-time senior adviser to ex-prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, said Iraq was aware of the sensitivities of the new arrangement. “The Iraqi government wants to do this in a way that doesn’t look like they’re pushing the Americans away,” he said. (Additional reporting by Mark Hosenball in Washington; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Mark Heinrich) ================= BEIRUT (AP) — Amid the ornate walls of Damascus' famed Omayyad Mosque, preacher Maamoun Rahmeh stood before worshippers last week, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a "giant and beloved leader" who has "destroyed the myth of the self-aggrandizing America." Posters of Putin are popping up on cars and billboards elsewhere in parts of Syria and Iraq, praising the Russian military intervention in Syria as one that will redress the balance of power in the region. The Russian leader is winning accolades from many in Iraq and Syria, who see Russian airstrikes in Syria as a turning point after more than a year of largely ineffectual efforts by the U.S.-led coalition to dislodge the Islamic State militants who have occupied significant parts of the two countries. The reactions underscore that while the West may criticize Putin for supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad, there is some relief in the region at the emergence of a player with a coherent — if controversial — strategy. "Putin does more than just speak," said Sohban Elewi of Damascus, summing up the views of Syrians on opposing camps who regard U.S. policy in Syria and Iraq as fumbled and confused. Russia began its air campaign in Syria on Sept. 30, joining the fray of those bombing Syria at a critical time for Assad and his embattled troops. The Syrian army's loss of the northern province of Idlib opened the way for rebels to come dangerously close to the coastal Alawite heartland, leaving his soldiers there vulnerable and dejected. Russia insists it is targeting the Islamic State group and other "terrorists." But Syrian rebels and opposition activists say Moscow's warplanes in recent days have focused on Idlib and the central province of Hama, hitting U.S.-backed rebels in areas with no IS militants. The planes also have provided air cover for Syrian ground troops who launched an offensive in central Syria, reinforcing the belief that Russia's main aim is to shore up Assad's forces. In addition to the warplanes taking off from a base in Latakia, Russian ships in the Caspian Sea have fired cruise missiles that fly nearly 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) over Iran and Iraq to strike Raqqa and Aleppo provinces, in what many see as a show of force meant to portray muscle more than serve a specific military goal. Among Assad's war-weary and frustrated supporters, such elaborate displays of support provide a much-needed psychological boost, and have injected new hope that their flailing battle against rebel factions and the Islamic State group can still be won. "The (Russian) intervention has raised the morale of the Syrian army and the Syrian people alike," said Dr. Samir Haddad from the central city of Homs. "President Putin has a distinguished personality and charisma, and it has become clear that world leaders have gradually started approving, openly or secretly, of this intervention," he said. In Iraq, where the U.S.-led war against IS has stalled, many say they want Russian airstrikes against IS to extend to their country. Buried between paintings of Baghdad architecture, mosques and landscapes, some art shops in Baghdad have begun selling portraits of Putin, a tribute to his intervention in what Iraqis see as the new military front against IS. "Russia does not play games. They are problem solvers, and they do it quietly and efficiently, not like the Americans who prefer to do everything in front of the cameras," said Hussein Karim, a 21-year-old medical student from Baghdad. In one cartoon widely distributed among Iraqis on Facebook and Twitter, U.S. President Barack Obama is dressed as a Sunni sheikh, while Putin as a Shiite imam, suggesting the two are taking sides. Another cartoon shows a bare-chested Putin holding IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by the collar of his jalabaya, looking very intimidating. He says to al-Baghdadi: "Where do you think you're going? I'll flatten you like flour," a popular Iraqi expression. Al-Baghdadi, holding a cellphone, shouts: "Obama, save me!" Most of the cartoons portray Putin as muscular — a perception that echoes the one at home in Russia, where he has cultivated an image as a man of action. In addition to conducting his official duties, he often is shown on Russian TV doing such activities as playing ice hockey — as he did last week on his 63rd birthday — or climbing into a submersible to explore the sea. T-shirts with his image are sold at shopping malls, souvenir stores and even from vending machines in Moscow airports. Some depict him looking tough in dark sunglasses, while others show him riding a horse to the words from a pop song: "They are not going to get us." The military intervention in Syria is viewed by many as a sign of shifting alliances in the region as Russia takes a greater role in the fight against IS. Russia has had strong ties with the Mideast for years. The fascination with Putin is driven largely by a longstanding suspicion of the West and anger about decades of U.S. intervention in the region that many say has led to more wars and sectarianism. Many hope a stronger Russia would lead to a more balanced approach. Iraq's prime minister said last month that his government also entered a joint intelligence sharing agreement with Russia, Iran and Syria, opening an operations center in the heart of Baghdad. In Egypt, Russian flags and posters of Putin's face hung across Cairo during his visit in February. At the time, the state-run Al Ahram newspaper profiled him, with photos showing Putin shirtless and holding various weapons, headlined, "A hero of our times." His appeal has extended to Lebanon, where some demonstrators — Christian allies of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group — wore T-shirts bearing Putin's face at a protest Sunday calling for Lebanese presidential elections. "Putin considers the Syrian crisis an excellent opportunity to erode America's standing in the region," said Ghassan Charbel, editor of the London-based Arabic daily newspaper Al Hayat. In a front-page editorial Monday, he warned that while Syria presents Moscow with an opportunity to exact revenge from the West, it may transform quickly into an Afghanistan-like quagmire that threatens to erode Putin's image as a "czar." But the Russian airstrikes also have drawn the ire of rebels in Syria who have formed a joint operations room to fight the new foe. At a recent demonstration in the northern city of Idlib, armed rebels set fire to a Russian flag. "We will trample on your heads," read one banner, addressing the Russians. ___ Salama reported from Baghdad. Associated Press writer Albert Aji in Damascus and Lynn Berry in Moscow contributed reporting. ==================================================================================================================

23 Russians among world’s 500 most powerful people - report

23 Russians among world’s 500 most powerful people - report Get short URL Published time: May 05, 2013 21:21 Edited time: May 05, 2013 22:24 President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.(RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov) 23 Russian citizens have made it into the Foreign Policy magazine’s list of the world’s 500 most powerful people. Dominated by leaders in politics and business, there’s also one military official and one mafia boss in the rankings. The so-called Power Map was compiled on the basis of other influential ratings by such issues as Forbes, Times, Vanity Fair, Wall Street Journal, Global Finance and others. “Think of it as a list of all the most important other lists,” the magazine explained. The list of 500 most influential people in the world, which has been put together by the Foreign Policy for the first time, will be published by in its May/June magazine’s “Power Issue”. According to the magazine, it brings together the individuals, “who control the commanding heights of the industries that run the world, from politics to high finance, media to energy, warfare to religion.” The listing has recognized the global influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and several other high-ranked officials across the financial and security spheres. The appearance of Moscow mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, in the selection came as somewhat of a surprise to many, but the head of the capital’s administration, who replaced Yury Luzhkov, took the same position in 2010, is seen as an important member of Putin’s team. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.(RIA Novosti / Denis Grishkin) Russia’s business elite also has a strong showing on the Power Map as it includes the likes of Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller, Rosneft President Igor Sechin and the heads of other big companies dealing in natural resources energy and telecom. Rosneft President Igor Sechin.(RIA Novosti / Sergey Guneev) The co-owner of the biggest online company in Russia, Mail.ru Group, Yury Milner, who is an investor in an investor in Facebook, Twitter and other global Internet brands, also made it to the list. Milner’s partner at Mail.ru and Russia's richest man, Alisher Usmanov, whose fortune is estimated at US$18.1 billion, predictably reserved a spot on the list. Head of 'Metalloinvest' Alisher Usmanov.(RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko) Unexpectedly, the magazine’s Top-500 also includes Semyon Mogilevich, who also represents Russia on the FBI’s list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and is considered to be the “boss of bosses” of the Russian mafia by the US and European law enforcement officers. Mogilevich, who is also known as Sergey Shnaider, is suspected of involvement in illegal arms trade, drug and sex trafficking as well as money laundering. The list is arranged in alphabetic order and is dominated by Americans, occupying 142 positions. Men far outshone females in the rankings with just 50 spot on the Power Map going to women. =========== Russia's Usmanov knocks steel boss Mittal off top of rich list Sun, Apr 21 08:15 AM EDT 1 of 2 By Laurence Fletcher LONDON (Reuters) - Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov has knocked Lakshmi Mittal off the top of this year's Sunday Times Rich List with a jump in his fortune to 13.3 billion pounds ($20.3 billion) after a tough year for the Indian steel magnate. In a list of wealth in Britain whose top spots are dominated by Russian and Indian billionaires, Mittal drops to fourth after eight years at number one as his fortune tumbled 2.7 billion pounds to 10 billion. Uzbek-born Usmanov, who is Russia's richest man and has a major shareholding in British Premier League football club Arsenal, saw his wealth rise by 985 million pounds over the past year, according to the annual survey by the British newspaper. Ranked second last year, Usmanov owns Sutton Place, the former Surrey home of oil baron J Paul Getty. He made 1.6 billion pounds from sales of Facebook shares after last year's stock market listing, while he has a large holding in Russian mobile phone operator MegaFon and controls iron ore miner Metalloinvest. Mittal, the chief executive of the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, has been hit by the fall in the value of its shares from more than 12 euros a year ago to less than 9 euros on Friday. The number of billionaires has risen to a record 88, in spite of tough economic conditions for many in the UK, from 77 last year. The collective wealth of the richest 1,000 people is up 35 billion pounds to 450 billion pounds. The biggest riser in wealth terms is Len Blavatnik, who is ranked second after a 3.42 billion pound jump in his fortune, thanks to a rise in his shareholdings, took his wealth to 11 billion pounds. The Odessa-born businessman, who emerged as a tycoon after the Russian privatizations of the 1990s, owns Warner Music and a house in London's plush Kensington Palace Gardens - known as 'billionaires' row' - and has been a major donor to Oxford University. The highest-placed UK-born person is the Duke of Westminster, whose swathes of land in London's upmarket Mayfair and Belgravia rank him eighth with 7.8 billion pounds. The Sunday Times also reported that Michael Ashcroft, the former treasurer of Britain's Conservative party, will next month pledge to give at least half of his 1.2 billion pound fortune to charity. To be included in the list people must have either a British passport or a strong link to the UK such as being based there or spending a significant amount of time there, a Sunday Times spokesman said. ($1 = 0.6554 British pounds) (Editing by Erica Billingham) ============ Russia’s Richest: Forbes publishes billionaire list Get short URL Published time: April 18, 2013 15:00 Edited time: April 19, 2013 06:44 Alisher Usmanov (RIA Novosti /Vladimir Fedorenko) Forbes magazine has published its 10th anniversary edition Russia's ultra-wealthy businessmen. Alisher Usmanov, owner of Metalloinvest, is officially Russia’s richest man, with a fortune of $17.6 billion. In a close second is Alfa Bank’s largest shareholder, Mikhail Fridman, who boasts a fortune of $16.5 billion. In third place is Leonid Michelson, a major shareholder in Russian gas company Novatek, who has $15.4 billion. Mikhail Fridman (RIA Novosti / Valeriy Levitin) Russia’s richest man isn’t Russian by birth. Usmanov was born in Uzbekistan. He first made his fortune in metals, and has since transitioned his investments into telecom and start-up industries. Usmanov is the owner of Metalloinvest, one of the largest iron ore and hot briquetted iron (HBI) producers and suppliers in the world. Metalloinvest recently acquired Udokan, a copper and nickel producer, which has 14.4 million metric tons of copper, one of the world’s top five deposits, according to Metalloinvest. His shift from commodities to technology has paid off for the magnate, as now almost half of his wealth is tied up in telecommunications, internet, and media services. He has expanded his fortune dabbling in the Russian telecom industry and silicon valley start-ups. Usmanov has a 10% share in Facebook. The business tycoon also has stakes in Arsenal football club, and Forbes reported he spent more than $300 million on a private jet last year. This is the second year in a row Usmanov has topped the list, and his tenth straight year within the top 36 richest Russian businessmen. Viktor Vekselberg, owner of Renova, broke into the top five with $15.1 billion, and in sixth place is the President of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov. In eighth place is Vladimir Lisin, a former steelworker who now owns Novolipetsk Steel, Russia’s most valuable steelmaker, which gained 8.9% in mid-April giving the company a market cap of $1.1 billion, according to Bloomberg. This was much needed recovery after the low steel prices of 2012 have chipped $1.8 billion from his fortune. In ninth place is Vladimir Putin’s right hand man, Gennady Timchenko, a dual Russian-Finnish citizen, and a highly influential energy and construction magnate in Russia. Leonid Mikhelson (RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolskyi) In the tenth place is alpha oligarch, and former presidential candidate, Mikahil Prokhorov, with a $13 billion fortune. Prokhorov, like Usmanov, made his fortune in mining, metals, and energy, and switched over to technology pre-crisis. Prokhorov bought an 80% share in the New York Nets basketball team, for $200 million in 2010. Just shy of the top ten is Dmitry Rybolovlev, whose $9.1 billion net worth landed him the 14th position. Rybolovlev reportedly bought a Greek island for $100 million. Rybolovlev beat out other celebrity billionaires like Bill Gates, Madonna, and Roman Abramovich, who were also eyeing the island. Roman Abramovich found himself outside of Russia’s top ten, and is now 13th domestically, and 107th worldwide. The Chelsea football club owner lost $1.9 of his fortune in 2012, putting his 2013 wealth at just $10.2 billion Beating out all Russian billionaires on Forbes overall list, is former national, Sergey Brin, founder and CEO of Google. Brin’s bank account far exceeds all his former compatriots, at $22.8 billion. Forbes has been documenting the world’s richest people since 1987, and Russia’s richest since 1997, Boris Berezovsky debuted Russia’s list in 1997 with a $3 billion capital worth. To even be considered for Russia’s ‘Golden Hundred’, one’s fortune must at least be $500 million. Russia is home to 100 billionaires. Eleven Russian businessmen are included in the Forbes ‘100 Richest’ list in 2013. Russian Ranking World Ranking Name Age Personal Fortune (billions) Associated Companies #1 #34 Alisher Usmanov 59 $17.6 Metalloinvest #2 #41 Mikhail Fridman 48 $16.5 TNK-BP #3 #47 Leonid Mikhelson 57 $15.4 Novatek #4 #52 Vicktor Vekselberg 56 $15.1 Renova, Skolkovo Fund #5 #55 Vagit Alekperov 62 $14.8 Lukoil #6 #56 Andrey Melnichenko 57 $14.4 Novatek, Sibur Holding, First United Bank #7 #58 Vladimir Potanin 52 $14.3 Interros, ProfMedia #8 #62 Vladimir Lisin 56 $14.1 First Cargo Novolipetsk #9 #62 Gennady Timchenko 60 $14.1 Gunvor Group, Novatek #10 #69 Mikhail Prokhorov 47 $13.0 Onexim ===========

What will happen on Friday 21/12/2012

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The subject of discussion at full what will happen on Friday 21/12/2012 The date of 21 December 2012 last date and the final page in the astronomical calendar is complicated by the Maya who lived in Central America and the foundations of civilization, discussed on that date in countless books and several sites on the Internet in addition to journals and articles as published as a headline in various newspapers around the world where divided enthusiasts for the upcoming event, which may conceal serious disaster to two: 1. Group predicted an imminent end of the world!! 2. another group which considers the renewal of the universe and the birth of consciousness. (The regular mission of some religions), which represented the difference between before the deluge of Noah (peace be upon him) and after Noah's flood, for example, What your expectations about what will happen? And God know everything (Translated by Bing) موضوع نقاش هااااام جدآآآآآآآآ ماذا سيحدث في يوم الجمعه 21\12\2012 يعتبر تاريخ 21 ديسمبر 2012 التاريخ الاخير والصفحة النهائية في تقويم فلكي معقد وضعه شعب المايا الذي عاش قديماً في أمريكا الوسطى وأسس حضارة ، نوقش معنى ذلك التاريخ في كتب لا حصر لها ومواقع عديدة على الإنترنت بالإضافة إلى المجلات والمقالات كما كان منشوراً كعنوان رئيسي في الصحف المختلفة حول العالم حيث انقسم المتحمسون لذلك الحدث المرتقب والذي قد يخفي كارثة خطيرة إلى فريقين: 1-فريق يتنبأ بنهاية وشيكة للعالم!! 2-وفريق آخر يرى فيه تجديد للكون وإعادة ولادة للوعي. ( إعادة البعث الدورية حسب مفهوم بعض الديانات)، أي مثل الفرق بين قبل طوفان نوح عليه السلام و بعد طوفان نوح مثلاً ما توقعاتكم عن ما سيحصل ؟ والله اعلم بكل شئ ================ Vladstradamus: Putin knows when world will end, not afraid of apocalypse Get short URL email story to a friendprint version Published: 20 December, 2012, 13:43 Edited: 20 December, 2012, 18:39 Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev) As frenzied doomsayers around the world prepare for the apocalypse on December, 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin put his trust in science, saying at a yearly Q&A that the earth won’t end for another 4.5 billion years, when the sun goes out. “It will all end in 4.5 billion years, the reaction will stop and the Sun will turn into a White Dwarf… I don’t believe the world will end this year,” President Putin said during the press conference. Putin, known for enjoying large open-format discussions, held his traditional end-of-year Q&A with more than 1,000 journalists on Thursday. In a wide-ranging, four-hour discussion, the Russian president touched on topics both serious and silly, like Syria and the so-called Mayan apocalypse. Below are some of Putin’s most noteworthy quotes from the event: Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova) ­On banning the US child adoption bill: “I understand, it’s an emotional response from the State Duma, but I believe it is adequate.” On the reasoning behind the proposed ban:“We are grateful to those American citizens who follow the call of heart and adopt or want to adopt Russian children. They do it with dignity and in line with the high principles of humanism. But we also know about tragic cases, like the one where the child was left to die from heat in a locked car. The issue is not in those tragedies per se – children die here too. The issue is in the attitude of the authorities to such cases. People are spared punishment for such acts. That’s what the draft legislation is aimed to address.” On the Magnitsky Act:“The problem is that [the US] replaced one anti-Soviet law [the Jackson–Vanik amendment] with another one. They can’t live without it… This certainly poisons our relationship.” ­ ‘I am not morally prepared to turn the other cheek’ ­On anti-American rhetoric following the Magnitsky Act: “We don’t need anti-something rhetoric; it harms. But we are – or I am, for that matter – a bad Christian. When someone smites you on one cheek, you should turn to him the other. I am not morally prepared to act in this way. If we are slapped, we must respond. Or otherwise we’ll be constantly slapped… What’s worse, they [enacted a travel ban on Russian officials allegedly involved in human rights violations] without provocation. They are up to their necks in a certain substance themselves.” • Smite=To affect sharply with great feeling: He was smitten by deep remorse. On building an authoritarian regime for his personal power: “We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can’t call this system authoritarian. I disagree with this thesis. The illustrative evidence against it is my decision to pull back to second position after my two terms. If I thought a totalitarian or an authoritarian system is preferable, I would just change the constitution. It would have been a simple thing to do. It wouldn’t even require a referendum. My decision was a deliberate pullback that ensured continuity of power and respected our laws.” On the reduction of Khodorkovsky’s prison term and Putin’s opinion of him: “There were certain amendments [providing milder punishments for economic crimes] to the law, and probably they provided the ground for taking this decision… There is no personal persecution here. Some people try to present it as a political case… Nothing like that. It was a purely economic crime. Just look at America. People get sentences of 99 years for economic crimes there.” Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev) ­ ‘I will leave my office sooner or later’ On retiring and his future successor: “It’s not my job to entrust the country to somebody. It’s the job of the citizens… As for me, I will certainly sooner or later leave my office. I do care about whom will then lead the country… I am telling this with no grain of irony. I want the future leadership of the country, including the future president, to be even more successful and lucky [than my team]. It’s because I love Russia." On rumors of illness:“My comment on my health is traditional: Wait on… [Such rumors] are benefiting the political opponents, who want to question the authorities’ legitimacy and sanity.” Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova) ­ ‘Russia not concerned about Assad’ ­On losing ground in the Middle East over supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad against the West and Arab League:“Didn’t Russia lose its ground in Libya after what the intervening countries did there? However they justified their position, the state is crumbling. Conflicts between clans are continuing… We are not concerned about what happens with Assad. We realize that his family has been in power for 40 years and that change is needed. We care about what happens afterwards. We want a solution that would save Syria from dissolution and from a never-ending civil war.” On alleged corruption in the defense ministry: “Overall [former Defense Minister] Serdyukov can be praised for what he did to modernize the army. There were issues over his executive style, but that wasn’t why I retired him… Whether anything was stolen or not is for a court to judge. I can assure you that the prosecution will be absolutely objective. Nobody wants to blanch over anyone.” Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova) ­ ‘If Depardieu really wants one… he will get a Russian passport’ ­On Depardieu: “If Gerard really wants to have a residence permit or a Russian passport, you can consider it done, the issue solved positively… I am sure [French] officials didn’t want to insult Gerard, but just as any officials, they protect their policies, the decisions they take… There is a saying: ‘Anyone can hurt an artist.’ I sympathize with Mr. Depardieu’s feelings, but I admit I feel that despite his statements he considers himself a European and a citizen of the world.”On Muslim headscarves in schools: “Our culture – I mean our traditional Islam – we don’t have it. I attended once a major Muslim event, an international conference, where we have an observer status. It was a gathering of almost all prominent figures of the Muslim world. And one of them spoke to the public: ‘What are we doing? We forbid our girls and women to be educated. We drape them in burqas. With our hands we hamper our development!’ So if Islamic figures say this is not necessary, why should we introduce alien traditions?” Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds the first major press conference of his third term in power in Moscow, on December 20, 2012 (AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev) On daughters and becoming a grandfather: “Do you really need to know that? Well, my children are fine. They are in Moscow. They study and also work part-time. Everything is fine for them both in private life and in terms of career. I am proud of them.” On ending the Q&A session: “All right, folks. Thank you very much. We all know that we can’t finish our session, just like one can’t finish refurnishing his home. We can only stop it. My apologies to those who didn’t get a chance to ask their questions or didn’t hear what they wanted to hear for an answer. Thank you and goodbye.”­ During his first two terms as president, Putin gave seven such press conferences, and the Q&A sessions became longer each time. In 2008, President Putin answered questions for 4 hours and 40 minutes. Putin brought the press conference to an end after 4 hours and 33 minutes, falling seven minutes short of his previous record. ========= قال رفسنجاني «الفساد والأكاذيب والنفاق والتدخل في الحياة الخاصة والتضخم، والبطالة دليل على فشل النظام فاذا كان النظام الإسلامي لا يمكن أن يحقق ما وعد به الناس، فهذا يعني فشل هذا النظام، وينبغي تعويض الأخطاء» واضاف: إن السياسة والاقتصاد باتتا في «أيدي عديمي الخبرة، والمقربين من المسؤولين». هاشمي رفسنجاني رئيس مجلس تشخيص مصلحة النظام الايراني الأسبق موجهاً انتقادات شديدة إلى النظام الإيراني، ويتهمه بالفساد والفشل، مع تصاعد الجدل في ايران حول قانون الانتخابات الجديد بين المعارضين والمؤيدين. Rafsanjani said "corruption, lies and hypocrisy and interference in private life, inflation, and unemployment is proof the system fails if the Islamic regime could not achieve promised people, it means that system failed, and the error should be compensated» added: that politics and economics are in the hands of inexperienced, and associates of those responsible. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of Iran's powerful expediency Council, former directed harsh criticism to the Iranian regime, and accuse him of corruption and failure, with mounting debate in Iran about the new electoral law between opponents and supporters. =============