UN forum to denounce the “ silencing ” of dissent in the Gulf kingdom. The appearance of Lina al

DUBAI( Reuters)-Iran's clerical rulers are clamping down on dissent ahead of the anniversary of the

image sourcePA Media More shareholders are coming out against a proposed ￡6. 3bn private equity-backed takeover deal for supermarket chain Morrisons. Money manager MG said the bid" does not reflect the true value of the company." It comes after the grocer accepted a takeover bid by a US firm Fortress Investment Group earlier this month. Earlier this week, Morrisons' largest shareholder Silchester said it was not inclined to support the offer. Top five shareholder Schroders said on Thursday it wa

KUALA LUMPUR: A message is resonating throughout the Umno Youth, Wanita and Puteri meetings: Stop pitting the Umno president against the Prime Minister. These wings said that such attempts could cause the party’s downfall at a time when it should be united and strong.“ Both the president( Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi) and the Prime Minister( Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob) are our great leaders.... They are the party’s precious jewels and we need to protect them, ” said a Youth delegate from K

HANOI: The State Bank of Vietnam( SBV) several months ago enacted a legal requirement to make it easier for real estate companies to get bank loans, but the legal effort has not worked out as intended. The decree issued by the SBV on June 28 and expected to take effect on Sept 1, is a revised version of earlier regulations covering the lending activities of credit institutions and branches of foreign banks. The Vietnam Association of Realtors( VAR) is calling for the repeal of the latest decree

HANOI: The State Bank of Vietnam( SBV) several months ago enacted a legal requirement to make it easier for real estate companies to get bank loans, but the legal effort has not worked out as intended. The decree issued by the SBV on June 28 and expected to take effect on Sept 1, is a revised version of earlier regulations covering the lending activities of credit institutions and branches of foreign banks. The Vietnam Association of Realtors( VAR) is calling for the repeal of the latest decree

However, these petitions were not listed for hearing for the next 100 days.... Dissent and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his military’s assault on the enclave.... We’ve organized forums in Washington to hear from you, and urged managers and teams to have candid discussions at posts around the world precisely so we can hear your feedback and ideas.... “ We would like acknowledgment from USAID leadership that they’ve heard the 1, 060[ and growing] number of staff who have signed the letter demanding a cease-fire....

-evaluation of the state’s policies and criticised the tendency to label all dissenting opinions as anti

And that creates the sense that anyone who disagrees is being unbelievably unreasonable and needs to be silenced," he said.... He appeared alongside his niece, the writer Jessica Fellowes." I find this tremendously prescriptive society we're living through at the moment rather naive," Julian Fellowes added.... Some of the things some generations believe seem wrong to us....