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Egypt : Government hikes fuel prices by up to 66.7% | MadaMasr
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The government raised fuel prices at 9 am on Saturday morning by as much as 66.67 percent, according to Saturday’s edition of the Official Gazette. The move comes as part of the 2016 structural readjustment program agreed on with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and amid rising international oil prices.

Among the hikes introduced on Saturday morning, the second largest increases were levied on diesel and 80 octane fuel prices, which are used in microbuses and trucks. This will have a pronounced impact on low-income groups and overall inflation levels.

The greatest increase comes with the rise in prices of LPG cylinders used in households and some commercial outlets as an alternative to gas. The price of 95 octane and 92 octane fuel — used by private car owners — saw the lowest increase.

Turkey to offer citizenship to foreigners who buy $1 mln in property, invest $2 mln
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Turkey will grant citizenship to foreigners who buy properties worth at least $1 million and invest a minimum of $2 million or deposit at least $3 million in a bank account for more than three years, according to a revised decree that was published in the Official Gazette on Jan. 12, Doğan News Agency reported.

“Foreigners who buy a minimum of $1 million worth of immovable properties on the condition that they do not sell them for at least three years, who make an equity investment worth over $2 million or who prove that they have made a deposit of more than $3 million at a Turkish lenders or kept that amount of money in the country’s debt instruments for a minimum of three years will be granted Turkish citizenship,” said the decree.

The decree also stipulated that foreigners who document their creation of a minimum of 100 jobs in the country will also be offered citizenship.

Meanwhile, Turkish real estate companies earlier claimed they could sell a minimum of $10 billion worth of property to foreigners if citizenship or residence permits were offered to foreigners who buy houses in the country.

Turkey blames sabotage, cyberattacks from US soil for power cuts — RT News
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Sabotage of underground powerlines and cyberattacks originating in the US were contributing factors in the power outages which Istanbul and other parts of Turkey have been experiencing since last week, the country’s energy minister said.

“Yesterday, we faced an intense, US-originated cyber attack. These attacks have been carried out systematically on different parts of the Energy Ministry, but we have repelled them all,” Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said in an interview with A Haber TV.

He added that ministry staff responding to power cuts discovered sabotage of underground lines in three districts of Istanbul.

#Turquie #Electricité #Complot

The Armed Forces and business: Economic expansion in the last 12 months
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Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s appointment in mid-2014, the Armed Forces’ economic activities have expanded and diversified. According to researchers, the last 12 months have witnessed swift expansion into several sectors, documentation for which can be found in the Official Gazette, minutes of official meetings and media reports.

#Egypte #armée #business

Statement by Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje on President Ivanov’s decisions to pardon 56 individuals | OSCE
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Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje Nina Suomalainen has taken note of President Gjorge Ivanov’s 41 decisions published yesterday in the Official Gazette to pardon 56 individuals.

While the stated intention of the President was to contribute to the resolution of the ongoing crisis, the citizens nevertheless are entitled to see political and legal accountability being carried out. The judiciary and the Special Prosecutor’s Office must be allowed to continue to do their very important work in line with the principles of independence and impartiality. 

The investigation of the cases surrounding and arising from the content of the unauthorized interception of communications, and subsequent court cases should help rebuild the trust of citizens in the rule of law and in a well-functioning and impartial justice system.

Qatar’s Emir approves changes to the country’s labor law - Doha News

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s Emir, has approved an amendment to the national labor law today, according to the state’s Qatar News Agency.

At 8:40pm on Wednesday, the agency posted the following bulletin:

Doha, February 18 (QNA) – HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued today Law No. (1) of the year 2015, amending some provisions of the Labour Act No. (14 ) of the year 2004.
The law is to be enforced and be published in the Official Gazette.(QNA)

No further details have been released yet.

But in May, authorities pledged to make it easier for expats to change jobs and leave the country. Over the past nine months, amendments to the labor law have been tied up in consultative meetings.

To the disappointment of some, the proposed changes stopped short of abolishing the much-criticized no objection certificate requirement to switch employers and exit permit system that regulates sponsored employees’ ability to exit Qatar.

Other reforms that were discussed included requiring companies to pay their employees through direct bank transfers, making it easier for expats and the government to scrutinize and document any late or non-existing payments.

Several human rights advocates speculated that this evening’s announcement may only cover measures mandating electronic salary transfers:

Officials at QNA and Al Meezan – which publishes Qatar’s official gazette – told Doha News this evening that they did not have any information on the substance of the labor law changes.

More soon.

Construction regulations see radical changes
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La centralisation des politiques d’urbanisme se voit une nouvelle fois renforcée en Turquie suite à l’adoption de nouvelles régulations.

New regulations on spatial plans construction, which were published in the Official Gazette on Friday by the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, have introduced an extensive overhaul of public improvement and zoning systems and the construction sector.

The new regulations, which include 40 articles and hundreds of subsections, have rendered obsolete and replaced the previous two sets of relevant regulations. One of the most significant changes brought by the new regulations include the abolishment of municipalities’ sole right to determine razing, downsizing or replacements in social and technical infrastructure. The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning will have the last word in planning changes upon proposals from municipalities throughout the country, from small towns to metropolises. In other words, municipalities will still be able to do urban planning studies and prepare projects, but they will be under significant centralized control.

#Turquie
#Urbanisme
#Centralisation

Turkey lists al-Nusra Front as terrorist organization - (Sans déconner ?)
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Turkey has listed the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda operating in Syria and Lebanon, as a terrorist organization following an update of a Cabinet motion on June 3.

According to the Official Gazette, the appendix of a Cabinet motion dated Sept. 30, 2013, involving the freezing of assets of individuals and organizations listed by the United Nations Security Council, has been updated. The appendix added Agus Dwikarna to the list of “individuals who are affiliated with al-Qaeda” and al-Nusra to the list of “organizations that are affiliated with al-Qaeda.”

Directive allows construction in Turkey’s forests
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A new directive published in the Official Gazette on Friday allowing commercial activity in forested areas has caused concern among environmentalist groups.

The directive allows the laying of pipelines, the construction of energy plants, warehouses, communication facilities as well as educational and sports complexes, roads, service areas for ports, airports, tracks, tunnels and similar transportation structures as well as drilling for natural gas and oil in Turkey’s forests. The directives also allow mining activities in forested areas.

#Prospection_énergie
#Environnement

Head of Turkey’s housing agency replaced amid reshuffle in bureaucracy
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Karabel has been dismissed after three years at the helm of the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ), which has overseen the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government’s breakneck efforts to build housing units anywhere and everywhere.

AKP Istanbul Municipality Assembly member Mehmet Ergün Turan has replaced Karabel, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette.

Karabel’s name recently came to agenda when an audio recording alleged to be between himself and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was leaked on social media.

In the alleged conversation, a man claimed to be Erdoğan lashes out at another man thought to be Karabel for selling “valuable land” on the Asian side of Istanbul to another company outside of his knowledge. The prime minister orders Karabel to inform him about all acquisition opportunities, according to the tape

#TOKI
#Turquie
#corruption