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Los hoteleros de Almería prevén una alta tasa de ocupación si … – Ideal Digital

28/02/2011

RevistaTara.com Los hoteleros de Almería prevén una alta tasa de ocupación si … Ideal Digital Y en las revueltas sociales que actualmente vive el mundo árabe -primero Túnez, después Egipto y después un montón de países del entorno, entre ellos Libia, Bahréin o Yemen- también los está teniendo. En este caso está siendo el sector turístico. … El turismo español prevé una guerra de precios en el Mediterráneo Cinco Días Turismo español se beneficia de disturbios en países árabes El Universal (Venezuela) los 17 artículos informativos

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Condenan a cadena perpetua en Irak a un británico juzgado por asesinato

28/02/2011

BAGDAD (AFP) – Un tribunal de Bagdad condenó este lunes a cadena perpetua a un agente de seguridad británico, acusado de matar a dos de sus colegas, un británico y un australiano, en 2009 en Irak.

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Military And intelligence News Briefs — February 28, 2011

28/02/2011

Obama Defense Secretary Warns Against U.S. Armies In Asia, Middle East, Africa — USA Today The White House is not taking the military option off the table with regard to Libya, but it sure sounds like Defense Secretary Robert Gates is, at least in terms of land forces. “In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so delicately put it,” Gates told an audience of West Point cadets last week. Read more …. MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS No nuclear limit: China — The Age Russia could ‘lose $4 bn’ in Libya arms deals — Space War Russia Vows to Sell Missiles to Syria — Defense News Libya arms embargo halts boom for defence contractors — Defence Talk S. Korea, U.S. Start War Games Amid Threat From North — Defense News U.S. Budget Hearings: The Week Ahead — DoD Buzz Construction Begins on Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier — U.S. Navy Joint Strike Fighter acing tests, pilots report — U.S. Air Force U.S. trims its nuclear arsenal while upgrading production — Kansas City Pentagon to Bolster Commandos’ Counter-WMD Focus — Global Security Newswire New website promotes military info sharing — TMCNet Military prepares mental health help for Marines and sailors returning from Afghanistan — L.A. Times ‘Illegal Psyop’ Neither Illegal Nor Psyop, General’s Lawyer Ruled — The Danger Room Cheetah military robot can outrun human beings — TG Daily Morale: The Battle For Beer Money — Strategy Page Synthetic marijuana widely used at Naval Academy, some midshipmen say — Washington Post Frank Buckles, Last US WWI Vet, Dies at 110 — Military.com

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World News Briefs — February 28, 2011

28/02/2011

Rebel Libyan Military Leaders Prepare Tripoli Attack — Euronews Military and diplomatic defections from Colonel Gaddafi’s regime have multiplied as Libya’s revolution gathers momentum. One dissident army leader spoke to euronews from the rebel-held city of Tobruk. Read more …. MIDDLE EAST Iraqi PM Maliki pledges reform after ‘Day of Rage’. Obama welcomes Bahrain cabinet reshuffle. Oman protests intensify as Sultan struggles to appease demonstrators . Oman protesters stage third day of unrest. Iran naval mission ‘not aggressive’: admiral. ASIA China tamps down Middle East-inspired protests before they can gain momentum. China mobilizes against activists. North Korea threatens ‘firing attacks’ on South over leaflets about Mideast turmoil. US, South Korea begin military drill amid North Korean war threats. New Zealand quake damages may cost as much as $15.1 billion. AFRICA Opposition declares new Libya government as Qaddafi hangs on . Rebels in Libya’s east say they’re not ready to take Tripoli . U.S. fears Tripoli may deploy gas as chaos mounts . DR Congo: Six killed in ‘coup bid’ against Kabila . Somali pirates seize cargo ship with 23 crew. Belarus has broken arms embargo by sending attack helicopters to Ivory Coast, says UN chief. UN warns Belarus about supplying helicopters to Ivory Coast. Attack kills four in central Nigeria: military. Three killed in Tunisia clashes: government . EUROPE Nicolas Sarkozy sacks foreign minister after Tunisia row . Sarkozy names Juppe Foreign Minister to stem critics of Mideast response. Ireland parties talk coalition, seek bailout changes . Fraud and bribery trials return to add to Berlusconi’s woes . Silvio Berlusconi: Italy PM’s tax fraud trial resumes . AMERICAS Libya: Col Gaddafi’s son ‘in hiding on Venezuelan island’. Mexico arrests two more in US agent Jaime Zapata murder. Report: Massive landslide hits Bolivian capital. Chile earthquake anniversary puts President Piñera in the hotseat. TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR Afghan intel links Jalalabad bank attack, other suicide attacks to Pakistan. Anxiety on all sides of upcoming House hearing on radicalization of U.S. Muslims . Next wave of Al Qaeda coming from within U.S.? Al-Qaida’s No. 2 incites Tunisians, Egyptians. ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS Oil rises $1 as Oman protests fan supply concern. 3M chief warns Obama over business regulation. Madoff to NY magazine: Government a Ponzi scheme.

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Afghanistan War News Updates — February 28, 2011

28/02/2011

US Repositions Troops in Eastern Afghanistan — New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military will start carrying out more counterterrorism missions against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan and work more closely with Pakistani forces in operations against insurgents along the porous and rugged frontier, the U.S. general commanding the region said. Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of NATO coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, said he has been repositioning some of his troops since last August to make them more effective in the region that borders Pakistan. The area has seen an upsurge in violence and is a main route for insurgents infiltrating into Afghanistan from safe havens in Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions. Read more …. More News On Afghanistan Four Nato troops killed in country-wide Afghan attacks — BBC Afghan attacks kill four NATO soldiers — AFP Afghan attacks kill four soldiers — Press Association Blasts kill 10 in Afghanistan — L.A. Times Afghan, coalition forces detain Taliban leader in Kandahar — Dvids Afghan gov’t: NATO op killed 65 civilians — AP Afghan gov’t investigators: 65 civilians killed in NATO operation earlier this month — Canadian Press Afghan probe accuses NATO of killing 65 civilians — AFP Afghan Team Says NATO Killed Civilians in Strikes — New York Times Afghan Probe Links NATO Strikes to 65 Civilian Deaths — Voice of America Afghan Legislators Pick Leader: Compromise Choice Ends a Stalemate — Wall Street Journal Tourist from Toronto captured by Taliban in Afghanistan — Toronto Star Reaching Afghanistan’s hidden war widows in Helmand — BBC Taliban claim to have captured Canadian — CBC Restrepo bears witness to Afghanistan war — ABC News (Australia) To Know You Is To Kill You — Strategy Page Some counter-spin on Afghanistan — Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy How the Taliban Lost Its Swagger — Newsweek

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