Síntesis informativa - 5 de noviembre 2019
XINHUA
Pompeo speaks over phone with Saudi FM about ties
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke over the phone with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Monday about the bilateral ties. Pompeo and his Saudi counterpart reiterated that they look forward to working together to "continue building upon the strong strategic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia," the statement added. Pompeo congratulated Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on his new appointment, U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was appointed as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia on Oct. 23.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/05/c_138528718.htm
China launches new BeiDou satellite
XICHANG, Nov. 5, 2019 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 1:43 a.m. Tuesday. Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket, it is the 49th satellite of the BDS satellite family and the 24th satellite of the BDS-3 system.
It also marked that a total of three BDS-3 satellites have been sent into the inclined geosynchronous Earth orbit. The new satellites and the carrier rocket were developed by the China Academy of Space Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. China will launch another six BDS-3 satellites to complete the BDS global network.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/05/c_138529264.htm
Iran marks anniversary of U.S. embassy seizure, remains defiant to U.S. pressures
TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranians held demonstrations nationwide on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran, while the Iranian officials remained defiant to the escalating U.S. pressures. In the capital Tehran, demonstrators gathered outside the former U.S. embassy, now called "den of espionage," carrying placards for the condemnation of U.S. policies against Iran. They also chanted slogans against the United States and Israel and set their flags on fire.
The anniversary of the takeover of U.S. embassy in 1979 "has been designated as the national day of fight against the global arrogance in order to enlighten Iranian generations on the long history of resistance and popular struggle against foreign plots," Rouhani was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency. Besides, Yahya Rahim Safavi, top military aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Monday that Washington's anti-Iran policies have failed and the "U.S. hegemony is collapsing" in the region, according to Tasnim.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/05/c_138528459.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Iran's Rouhani announces another step away from 2015 nuclear deal
Resumption of uranium enrichment at the Fordow plant is Tehran's latest step back from the crumbling nuclear deal.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said Tehran will start injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at its Fordow facility, the latest step away from its crumbling nuclear deal with world powers since the United States withdrew from the landmark accord last year.
Iran has two vast enrichment sites, at Natanz and Fordow. Much of Natanz is deep underground and Fordow is buried inside a mountain, which is widely believed to protect them from aerial bombardment. Before the deal, Iran used Fordow to enrich uranium to 20 percent fissile purity.
On Monday, a spokesman for Iran's atomic agency announced it had doubled the number of advanced IR-6 centrifuges now in operation. Such centrifuges can produce enriched uranium 10 times faster than the first generation IR-1s allowed under the accord.
Emir says Qatar has overcome obstacles of Gulf blockade
Sheikh Tamim lays out economic achievements, says Doha ready to resolve disputes based on principle of mutual respect.
Addressing Qatar's Shura Council on Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani outlined the country's economic achievements and said the Gulf state will keep developing its food security and renewable energy sectors while working to further diversify its economy.
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade relations with Qatar, closing land, air and sea links, as they accused Doha of supporting "terrorism" and their regional rival, Iran. Doha vehemently denies the charges and says the boycott aims to impinge on its sovereignty.
The growth witnessed by Qatar's economy at various sectors, including education, health, food and agriculture, following the blockade are part of programmes adopted by the state to diversify its economy.
Trump calls Egypt's Sisi, backs talks on disputed dam on Nile
The US leader supports Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan's ongoing talks to resolve the dispute over the Renaissance Dam.
President Donald Trump backs talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resolve the ongoing dam dispute between the three African countries, the White House said.
Cairo fears the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) could restrict already scarce supplies of water from the Nile, on which it is almost entirely dependent. Ethiopia says the dam is crucial to its economic development.
Ethiopia and Sudan have confirmed their attendance at the summit after Egypt quickly accepted the US offer to mediate.
The Nile is a lifeline supplying both water and electricity to the 10 countries it traverses.
US tells UN it is pulling out of Paris climate deal
The Trump administration's move marks the first formal step in the year-long process to exit the global pact.
The US, one of the world's biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, would become the only country to leave the pact, a decision Trump promised to boost US oil, gas and coal industries.
While the move was expected, "we regret this and it makes the Franco-Chinese partnership on climate and biodiversity even more necessary", President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement as he begins his visit to China.
Macron and President Xi Jinping will sign a joint document on climate during talks in Beijing on Wednesday that will declare the "irreversibility of the Paris accord", the French presidency said.
Trump has been slammed at home and abroad for his intentions to withdraw from the agreement. Earlier this year, millions marched around the world, calling for immediate action against climate change.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/tells-quitting-paris-climate-agreement-191104204531394.html
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AL MAYADEEN
Ejército y manifestantes protagonizan enfrentamientos en El Líbano
Si bien se reanudó el tráfico en algunas carreteras principales, en otros lugares continuaba bloqueado por la protesta masiva que demanda cambios radicales en el Gobierno, el Estado y el Parlamento.
Los soldados sacaron a los manifestantes sentados en el asfalto para abrir el camino a los automóviles, pero hubo una reacción violenta cuando dos personas se desmayaron y la multitud lo atribuyó a los uniformados.
Al cumplirse hoy la vigésima jornada de protestas antigubernamentales en El Líbano, la intensidad de las manifestaciones sigue casi intacta, al tiempo que los poderes constitucionales aún no se ponen de acuerdo para instalar el Gobierno tecnocrático que demandan las multitudes.
Los participantes anunciaron la desobediencia civil, especialmente en la capital del norte de Trípoli y en la ciudad de Sidón, en el sur de El Líbano, pasando por la capital Beirut, donde los manifestantes comenzaron a encender neumáticos de goma para evitar el cruce de automóviles, mientras que otros enviaron mensajes al presidente Aoun para acelerar las consultas parlamentarias y elegir una figura para formar un nuevo gobierno.
EEUU construye dos nuevas bases militares en el este de Siria
La primera base se está estableciendo en la ciudad de al-Sour, en el campo norte de la referida urbe, y la segunda en la sede de la 113a Brigada, que perteneció al Ejército sirio.
Como se conoce, las fuerzas estadounidenses están presente en varias bases militares y puntos en Deir Ezzor, después que el grupo terrorista Daesh fue expulsado gradualmente de la provincia a lo largo de tres años.
La importancia de esta región se debe a la existencia de campos petroleros, especialmente "Al-Omar", "Konku", "Jafra" y "Tank". Estados Unidos ha confirmado oficialmente que el papel de sus tropas restantes en Siria radica en garantizar el control de esos sitios, e impedir que las fuerzas rusas y sirias accedan a dichas zonas.
Chile: "Súper lunes" de protestas y represión policial
A las 19:00 horas, justo cuando se sentía un fuerte sismo de más de seis grados que remeció a buena parte del territorio nacional, las fuerzas policiales reprimían a los manifestantes, lanzando gran cantidad de gases que hicieron irrespirable el ambiente en la plaza, mientras corros lanza agua barrían a los participantes en la concentración.
La demostración popular se había realizado hasta ese momento en forma totalmente pacífica, con miles de personas enarbolando banderas de Chile y mapuches y pancartas con sus reclamos al gobierno de Sebastián Piñera.
Grandes manifestaciones, también reprimidas por carabineros, se realizaron en las ciudades de Concepción, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Arica, Talca, Curicó, Talcahuano y otras ciudades de norte a sur del país.
Presidente de Bolivia ileso tras aterrizaje de emergencia de su helicóptero debido a falla técnica
La Fuerza Aérea Boliviana informó en un comunicado la aeronave EC-145 con matrícula FAB 007 que trasladaría al mandatario en la ruta Colquiri - Oruro presentó "una falla técnica del rotor de la cola durante el despegue" y "no se registraron daños personales".
