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South Yemen was a socialist state until 1990. In 1980, Abdul Fatah Ismail, founder of the Yemeni Socialist Party is reported to have resigned. No details. He is said to have left Yemen. On his return there was a civil war of short duration between his supporters and the supporters of his succesor Ali Nasir Muhammad, which led to the death of Ismail and the proposed deposition of Ali Nasir.
The People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic, north and south, merged in 1990. Details unknown.

Southern Yemen has a British colonial history owing to the 17th Century. The Front for the Liberation of occupied Yemen and the Marxist National Liberation front were both contingents for Yemen in the 1960’s. The consequences of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, the six day war, were many casualties and an end to the front for occupied Yemen, resulting in a socialist state:
It is said to be proposed oil drilling in north Yemen is the reason for a planned merger, but violent outbreaks from the north resulted in said intervention from the Arab league in 1979.
Since 2007 northerners have again been actively seeking independence. Northern Houthis are loyal to deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh who served as president until 2012. He was assassinated in 2017.

Alfonso XIII of Spain, said to be known as the african gave up the Spanish throne after the proclamation of a socialist republic in 1931. The Spanish civil war broke out in 1936, the result of a coup by monarchists, and lasted for three years. During this time many socialists fled to northern Spain.
Francisco Franco Barhamonde, otherwise known as Franco was head of state from 1939. He was preceded by Miguel Cabanellos, an army officer during the Spanish civil war and the ruling military junta who was prime minister from June to October 1936. When Franco took office he was officiated as chief inspector of the army.
Franco was head of state until 1975. His policies favoured a centralised government, previously discarded, and he abolished the official use of regional languages in favour of Spanish. Franco was criticised for being secular, and Spain was politically and economically isolated until the 1960’s and the tourist boom. He was succeded by King Juan Carlos I.
Pedro Pérez Castejón has been described as acting prime minister since June 2018 in a movement towards pseudo-socialism
King Felipe VI was enthroned in 2014 following the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos. Reason unknown.

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Protests in Lebanon have been attributed to discontent with the government, the latest complaint being reportedly, proposed taxation hikes; but current reports tell of ruined infrastructure, believed to be the result of war.
After the first world war, Lebanon became the subject of a league of nations mandate. During this time Beirut, according to legislation became the capital city and a banking haven, especially for the Persian Gulf oil boom. Civil unrest in Lebanon has been due to a conflict between east and west factions.
A 1982 war with Israel is reported to have begun after Israel’s ambassador to the UK was assassinated. During the war, French and US barracks were attacked by suicide bombers killing 307 people, mainly soldiers.
A lot of building was required after the war and Solidere, a said to be privately owned company was founded during the practical non-existence of a functioning government, as described, in order to reconstruct damaged and demolished infrastructure. Policies were the subject of criticism, a major controversey being the expropriation of land.
Wars with Israel have resulted in severely damaged infrastructure. Fatalities unknown. The current financial crisis in Lebanon has resulted in a meeting with the world bank. The world bank claims to be partnering with countries to end extreme poverty. They deal in loans and the rebuilding of infrastructure but are also involved in corporate procurement of land amongst many legislative procedures.

The world bank was created in 1944 by the u.n., and according to legislation in order to regulate the international financial order. A three week conference resulted in agreements being signed by delegates from 44 nations that became legislative and resulted in the international monetary fund and the International bank for reconstruction and development; which came from ideas concerning a financial order of the post war world. The international monetary fund was authorized to set and maintain control of the exchange rate and convert a debt into assets. These dubious policies have morphed into present day scenarios such as food-for-oil programmes. In the middle East and South America there have been suspicions concerning the ruining and burning of crops in order to facilitate such programmes.
According to world bank legislation, all member countries are required to subscribe and legislation passed has curtailed economic nationalism, trade blocs and economic spheres of influence in favour of new regulatory legislation which marks the end of national autonomy.

Michael Gove, a British conservative politician who has been an official of the duchy of Lancaster since July has warned that a no deal Brexit will result in a continuation of Westminster rule in Northern Ireland; but was the reported power sharing government in Stormont really power sharing and were they stooges for Westminster?

According to recent news, a group of men were tried in the US for sending millions of dollars to war- torn Yemen, but have not received custodial sentences. Cash transfers, according to the same report were sent on behalf of Shell oil. Hopefully Exxon Mobile/Esso will follow suit.
The conflict in Yemen has been ongoing since 2015, and said to be sparked by intergovernment differences.
North Yemen was a state that existed from 1918 following the breakup of the Ottoman empire. The North Yemen civil war from 1962-1970 was fought between royalist partisans and republicans which is said to have resulted in a republican government that is inclusive of royal delegates.
South Yemen, or the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen was a country that existed between 1967-1990. South Yemen was ruled by the British under various delegates from 1858-1963 after which it became a Marxist socialist republic, the only communist state to be established in the middle east.
According to a source, the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990, involved an exploration for oil along unspecified border regions. Four years after unification, South Yemen fought for independence but were defeated, resulting in the supposed exile of many of the socialist party, and reunification under the northern government, believed to be a Yemen Arab Republic and recognised by the u.n.
South Yemen is being bombed, reportedly by a Saudi led coalition who are targeting civilians and infrastructure.

A bombing at an Afghanistan mosque has resulted in dozens of fatalities including elders and children. It is not known who is responsible but according to some there might be a connection with previous attacks on mosques in Afghanistan and the US.

The Taliban were ousted from power in Afghanistan in 2001 and a bicarmel government is now believed to be in existence. The bicarmel body of government as described is composed of the house of the elders which is said to play an advisory role but has the power to veto; and the house of the people, which is democratically elected and modelled on the UK house of commons. According to internet sources the first elections in decades were held in 2005 and is still under u.n. supervision.

Under the confines of the proposed new Brexit deal, according to the news eu tarrifs will only apply to unnecessary goods. Has the eu really agreed to this?
The deal is that the UK collects eu tarrifs at point of entry to northern Ireland, but checks to be applied to both sides of Irish Sea border, the idea being that that a north-south border is therefore unnecessary.
According to news the new deal is that northern Ireland will remain in the eu customs union but not legally. Legally they will be under Britain who have cautioned of little incentive to declare eu destined goods that might therefore have to pay British tarrifs. The financial incentive for northern Ireland seems to be the possibility that local companies might benefit from free trade agreements with China.

What is consent regarding a border on the island of Ireland? It seems the dup are dictating. The Irish backstop is the familiar name aiming at preventing an evident border on the island of Ireland. It is reported to have been signed as a stand alone agreement in November of last year by the UK and the council of Europe. The council of Europe is one institution that the UK have said they intend to continue to be involved with after Brexit.
The Irish backstop draft, according to reports has been appended to the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement but has not been ratified.

Reports of an oil spill contaminating many of Brazil’s beaches has been described as criminal by a spokesperson for the sustainability party who said, “We have to strengthen not suffocate the environmental monitoring institutions”.
The oil spill has occurred shortly after unexplained wild fires which reportedly have been worse since Jair Bolsonaro became president in January of this year.
Mr Bolsonaro, a Brazilian of Portugese descent is a member of the Social Liberal Party which is an advocate of economic liberalism. Brazil, which has a colonial past is a newly industrialized country. It has the second largest known oil reserves in South America.