What's Happening Today - Thursday 25 November

Tonga: 

Parliamentary election

Japan: 

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad continues visit (-26); met Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday who urged Palestinian side to resume peace negotiations with Israel, pledged Japan to provide Palestinians with aid worth about $100m in current fiscal year for infrastructure and other projects 

China: 

China International Nuclear Symposium in Beijing; final day 

Cambodia:

National day of mourning following the stampede in Phnom Penh on 22 November which left hundreds dead. 

Thailand:

On occasion of King’s 83rd Birthday Anniversary some 7,056 men will become monks.

Myanmar:

Burmese officials have told some 80 HIV sufferers living in a Rangoon care home that they will have to leave after released opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi paid a visit.

Pakistan:

Ministers and senior officials of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in Islamabad wrap up meeting to deepen cooperation in their fight against drug trafficking. Expected that they issue a declaration 

Russia: 

Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul visits (-26) for talks with counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow; preparation for President Hamid Karzai's visit to Russia in 2011 on agenda 

Kyrgyzstan:

Ethnic violence verdict expected from court in Alamedin District in Chuy Region, following the murder and looting of an ethnic Meskhetian Turk community in the village of Mayevka 

Tajikistan: 

Council of prime ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states (Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) meet in Dushanbe; Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attend, observing Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani expected to raise question of Pakistan's full membership in organization.Wen Jiabao and Vladimir Putin to attend. Also on the agenda: Will Russian border guards return to Tajikistan’s borders with Afghanistan or not? Also, technical talks on implementation of the CASA-1000 project to transfer electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan and a project to build the Ishkoshim-Chitral road via the Wakhan corridor.

Turkmenistan: 

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visits, meets counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, sign several bilateral documents

Turkmenistan: 

Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qichang visits to attend first meeting of China-Turkmenistan cooperation committee 

Georgia: 

Opposition groups expected to hold "massive" rally in front of the parliamentary building in Tbilisi to protest government's foreign and domestic policies

Iran:

Some 110,000 Basijis of Tehran Province will "renew their allegiance" with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene'i and meet him on today's Id al-Ghadir, 

Iran:

A delegation from Lebanon's parliament is also to arrive in the Iranian capital, ahead of Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri’s visit Iran on 27 November.

Iraq:

Basra will host an international fair for oil and gas in al-Maaqal port. More than 250 companies and institutions, specialized in producing oil and gas, are expected  to attend

Iraq:

Prime minister to be officially tasked to form cabinet; he calls on political blocs to put forward candidates for ministerial portfolios. Political blocs to discuss ministerial posts distribution on 26 or 28 Nov

Kurdistan:

Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women'. Rallies expected in Diyrbkir, Bazid, Tetwan, Izmir and Batman – but the biggest will be in Kirkuk.

Turkey:

Turkish-Japanese Business Council to hold its 18th joint meeting

Bahrain:

Third hearing in trial of 25 Shia activists and opposition leaders continues.
    
Oman:

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to visit Oman (to Nov. 28).
    
Jordan:

Petitions to be filed against seven newly elected deputies, with the deadline for submissions today. 

Lebanon: 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues visit; today due to visit Turkish troops serving in UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, inaugurate a Turkish-funded medical centre that specializes in treating burn victims in southern coastal city of Sidon 

Bahrain: 

Egyptian President Husni Mubarak visits on last leg of his Gulf tour that also included Untied Arab Emirates and Qatar

Egypt: 

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov visits to discuss trade issues 

Sudan:

Second conference of African Union (AU) development ministers wraps up in Khartoum.

Ethiopia:

Parliament to start discussion on the five year Growth, Transformation Plan.

Tanzania:

President Kikwete attends the first ever graduation ceremony of the University of Dodoma.

Tanzania: 

East African Community (EAC) Council of the Ministers continues meeting in Arusha to assess implementation of various EAC projects (-29)

Nigeria: 

Navy, Army, Air Force continue joint offensive, codenamed "Operation Nemo", targeting militancy, kidnapping, illegal oil lifting in territorial waters, especially in Niger Delta; fifth and final day 

Ghana:

Brazil sends an eight-member delegation to Ghana to witness a ground-breaking ceremony of13.66m dollar project for the construction of a blood and sickle cell centre in Kumasi [central Ghana] to facilitate the fight against the disease.

Ivory Coast:

Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara will face each other at 2100 GMT in a televised debate that will be broadcast live on the RTI

Greece:

This year's budget revenues will be short by 2.0 billion euros. Dimitris Georgakopoulos said a new tax draft bill would be tabled to Parliament and will include changes in VAT rates to 23 percent.

Ukraine:

Kiev authorities tell small business owners to move from central Kiev square. Up to 1,000 protesters staying on Independence square. A rally is planned.

Ukraine: 

Israeli President Shimon Peres continues visits (-26) to discuss ties; met counterpart Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday; who said two sides would aim to sign agreement to form a free trade zone next year

Ukraine: 

Belgian Prince Philippe visits as head of economic mission, final day 

Slovakia:

Prime Minister Iveta Radicova to address an economic conference on Slovakia's outlook for the next year.
    
Switzerland: 

Turkish President Abdullah Gul visits (-26); accompanied by Minister Besir Atalay, other senior officials

Croatia: 

Serbian President Boris Tadic continues visit to Zagreb as part of two countries' efforts to improve ties; today visits areas where ethnic Serbs who fled the country during the 1991-1995 war have returned 

Croatia:

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele visits Croatia.

Germany:

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may arrive in Germany in the late evening, to meet Chancellor Merkel.

Germany:

The "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe" (to Nov. 26).
    
Holland:

Prosecution likely to conduct cross-examination of Jean Pierre Bemba 

France:

Economy Minister Christine Lagarde and Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer speak at an event on the frontiers of the new economy (0800).

Ireland:

By-election in Donegal South West

Haiti: 

Anti-UN demonstrations held in Port-au-Prince, protestors urge UN Stabilization Mission to leave, accusing Nepalese troops in particular of bringing cholera bacteria to Haiti 

US:

Presidents of UNASUR countries gather to celebrate meeting (to Nov. 26).
    
Global:

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
    
Peru:

Chile's Sebastian Pinera and Foreign Minister, Alfredo Moreno, will pay an official visit 

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