Daily Archives: June 30, 2009
Parliament Wants Willem-Alexander Step Down From Bank
The majority of Holland's Parliament would like to see the country's Crown Prince step down as a member of the advisory board of the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). This, according to the Dutch program, Een Vandaag, which interviewed several Parliamentarians.
Reuters File
The reason for the call is due to some politicians concern for Willem-Alexander since there is a political investigation into the credit crisis.
As of June 30th, not too many Dutch parliamentarians had any comments, but there Read more [...]
Sultan Qaboos Postpones Iran Visit
The Sultan of Oman has put aside his trip to Iran for the time being, due to the political unrest in the country.
Sultan Qaboos bin Said was scheduled to visit the Islamic Republic on June 28th, but it has been postponed indefinitely.
It is expected that he would have brought delegates of businessman and diplomats.
Iran is in midst of protests following the presidential election more than two weeks ago. There are some Iranians who are calling the election results a fraud, despite officials' Read more [...]
