Ioraqus Regional News Thread [IORAQUS ONLY]

[Kauthar]

Alright members of Ioraqus this is the Ioraqus Regional News Thread for IC news only. The rules are

1. No trolling
2. No flaming
3. No spamming
4. No OOC

Enjoy!

[Dealarum]

Deala, Dealarum (DD)Dealarum has moved up the launch window for a rocket by one day, the Dealarum Defense Ministry said Saturday.

The new window, which was also narrowed, is February 7-14; the old window was February 8-25. The areas where debris would fall remain unchanged. The announcement comes just days after the reclusive country's initial launch plans came to light, which drew condemnation from around the world. And it means blastoff could come as early as 7 a.m. Sunday in Dealarum (5:30 p.m. ET Saturday).

Though Dealarum says it's putting a satellite into orbit, the launch is viewed by others as a front for a ballistic missile test.

Global officials have said the same type of rocket used to launch the satellite could deliver a nuclear warhead.
The announcement came a month after Dealarum said it carried out a successful rocket launch -- a claim that was viewed skeptically by most of the international community.

International airlines have altered flight paths to avoid possible falling rocket parts. Based on coordinates provided by Dealarum to the IMO, the first stage and fairing of the rocket will drop off in waters south of the country. Its second stage is expected to fall into waters further south as well.

[Kautharr]

Kauthan Regional Elections Approaching
Candidates begin final push for votes


Tuesday, March 1st 2016|Kauthar Regional Elections 2016

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In just 4 days, citizens of the southern island of Kauthar and the Kotona Islands will vote for representatives in the regional senates. In Halifax, the battle has became massive. Riots broke out yesterday as an FCP Rally clashed with a Tolerance Rally. Political analysts and think tanks have suggested the following results;

Halifax (60) - FCP (25), Tol. (19), NMP (7), LEP (5), HXF (4)
Manson (45) - Tol (28) LEP (7), FCP (6), NMP (3), UMLF (1)
Charleston (45) - FCP (31), LEP (9), NMP (3), Tol. (1), SNA (1)
Kapinarangi (15) - LEP (8), FCP (6), Tol. (1)
Preston and the Kotona Islands (50) - FCP (18), Tol. (15), LEP (11), NMP (4), UMLF (1), Kotona Interests Party/KIP (1)

TOTAL (215) - FCP (86), Tol. (64), LEP (42), NMP (19), UMLF (2), SNA (1), KIP (1)

In Halifax the FCP-NMP coalition is expected to remain, as NMP Senator Chris Bracken has endorsed FCP Senators Mark Hamilton and Daniel Murray for Right Press and Right Guard respectively. The Senator who leads the NMP called the friendship between the FCP and NMP necessary to bring freedom to the Kauthan people. In Manson, the last remaining Tolerance stronghold the LEP and FCP have made significant gains after several of the senators voted to increase funding for the police and to allow racial profiling. The election is still unfolding, with more to come.

[Augusticinia]

AWA v. The Augusticinian Intelligence Forces begins

After mining strikes due to the mining transference act, which transferred Augusticinia's Mines from federal to private ownership, toxic gasses were released in the Ariozai mine killing 133 men and harming 20 more. This mine is a leading producer of Iron in Augusticinia. One such killed in the mine was Sigmund Provenza a leading member of the organized strike. He publicly claimed that Kertesz's actions were destroying the nation and destroying the rights and treatment of workers. The gas that killed them was reported as Hydrogen Sulfide after investigation. Hydrogen Sulfide in the past has reportedly been used by the Augusticinian Intelligence Forces. The Augusticinian Worker's Association or AWA has filed suit against the Augusticinian Intelligence Forces. Many have speculated that Emperor Kertesz ordered the attack and many have denounced him as a murderer. The case has finally reached the Augusticinian High Federal Court. Supporters of the government and supporters of workers have lined up near the court holding signs. The AWA will be sending their legal correspondent Alex Dmitrescu and the Augusticinian Intelligence Agency will be sending Agent Marshal Max Eren. Business owners, Workers with minor injuries, Forensic Researchers at the mine, members of the Kertesz Administration, and even Emperor Ridley Kertesz himself will be attending the case. Supreme Justice Oreno Channi says that he is nervous about the case and the impact that it will have on workers and the Kertesz Administration.

[Kautharr]

The Guardian of Kastovav dead
Chief General Marcel Rialle founded dead at 53

Saturday, April 2nd 2016|Kauthan National Infantry, 1992 Sineyevo Conflict

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In the early hours of this morning, retired sniper, Chief General Marcel Rialle was found dead in his home in the small village of Roumeville, where he was born in 1962. Rialle is credited with the most sniper kills in one day in the KNI, achieving 41 against Sineyevo Separatists in February 1992. Totalling 109 kills in 3 tours of Sineyevo, he was most widely acclaimed for going on a suicide mission alone to rescue 37 schoolchildren while under sniper and artillery fire in the city of Kastovav, in central Sineyevo, East Kresova. After the mission he continued to rescue women, children and the elderly in Kastovav, while watching over residential areas at night from unknown positions. Rialle was gifted the Platinum Cross of Ardene and the Medal of Honour (Gold) for his work in the war, and was given the title of Sir, a title that hadn't been used since the 1800s.

President Matthew Count has called for a week of mourning, calling him a hero that he was proud to serve with, and the Portain National Committee is engaging in talks to prepare a funeral procession around the island of Portes, starting and ending in Roumeville. The Régiment Tuteur Etranger who he served with have paid their respects to him by lowering the flags of Portes and Kauthar to half mast at their base in Avessons, and the Governor of Portes, Alex Bouhour has ordered the same at all government buildings.

[Asaland and The Asish Isles]

Just two weeks after Sami Hawani won the General Election, he has submitted his resignation. His resignation from office is no surprise to the hundreds of thousands of people who protested in the streets of Walithar, Mayundabad and Kel regarding his involvement in offshore tax havens published in the Cayman Documents released earlier this week.

It is believed that Hawani holds almost 400,000 Daysas in assets abroad in the Cayman Islands and he has failed to pay any tax on these assets since 2002, Hawani's father is also said to have assets in the Cayman Islands which Hawani too has a stake in. The news of corruption in the office of the head of state was not taken well by citizens across Asaland.

Protestors did a "sit in" at the United Asish Assembly in Kel, blocking all access to the most important political body in Asaland until King Sami was to resign.
In Walithar riots broke out in The Peoples Square which surrounds The Peoples Congress, rioters broke in to Congress and threw petrol bombs whilst waving plaquards of "Hawani Al Qabrani" meaning Hawani The Liar.
In Mayundabad members of the All Asaland Socialist Party (which lost for the first time to Hawani of the Asish Liberal Party in the General Election) staged mass protests with approximately 45,000 people taking part.

Hawani who was at the Arab League summit in Cairo during the time of the protests has not publicly made a comment but he was forced to submit his resignation yesterday afternoon after public opinion polls showed 83% of the public against him. It is believed Rania Esfahan of the All Asaland Socialist Party is to become interim President/Queen until the next general election.

[Kautharr]

First Female Prison Suicide in 14 Years
Courtney Mair, 19, found hanging in cell at Manson Woman's Facility

Friday, April 22nd 2016 | Manson, Kauthan Justice System

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At 10:04 PM last night, Courtney Mair, aged 19, was found dead in her cell at Manson Woman's Facility. Her cause of death has been identified as suicide - either by hanging or by slitting her neck. Mair was arrested four months ago for possession and conspiracy to deal, her sentence was due to end in two more months.. Her family have not put out and official statement, though her family did share a post from the KDJ's website on social media site ConnectIn. Secretary of Justice Darren Chapman has called the death a tragedy, and says that the Department of Justice has been petitioning the Manson State Senate for the last 18 months to receive additional funding towards Manson Woman's Facility and other older prisons. President Matthew Count has even commented on it, saying that rehabilitation programs such as the Petty Offence Detention Centres (POD Centers) and Drug Use Rehabilitation Facilities (DUR Facilities) need to be opened quickly to prevent this. POD Centres and DUR Facilities were proposed in the incredibly successful Crime and Justice System Reformation Bill (Y2011-B41) which broke records for having the largest percentage of yes votes in Kauthan Political History, with just 12 MNAs voting against it. The DUR Facilities and POD centres would be for rehabilitation purposes, seeing people who commit far less serious crimes under watch while being helped from 9 AM until 5 PM every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and wearing an ankle bracelet while they're not inside. Count called the bill in 2011 the greatest and smartest bill in Kauthan politics, saying that it will save millions of dollars every year and give drug addicts and petty criminals a lot more freedom.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place later on today, and her body will be given to the family three days after the post-mortem. More to come on this story.