FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the French tonight's fate still uncertain MAM

The fate of Michèle Alliot-Marie is sealed by the tenors of the majority, leaving the government should intervene Sunday in a reshuffle to the extent uncertain, prior to a statement broadcast by Nicolas Sarkozy on the international situation.

"For MMA, it's done. The President has taken its decision, she goes" Saturday assured a tenor of the majority, confirming information obtained yesterday by the AFP to two ministers.

According to several sources, the head of French diplomacy would be replaced by the Defence Minister, Alain Juppe.This will, in a minister to resign "Sunday Morning", just after his return in the night from a trip to Kuwait.

"The anonymous sources who claim to make decisions in place of Ms Alliot-Marie bind none but themselves," responded the entourage of the Minister to AFP.

When questioned, the Elysee declined to respond. But in late afternoon, Sarkozy, after meeting with three former hostages of the Sahel at the Elysee Palace, received at La Lanterne in Versailles, Prime Minister Francois Fillon. The interview lasted an hour and a half, according to Matignon.The secretary general of the Elysee, Claude Gueant, was also present.

While France has been strongly criticized in recent weeks for its diplomatic policy, Mr.Sarkozy will also attempt to regain control of the reserved area of the Head of State during a televised address Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on the international situation.

Regarding his team, the Head of State is considering various scenarios, according to several government sources.

Circumscribe the redesign to the replacement of MMA? Or take the opportunity to make more extensive changes and try to give new impetus to his government, just three months after the big reshuffle in November and a little over a year of presidential elections?

"Mystery ... The ball will roll on the wheel throughout the weekend," said a tenor of the majority.

"I work. I am 100% mobilized as Minister of Foreign Affairs.I do not comment on rumors in Paris, "said Kuwait Alliot-Marie.

"Regardless of what happens when I landed in Paris," she added, however, as resigned to his dismissal.

According to ministers, the situation became untenable and "we must stop it" because "Michele Alliot-Marie was unscrewed and leads everyone." "The sequence of the French presidency of the G20 is important and as Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be prominent at the side of the head of state. But in his post, the action does not erase image "tarnished by the case to twists on holiday in Tunisia, said one of them.

To replace Mr.Juppe of Defense, several names were circulating this weekend, including the boss of UMP senators, Gerard Longuet, but also former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, or the interior minister, Brice Hortefeux, which could then give way to Beauvau Claude Gueant.

The reshuffle could also see the arrival of two or three secretaries of state - including liberals and centrists - repeatedly announced and postponed.New Center hoped Saturday that the realignment "will allow a rebalancing policy.

As for the companion of MMA, the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Patrick Ollier, his fate seems outstanding and not necessarily tied to that of his companion.

Campaigning Sunday for his fief cantonal Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), he merely said he would "when the situation" arises.

24 IMAGES SECOND: Audio: Caesar seen by the editor of France 24

With 11 nominations at the 36th ceremony of Caesar, the film by Xavier Beauvois' Of Men and Gods "collect in advance the honors of the profession that brand again its distance from the box office by ignoring" Little Tissues "from Guillaume Canet and "Camping 2" Fabien Onteniente.

After a great year for cinema hexagonal (over 206 million cinema admissions, 35% for French films), appointments spend yet most beautiful successes of 2010, "Potiche" to "Tour "from" The Heartbreaker "to" The Ghost Writer "by Roman Polanski.

The Academy of Caesar accompanies the unexpected triumph of the film by Xavier Beauvois (more than 3 million viewers), already crowned by the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, "Of Men and Gods," which recounts the fate of the monks of Tibehirine , abducted and murdered in Algeria in 1996, is quoted in ten categories.

It is proposed to Cesar for best film, best director, best original screenplay, best sound, picture editing, best costumes, sets, best actor Lambert Wilson and twice for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Michael Lonsdale and Olivier Rabourdin.

Nominees in major categories:

Best Film
"The Heartbreaker" by Pascal Chaumeil, "The Name of the people" by Michel Leclerc, "The Ghost Writer" by Roman Polanski; "Tour" Mathieu Amalric, "Of Men and Gods" by Xavier Beauvois; "Gainsbourg, life heroic "by Joann Sfar;" Mammuth "Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern.Dr. Nolan, "The Social Network" by David Fincher, "Invictus" by Clint Eastwood, "Bright Star" by Jane Campion; "Heartbeats" by Xavier Dolan, "In his eyes" by Juan Jose Campanella; "Illegal" d Olivier Masset Depasse.

Best First Film
Simon Werner disappeared "Fabrice Gobert," The Heartbreaker "by Pascal Chaumeil," Gainsbourg, heroic life "by Joann Sfar;" All That Glitters "Géraldine Nakache
"Turk's Head" by Pascal Elbe

A Caesar of honor will be awarded by the Academy to the American director Quentin Tarantino during the Feb. 25 ceremony will be broadcast live at 21:00 Clear Channel Canal +.

UGANDA: The outgoing President Yoweri Museveni about to be reelected

President Yoweri Museveni arrived Saturday at the head of the first official results of presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda where the opposition accusing the government of having rigged.

Early Saturday afternoon, the outgoing head of state was credited with a very comfortable lead over his seven opponents, according to partial results of the election commission on a quarter of some 14 million subscribers.

Mr.Museveni got 2,432,864 votes or 71.38% of the votes cast, against 781,353 votes (22.92%) for Kizza Besigye, his main rival.

Both candidates eclipsed the other contenders, who share the crumbs (about 6%).

The election commission released as and when the results of the presidential election, since the counting center installed in a conference room at the National Stadium Namboole.

In the room, the brown uniforms of policemen on duty, assault rifles slung, white polo competed with agents of the electoral commission.

Meanwhile, in a secret location in Kampala, youth activists from the Coalition of Mr.Besigye also were busy compiling the votes under the leadership of party cadres, the candidate Besigye who still intends to announce its own results by the end of the day.

Fear of arrest, party activists slept in the building in recent days to avoid attracting attention.

Kizza Besigye, a former personal physician to Museveni during the years of rebellion (1981-1986) and a candidate for the third consecutive election, accused even before the election his former mentor and the party in power have swelled with voter lists ghosts or minors.

Mr.Museveni, 66 years including 25 as head of state of Uganda, has predicted a landslide victory Friday at "84%".

Building on the return of peace in the whole country - with the departure of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern countries - on a robust economic growth and the expected oil wealth with the Operating from 2012 major oil reserves, Mr.Museveni and his camp envisage anything other than victory in the first round.

His main rival has continued to denounce the regime's corruption and lack of economic opportunities for youth, explaining his view the "discouragement" of the population and make possible a popular uprising in Egypt.

At odds with the regime since 1999, Besigye, 54, has renounced publicly challenge the results in court, that judge beholden to power and has called on Ugandans to take to the streets to denounce the fraud, without however, launch a word of precise order so far.

The situation could be radicalized if Mr.Besigye put his plan into action, the announcement of results other than the election commission or organizing a demonstration without police permission to arrest the exhibitor.

As of Wednesday, Museveni threatened bluntly arrest and trial would challenge anyone in the street to the official results.

The electoral commission must announce the final results by Sunday 1400 GMT.

Without giving an estimate, its chairman Badru Kiggundu said to AFP that the participation rate "has increased since 2006" (69%), information that contrasts with the lack of enthusiasm shown by voters in many polling Voting in the capital and the provinces.

Meanwhile, Kampala was the second consecutive day patrolled by numerous military and crisscrossed by police in riot gear.

EGYPT: The army wants a revised constitution within 10 days

AFP - The military, in power in Egypt since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday that it gave ten days at a commission of jurists that it has appointed to revise the Constitution.

"The commission must finish work later than ten days," the military said in a statement.

The committee members, lawyers, met for the first time on Tuesday before the head of the Supreme Council of the armed forces.

The commission is to amend sections 76, 77, 88, 93 and 189 and to cancel Article 179, said the supreme council of the armed forces in a statement read by a presenter on state television.

The Committee may decide to amend other items if it deems it necessary "to ensure democratic and transparent presidential and legislative elections" continued army.

Section 76 deals with very restrictive conditions of candidacy for the presidential election, section 77 places no limit on the number of presidential terms and 88 sets the mode of election monitoring.

Section 93 limits the possibilities of appeal after the parliamentary elections and Article 179 allows the president to order that civilians accused of terrorism are brought before a military tribunal.

Article 189 stipulates that only the last President of the Republic and President of Parliament may propose constitutional amendments.

ALGERIA: The Algerians will march to "change the system"

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AFP - Major security forces were deployed in Algeria in anticipation of events "to change the system" Saturday at 11:00 am (1000 GMT), the call of the National Coordination for Democracy and Change (CNDC) and could be encouraged by the departure of President Hosni Mubarak.

Several marches and rallies are planned across the country, but in Algiers, police, came in number-between 25,000 and 30,000 according to the press, were visible as early as Friday.

Police roadblocks set up at entrances to the capital since suicide bombings in April and December 2007, claimed by Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), were also strengthened.

A demonstration organized apparently it at the last minute to salute the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, before the head of the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD opposition) Friday in Algiers was stopped by a cordon of police activists who pushed in and made a dozen arrests.

The march of Algiers has not been authorized under a ban in force since 2001. The demonstrators nevertheless go to the Place de la Concorde (better known under its former name Place May 1st) at 11:00 to get to Martyrs' Square at the foot of the Casbah and the entrance of Bab el Oued , traditional theater of revolt.

In Oran, 430 km from Algiers, Wilaya denied permission to demonstrate. But the NCCD maintains its watchword, and calls for a gathering place November 1st in front of City Hall Thursday she was distributing leaflets still in this great city in western Algeria.

Other cities also intend to answer the call which, on the east coast, Boumerdes, Bejaia, then south-east of Algiers, Tizi Ouzou, the main town of Kabylie, and west, Tipaza, among others.

Finally, in the main town in eastern Algeria, Annaba, leaflets calling on citizens to participate in the march were intercepted by police in recent days. A police source described them as "demoralizing" and a threat to the safety of goods and people.

The CNDC was created on January 21 by opposition parties, civil society and autonomous unions in the wake of riots earlier this year that have killed 5 people and injured over 800.

Debates about the extradition of Julian Assange drag

AFP - The British justice, which examines the request for extradition of Julian Assange made by Sweden, agreed Tuesday to postpone Friday's statement from the two parties, the debates that took longer than expected.

The hearing before the court at Belmarsh in London, was expected to end late Tuesday afternoon, but the witnesses called by the defense was longer than expected.

The court opened on Monday will hear Friday from 10:30 to the conclusions of the defense and prosecution.

Sweden calls for the extradition of the founder of Wikileaks site to ask about the complaint of two women who accuse him of having forced to have unprotected sex.

Following these hearings, the court Belmarsh must decide on the admissibility of extradition. But in all likelihood, his decision should be taken under advisement.

ALGERIA: Rome confirmed the abduction of an Italian tourist in the south

The Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday in a statement, the kidnapping of an Italian tourist in southern Algeria and the Algerian authorities sought "not to take initiatives" that endanger its security.

"He was asked relevant Algerian counterparts do not take action (...) which can endanger the safety of the Italian citizen," said the Farnesina.

The ministry, "as in all cases of kidnapping of Italian citizens, will keep the reserve required on this matter so as not to interfere with research activities," he specified.

According to the ministry, citing the Algerian police, "February 2 at 18.30 south of the town of Djanet, 90 km from the border with Niger, an Italian tourist was allegedly abducted while she was with three Algerian making an excursion organized by a travel agency. "

"The kidnappers have released the suspected leaders and would away with an Italian citizen," he said.

According to the Algerian APS agency, the kidnappers have allowed their hostages to warn using their cell phone (Thuraya), head of the travel agent who arranged his trip to Djanet.This immediately raised the alarm.

In late September, after the kidnapping of seven hostages in northern Niger, Algeria, Mauritania, Niger and Mali had agreed to create a common information center in Algiers in the wake of the establishment a committee of staff common operational in Tamanrasset (southern Algeria).

But no information has ever been published on the activities of the military group Sahel.

TUNISIA: Concerns about the security situation in the country

The emergence of youth gangs armed prowlers in Tunis and the burning of a synagogue in Gabes reinforce fears of a descent into violence or destabilization attempts in Tunisia.

More than two weeks after the flight of President Zine Ben Ali under pressure from the street, January 14, the army had to intervene on Tuesday for gunmen to flee, as Tunisians suspected of working for the old power.

Large protests have continued in recent days in the country, the reshuffle made on Thursday by Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi who calmed the public.But acts of sabotage or intimidation were reported.

The spokesman of the Jewish community in Tunisia, one of the largest in North Africa, condemned the arson of a synagogue at Gabes in the south, on the night of Monday to Tuesday.

"I think those who have committed are seeking to create divisions between Jews and Muslims from Tunisia who live in peace for decades," said Peres Trabelsi.

Tunisian Jewish community is rarely the target of attacks. The last claimed by Al Qaeda, was in 2002 against the synagogue in Djerba Island.She had killed 21 people, including several German tourists.

Another indication of a deteriorating security, the military has had to fire warning shots to disperse gangs of armed youths who attacked two schools of Carthage, affluent suburb north-east of the capital , terrorizing students.

Monday already, young people with knives and clubs had spread fear through the streets of Kasserine, in the center of the country, burning buildings and harassing people, reports the news agency TAP.

Self-defense committees

Saturday in downtown Tunis, bands of youths had dispersed a gathering of women in Tunisia.They were hunted down on Avenue Habib Bourguiba by merchants organized in self-defense committees, also armed with knives and sticks.

Some traders believe that these bands are formed by former supporters of RCD, a former all-powerful party of President Ben Ali, or by young people paid to create chaos.

"We're here to try to reassure the public. We will protect," said a soldier in an armored vehicle positioned in front of a school in the capital.
Ben Ali, Minister of the Interior before taking power in 1987, had a vast network of police and informants who had not been dismantled since the "jasmine revolution".

Diplomatic sources, it is estimated that his presidential guard has been dispersed or eliminated, but a small number of his armed followers is probably still present in the country.

According to the head of a UN mission sent to the country, 147 people died and 510 others were injured in the uprising in Tunisia.

Bacre Waly Ndiaye said during a news conference that 72 more people died during riots that occurred in Tunisian prisons during these events, which began Dec. 17.

"The primary sector is to reform the security forces, who must work for the people, not against him," said the official Senegalese. "The security system must be central to the reform process. It is necessary to limit the role of the state police."

The interim government has promised to investigate the deaths and injuries occurred during the revolution and the eight members of the UN mission to provide assistance and advice.

The transition cabinet has also promised to recover assets of the family Ben Ali in Tunisia and abroad.

The EU froze the assets in Eastern Europe, former president and family.France has seized on Tuesday at Le Bourget airport a private plane belonging to the family of the deposed head of state.