Rio de Janeiro - As the start of the 2014 Brazil World Cup nears, the Sao Paulo government prepares for the possibility that a subway workers' strike will drag on into the event.

The subway workers' strike started last week and the city faced chaos as one of its main transportation networks closed down. Over the weekend, a labour court ruled the strike illegal, allowing the company that operates the system to fire dozens of workers.

Earlier on Monday, strike leaders told the authorities that the strikers would return to work if the dismissals were revoked. But there was no agreement and the strike is expected to continue on Tuesday.

Local Transportation Secretary Jurandir Fernandes said he was confident of an eventual agreement, but at the same time the government was already making alternative plans for the World Cup's opening match on Thursday afternoon.

One of the alternatives would be allowing access to the stadium an hour earlier, which would give spectators more time to get to the stadium, using other means of transport.

The city government also declared Thursday a holiday, which means there will be fewer commuters to work.

Most of the 12 cities hosting World Cup matches, plan to do the same to alleviate traffic. – SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua

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Cairo - Egypt's former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who was sworn in as the new president on Sunday, said there will be no reconciliation with anyone who has committed crimes or incites violence against Egyptians.

Addressing a ceremony on Sunday evening at Cairo's Qubba presidential palace, Sisi said he is looking forward to ‘reconciliation with all citizens but except those committed crimes against the nation or using violence as a methodology,’ clarifying that "those who shed blood of the Egyptian people have no place in this course."

The military-oriented new president, who led the ouster of former Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi last July, won almost 97 percent of the votes in last week's presidential election. Morsi's Islamist backers led by the currently-blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood claim the move was as a "military coup."

Sisi said he will work for a comprehensive development, combating terrorism and improving security.

However, some worried that Sisi's rule will be reproduction of former regime of Hosni Mubarak that was characterized by repression and police brutality.

The 59-year-old Field Marshal said in the speech that he will work hard to create "a healthy relation between security apparatuses and the people based on preserving dignity and respecting freedom." Yet he warned that "freedom without commitment leads to disorder."

About 1 200 attendees, including outgoing President Adly Mansour, cabinet members as well as local and foreign dignitaries, showed up at the palace ceremony.

On Sunday morning, Sisi was sworn in at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo as Egypt's new president amid massive security presence. The military strongman comes to office nearly one year after the ouster of his predecessor.

Hours after taking the oath of office, Sisi headed to the northeast Ittihadiya presidential palace in Heliopolis, where he addressed a prior ceremony and then signed with Mansour a power transfer document, the first of its kind in the country's modern political history.

More than 50 delegations topped by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz, as well as the rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain and other Arab and foreign dignitaries, attended the ceremony.

"For the first time, Egypt is witnessing a democratic and peaceful power transfer from a president to another. We will make up for what we have lost and we will establish a country with a better future," Sisi said.

He also expressed thanks to all the guests and gave a special praise to Saudi Arabia, one of the most generous supporters of Egypt.

Most of the Gulf countries were throwing their weight behind Sisi after Morsi's ouster, pumping about 20 billion US dollars in aid to Egypt.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia described Sisi's victory as "historical." He called for a donor conference to help Egypt revive its flagging economy.

Qatar, whose ruler and prime minister sent congratulatory messages to Sisi on Sunday, is the only Gulf nation that supports Morsi's Brotherhood group, the oldest and most influential Islamist movement in Egypt.

Bucking the trend, Western countries were represented by low-level officials or envoys.

Meanwhile, large numbers of Sisi's supporters surrounded the two presidential palaces, as well as several public squares nationwide, including the iconic Tahrir Square, to celebrate the new president's inauguration, who defeated his only rival, leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy, in the three-day election. – Xinhua-SAnews.gov.za

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Sao Paulo – With less than a week before football's showpiece event kicks-off in Sao Paulo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter says Brazil is ready to host a successful World Cup.

Preparations for the June 12 - July 13 tournament have been hit by construction delays, budget overruns, protests and strikes.

But speaking to media in Sao Paulo, Blatter vowed the country would stage a successful event.

"We at FIFA are confident, it will be a celebration," Blatter said, adding that he was not worried about the threat of more protests.

"I'm an optimist," he said. "After the tournament kicks off I think there will be a better mood."

FIFA's secretary-general Jerome Valcke said the 12 host venues were ready for the first fortnight of the event, which he described as the most difficult for organizers.

"There are no risks for the opening weeks of the competition which are the most challenging because there are the most teams.

"We are in control, we have nothing to fear in the coming days,” he said.

The World Cup will begin on June 12 when hosts Brazil meet Croatia in their Group A clash at the 70 000-seat Itaquerao stadium. – SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua

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