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Invest in agriculture: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon

Doha :: Qatar | about 15 hours ago | Political News

Posted by razak

DOHA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday stressed the need to invest in agriculture to tackle food and hunger crisis. “Food security has always been a critical issue,” said Ban. “Over the past two years poor people around the world have...

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Ahmadinejad sees West ploy over financial crisis

Doha :: Qatar | 1 day ago | Political News

Posted by razak

By Anwar Elshamy IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday slammed the way the global financial crisis was being handled, saying Western leaders sought to transfer their own crisis to the rest of the world and portray it as global. They hope...

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Financial crisis could trigger social unrest, warns UN chief

Doha :: Qatar | 1 day ago | Political News

Posted by razak

By Santhosh V. Perumal THE global financial crisis has brought an abrupt end to a long era of economic growth, and if not handled properly it could result in social unrest and political instability, according to the United Nations. Seeking...

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Court confirms stoning sentence for adultery

Tehrān :: Iran | 1 day ago | Political News

Posted by razak

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme court has confirmed a sentence of death by stoning against a woman convicted of adultery in the southern city of Shiraz, a newspaper reported yesterday. The woman, identified as Afsaneh R, was also given a second death...

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Iran welcome obama win but warns US forces

Tehrān :: Iran | 26 days ago | Political News

Posted by kalex

Iranian officials Wednesday welcomed Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential elections, calling it a sign of failure of President George W. Bush's policies and Americans' demand for essential changes. 'Obama's election as the US president shows the American people's...

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Hopes on US-Iraqi security deal shattered

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 month ago | Political News

Posted by Alsumaria

Hopes on completing the security agreement with the United States and approving it in the meeting of the political council for national security have caved in as the council failed to ratify the security draft, which has raised doubts about...

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Impact of new US president on Iraq and Middle East

Baghdad :: Iraq | 27 days ago | Political News

Posted by Alsumaria

After five years of US invasion to Iraq, the country is still unstable despite security improvement. Yet, rows are taking grip of a vital security agreement that would allow for US Forces to stay in Iraq for another three years....

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Iraq expects answer on security deal after US vote

Baghdad :: Iraq | 29 days ago | Political News

Posted by kalex

Iraq expects Washington's reply on proposed changes to a draft security agreement after the U.S. elections, an aide to the prime minister said Sunday. Yassin Majeed said the U.S. will respond to Iraq's amendments to the pact after Tuesday's elections...

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Iraq to pass security deal changes to US

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 month ago | Political News

Posted by Alsumaria

Cabinet spokesman Ali Al Dabbagh declared that the ministerial council agreed yesterday to introduce changes to the security agreement on the content and draft of the agreement that will be passed to the United States. Al Dabbagh announced that Prime...

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UK and Iraq prepare for security agreement

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 month ago | Political News

Posted by Alsumaria

In light of US endeavors to conclude a security agreement with Baghdad and in aim to hold a similar British security deal in order to ensure a legal cover for UK troops in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki...

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