Burma: Don’t Believe the Hype
Burma’s President Thein Sein seems to think a veneer of democracy is enough to get sanctions lifted.
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Zebari: Any U.S. Trespassing is Unacceptable and Holding the Summit in Baghdad, is Better for Syria
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari,announced on Wednesday, Iraq’s rejection of what he called the U.S. trespassing of Iraqi airspace, pointing out that the summit in Baghdad will be an opportunity to to… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Iraqia Stipulates to Spend Amounts of Money to the Citizens Against Voting on the Budget
The Iraqi List, stipulated on Wednesday, the allocation of funds to all Iraqi citizens in support of the project put forward by the Liberal bloc to pass the current year budget, calling the political… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Union of Muslim Scholars Reveals the Formation of a Convergence of Views Complex and the Society for Issuing Fatwas ”advisory Opinions”
Union of Muslim Scholars announced,on Wednesday, its intention to form a complex for convergence of views between different religious authorities and the Association of Issuing Fatwas. View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Maliki’s Coalition: The Blocs Have to Be Realistic in Their Demands Concerning the Allocation of Funds to Citizens
The coalition of law state, called on Wednesday, the political blocs to be realistic in dealing with their claims, including the allocation of funds for each Iraqi citizen in the current year budget,… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Oil Ministry Reveals the Project of Establishing 24 Storage Tanks with a Capacity of 350 Thousand Barrels
The Ministry of Oil, announced on Wednesday, the establishment of 24 oil tanks each of which can hold 350 thousand barrels, indicating that it is about to establish four floating platforms which have… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Messi Calls Young Kurds for Greater Attention for Sport and Thank Them for Encouraging Him
The World soccer and Barcelona player Lionel Messi called in an interview with a Kurd coach , the Kurdish young people to pay more attention to sports, and thanked them for their encouragement to Barcelona. View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Liberal Bloc Accuses Officials in the State of Targeting Political Blocs
Liberal bloc of the Sadrist movement accused, on Wednesday, unnamed officials in the state to “target” some opponents of the political blocs, demanding the government to stand at the same distance from… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Biased from Baghdad: Iraqi Observers in Syria Tell Protestors to Give Up
The Iraqi government recently sent 33 locals to be part of the Arab Leagues monitoring mission in Syria. But just like the mission itself, the Iraqi participants have been considered controversial -… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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Boycotting Baghdad’s Diplomats: Iraqi Struggle to Encourage International Embassies
In order to achieve diplomatic legitimacy, Iraq needs more embassies. The lack of key Arab nations in Baghdad is keenly felt – and even countries that do have embassies there, often only fly staff in… View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News
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