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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA: Rebuilding From The Ground Up
Even before the start of the Dayton talks, representatives of the major international financial institutions were meeting in Sarajevo to discuss reconstruction aid for Bosnia- Hercegovina.BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA: Rebuilding From The Ground Up
Even before the start of the Dayton talks, representatives of the major international financial institutions were meeting in Sarajevo to discuss reconstruction aid for Bosnia- Hercegovina.SANCTIONS/IRAQ: Mixed Signals Confuse Sanctions Renewal Issue
The United Nations Security Council's rolling routine 60 day renewal of sanctions against Iraq gets progressively problematic. The next reimposition, due on Jan. 8, must now take account of mixed signals on the subject coming from the region.SANCTIONS/IRAQ: Mixed Signals Confuse Sanctions Renewal Issue
The United Nations Security Council's rolling routine 60 day renewal of sanctions against Iraq gets progressively problematic. The next reimposition, due on Jan. 8, must now take account of mixed signals on the subject coming from the region.EGYPT-HUMAN RIGHTS: Military Court Jails Moderate Islamists
The five years' hard labour handed down by a Cairo military court of 54 Muslim Brotherhood leaders for running an 'illegal organisation' is a milestone in the implementation of a hard line, anti-Islamist policy of President Hosni Mubarak.NORTHERN IRELAND: Last Faint Hopes For Peace Pinned On Clinton Tour
If you follow the political discussions around the peace process in Northern Ireland there is one inescapable conclusion. The whole thing is about to collapse and a resumption of hostilities can only be days away.EGYPT-HUMAN RIGHTS: Military Court Jails Moderate Islamists
The five years' hard labour handed down by a Cairo military court of 54 Muslim Brotherhood leaders for running an 'illegal organisation' is a milestone in the implementation of a hard line, anti-Islamist policy of President Hosni Mubarak.NORTHERN IRELAND: Last Faint Hopes For Peace Pinned On Clinton Tour
If you follow the political discussions around the peace process in Northern Ireland there is one inescapable conclusion. The whole thing is about to collapse and a resumption of hostilities can only be days away.ZIMBABWE-POLITICS: A By-Election Like No Other
The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) may like to dismiss her as a lame duck, but the label hardly fits her and most here know it.ZIMBABWE-POLITICS: A By-Election Like No Other
The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) may like to dismiss her as a lame duck, but the label hardly fits her and most here know it.HAITI: Behind Aristide’s Angry Words
Behind President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's public attack earlier this month against the "hypocrisy" of the international community lies the widespread view in top governmental levels that international forces are more interested in supporting rich Haitians rather than all Haitians.ENERGY: OPEC Faces A Sea Of Troubles
OPEC has rarely appeared so weak. Its ministers, gathered in Vienna Tuesday for a meeting expected to do little more than maintain an uneasy status quo, face mounting problems, from external competition and internal divisions.PAKISTAN: Embassy Bombing Shatters Bhutto’s Liberal Image
Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has never tired of projecting herself as the leader of a liberal Islamic country.HAITI: Behind Aristide’s Angry Words
Behind President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's public attack earlier this month against the "hypocrisy" of the international community lies the widespread view in top governmental levels that international forces are more interested in supporting rich Haitians rather than all Haitians.ENERGY: OPEC Faces A Sea Of Troubles
OPEC has rarely appeared so weak. Its ministers, gathered in Vienna Tuesday for a meeting expected to do little more than maintain an uneasy status quo, face mounting problems, from external competition and internal divisions.PAKISTAN: Embassy Bombing Shatters Bhutto’s Liberal Image
Pakistan's Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has never tired of projecting herself as the leader of a liberal Islamic country.GULF: Fallout from the Afghan Jihad?
Whereas two militant Islamic Egyptian groups claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb explosion at Egypt's embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, which killed 16 people, no organisation owned up the car bomb blast in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov 13 which killed five people.GULF: Fallout from the Afghan Jihad?
Whereas two militant Islamic Egyptian groups claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb explosion at Egypt's embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, which killed 16 people, no organisation owned up the car bomb blast in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov 13 which killed five people.LEBANON-MEDIA: The limits of independence
The diversity of titles on Lebanese news attests to the strength of the country's media and an apparent independence from government control rare in the Arab world.INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: Unmasking the Real Face of Terrorism
Gone are the days when the bad guys in spy thrillers were trench-coated communists. In the post-Cold War era they are often 'Islamic fundamentalists' with twisted, evil minds that threaten the world's good people.PAKISTAN-IRAN: Turf-Battle Over Afghan Rubble
Pakistan's traditionally cordial ties with nearby Iran have been frayed by the competing interests of both countries in the civil war in Afghanistan.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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