Archive for November, 2008
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Thankful in Turkey
Posted on November 30, 2008 | 1 CommentRefugees by Robin Sparks I am up before the sun speeding in a taxi to the Istanbul airport to work with Iraqi refugees who are headed to, of all places,... -
History of Istanbul
Posted on November 30, 2008 | No CommentsWhat is now called Asian Istanbul was probably inhabited by people as early as 3000 BC. Eventually, in the 7th century, Greek colonists led by King Byzas established the colony... -
‘Secret’ provisions in U.S.-Iraqi pact
Posted on November 29, 2008 | 1 CommentBAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (UPI) — The Iranian Press TV, citing Iraqi media outlets, said it has uncovered several secret provisions in the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement. The Iraqi Parliament passed a... -
Armenia: Army Targets Students
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsAlarm about demographic slump leads to proposed enlistment on army-age students. By Sara Khojoian in Yerevan (CRS No. 470 27-Nov-08) The Armenian government is working on amendments to legislation which... -
Kurds underwent deportation and genocide by Armenians several times
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsBaku. Lachin Sultanova – APA. Kurds face no problems in getting national rights in Azerbaijan, member of Stockholm-based Kurdish Intellectuals Union Cheto Omari said in his interview to Etnoglobus agency... -
Women rights activist arrested in Iran
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsAccording to the news from Tabriz, Iran, Mrs Shahnaz Gholami, journalist, member of Iranian women journalist Association (RAZA) and women rights activist was arrested 09.11.2008 by The Ministry of Intelligence... -
Refusing the hand of friendship
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsHigh on a hill overlooking the city of Kars, there is a vast column of concrete obscured by wooden scaffolding. The hand of friendship has yet to be proffered, let... -
A bloody day in the district of the Turkmen city of Tuz Khormatu
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsOn Thursday, 27th of November 2008, at about 4.30 pm. Mr. Abdulamir Huseyin Bektaş was a member of the Turkmen Municipal Council of Tuz Khurmato and Mr. Talib Ali was... -
Shall we come to terms with the past?
Posted on November 28, 2008 | 1 CommentTÜRKKAYA ATAÖV Professor of International Relations Turkish Forum Advisory Board Member Why Not? Close to a hundred years have elapsed since the outbreak of the First World War. Armenian-Turkish... -
Istanbul unveils European Capital of Culture 2010 plans
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No Comments(ISTANBUL) – Istanbul on Thursday unveiled its plans for celebrating its nomination as European Capital of Culture 2010. The projects, ranging from street art to music festivals, are dedicated to... -
Time to Say `No’ to World Government
Posted on November 28, 2008 | 1 Comment21st CENTURY Science & Technology THE COMING ICE AGE: Why Global Warming is a Scientific Fraud Introduction: Time to Say `No’ to World Government by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. November... -
Foreign nationals given ID cards
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe Home Office is to start issuing identity cards to people from outside the European Economic Area. The first cards will go to students and the husbands, wives and partners... -
US intelligence predicts EU ‘hobbled giant’ by 2025
Posted on November 27, 2008 | 2 CommentsAnd other world news from the future By Austin Modine Posted in Public Sector, 22nd November 2008 03:58 GMT Webcast: Building Applications for the 21st Century United States government intelligence hasn’t... -
Arzu Arda’s documentary on Hagia Sophia
Posted on November 27, 2008 | 2 CommentsLos Angeles, CA-Los Angeles Art Association is pleased to announce the opening of its annual Open Show. This year’s show was curated by David Pagel, art critic for the Los... -
THE SERIOUS PAIN STARTS IN 2009
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No Commentswellington letter November 24, 2008 Volume 31: No. 25 THE SERIOUS PAIN STARTS IN 2009 MORE CRISES, MORE BAILOUTS Late News: Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Sunday that the... -
Georgia cedes its natural gas network to Azerbaijan
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No Commentsby Emil Sanamyan The Armenian Reporter Nov 21, 2008 WASHINGTON, – Georgia agreed to hand over the ownership of its natural gas network, which includes the transit gas pipeline from... -
Does Europe Believe in International Law?
Posted on November 26, 2008 | 1 CommentBased on the record, it has no grounds to criticize the U.S. By JACK GOLDSMITH and ERIC POSNER Many of President-elect Barack Obama’s supporters hope he will scrap the Bush... -
Turkey’s Liberals Speaking Out as Reform Stalls
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsMemo From Istanbul By SABRINA TAVERNISE ISTANBUL When Recep Tayyip Erdogan was first elected prime minister of Turkey six years ago, his policy moves were brave and new, and... -
ERDOGAN VISITS INDIA: BILATERAL TRADE AND TURKISH-ISRAELI-INDIAN ENERGY COOPERATION ON THE AGENDA
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No Commentshttp://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373562 By Saban Kardas Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited India from November 21 to 24, against a background of growing economic ties between the... -
What exactly does “Renewing the U.S.-U.N. relationship” mean?
Posted on November 25, 2008 | No CommentsThe New Republic Blog, 24.11.2008 At the core of the international liberal elites is a hollow. Nothing confirms this so much as an advertisement published in Thursday’s New York Times...
