Middle East

  • Jan 19, 2005
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UNITED STATES: Rice confirmation hearings

Condoleezza Rice yesterday began two days of Senate hearings following her nomination as...

United States
  • Dec 23, 2004
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UN/US: Arab development report yet to appear

The UNDP today denied claims that the delay since October in publication of its latest Arab Human...

United States
  • Dec 20, 2004
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UNITED STATES: Problems still loom for missile defence

The latest test of the US missile defence programme failed on December 15. The setback...

United States
  • Dec 20, 2004
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UNITED STATES:Problems still loom for missile defence

The latest test of the US missile defence programme failed on December 15.

United States
  • Dec 13, 2004
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US/MIDDLE EAST: Clashes at Forum for the Future

The inaugural meeting of the Forum for the Future was held in Rabat on Friday.

Middle East
  • Dec 10, 2004
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RUSSIA/MIDDLE EAST: Putin pursues pragmatic policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday that...

Middle East
  • Dec 6, 2004
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PROSPECTS 2005: Soft power key to war on terror

Al-Qaida remains a viable transnational terrorist organisation, though it is increasingly...

  • Dec 2, 2004
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PROSPECTS 2005: Iraq holds key to US global stance

The broad thrust of the administration's international stance in 2005 depends largely on...

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