اتفق خبراء ومحللون إستراتيجيون عراقيون، السبت، على أن العراق يشكل بؤرة الاهتمام الإقليمي والدولي حاليا، مثلما يشكل نقطة تقاطع للمصالح الإستراتيجية لكل من إيران وتركيا، لكنهم اختلفوا بشأن طبيعة هذه المصالح وأهدافها، ومدى ارتباطها بإستراتيجية الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية تجاه المنطقة. وقال الخبراء والمحللون، د. شيرزاذ الجاف، عباس الياسري، ...
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Neither Bush nor McCain so much as mention -- let alone criticise -- Israel's inhumane treatment of Palestinian populations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This treatment includes frequent military assaults often targeting civilians, the use of 'targeted assassinations', the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip ...
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BEIJING, July 17 -- The White House insisted on Monday that talks with Iraq on a deal governing a long-term U.S. military presence there are "on track" but declined to restate a July 31 deadline for sealing the accord. In fact, there are three overriding reasons for the ...
16 /07 /2008 الساعة 14:58:57 أفادت مصادر أمنية أن ستة أشخاص قتلوا وأصيب 14 آخرون بجروح في إطار أعمال عنف وقعت في مناطق متفرقة من العراق منذ الساعة التاسعة من مساء أمس الثلاثاء، وحتى عصر اليوم الأربعاء. 16 /07 /2008 الساعة 21:54:32 أفادت مصادر أمنية، أن (17) شخصا قتلوا ...
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BAQUBA, Jun 24 (IPS) - Iraqis seem divided on who they would like to see as the next U.S. president, but few believe that either will end the occupation. Neither he nor his Republican rival, John McCain, talk about changing the National Security Strategy of the U.S., or ...
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خلاصة الاخبار News Summary أفادت مصادر أمنية أن 15 شخصا قتلوا، واصيب 26 آخرين بجروح، فيما اعتقلت القوات الأمنية 59 شخصا، في إطار أعمال عنف وقعت في مناطق متفرقة من العراق من الساعة الثانية من عصر أمس الاثنين وحتى عصر اليوم الثلاثا 15 people were killed, ...
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There was actually not much difference between what Bush told the Knesset on Israel's 60th birthday celebration and Obama's remarks before the Jewish audience in Florida. Both had a perfunctory one-liner about the Palestinians. Although the senator had pegged his election campaign to the attractive theme of "change," meaning that ...
اعلن الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد رفضه مطالب اسرائيل بتخلى دمشق عن تحالفها مع ايران كشرط للتوصل الى اتفاق سلام بين سوريا واسرائيل . واعلنت مصادر اعلامية ان الاسد ابلغ وفدا برلمانيا بريطانيا امس الثلاثاء ان بلاده تعتزم الاحتفاظ بعلاقات طبيعية مع ايران بينما تجري محادثات غير مباشرة مع اسرائيل ...
JERUSALEM, May 26 (IPS) - Israel and Syria recently announced the renewal of talks, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive peace agreement. For now, the talks, which are being mediated by Turkey, are indirect and are aimed at preparing the groundwork for full and direct negotiations. For a peace ...
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Hezbollah commemorated the eighth anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day in a huge central festival in Beirut's southern suburb. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked from across Lebanon into the Raya playground in the Sfeir region. Representatives of President Michel Suleiman and House Speaker Nabih Berri attended the ...
