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Panorama Of July 2009

Jul 4, 2009 - 5:51:19 PM
Community festivals, which have recently happened in the national arena in the various governorates of the Republic of Yemen, were a real expression and true reflection of Yemeni people’s genuine feelings towards their national unity and principals of their blessed revolution in the 26th of September and the 14th of October.


Obama and Iran, Considered

Jul 4, 2009 - 5:49:35 PM
During the 2008 election there was a television ad featuring a late night phone call on the White House hot line.


Do you feel lucky, Hugo?

Jul 4, 2009 - 5:48:07 PM
Venezuela‘s president, Hugo Chavez, has declared that any attack on his country’s embassy in Honduras will lead to war between the two nations, and I can’t help wishing that the Hondurans would call his bluff.


US intervention in Iran

Jun 30, 2009 - 5:59:46 PM
The Iranian authorities, shocked by the massive popular protests against alleged election malpractices have blocked web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, blocked SMS messages, restricting use of cell phones, restricting the foreign media, and clamping down hard on protesters.


The mortality of the Dalai Lama

Jun 30, 2009 - 5:57:59 PM
“The Dalai Lama equals non-violence, and without him there would be violence,” said Lhadon Tethong, executive director of Students for a Free Tibet, a couple of months ago.


Panorama Of June 2009

Jun 30, 2009 - 5:06:18 PM
Many issues will head the agenda of dialogue, which is scheduled to resume soon between the political parties and organizations. But what should be emphasized and given a priority, whether in this round of dialogue or otherwise,...


Why is Obama so popular?

Jun 27, 2009 - 6:44:05 PM
The New York Times and CBS News headlined and broadcast last week that their polling indicated Americans have more confidence in President Obama than they do in his programs -- especially when it comes to health care and the federal budget.


Neda Soltan: anger and fear

Jun 27, 2009 - 6:40:47 PM
The grisly video of 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan dying in a Tehran street, shot down by a government thug, has already been seen by millions of Iranians.


Obama will back green energy in Asean and Indonesia

Jun 23, 2009 - 5:44:02 PM
In the same week that PLN director of planning Bambang Praptomo announced no commitment to start nuclear energy procurement plans before 2018 (Jakarta Post 15.06.09),...


Obama’s hands-off policy is just the right touch

Jun 23, 2009 - 5:41:27 PM
Oh yes, I remember it well! Angry young demonstrators, disillusioned with their society, demonstrating on the streets of Iran. Day after day after day against a “repressive” and “unrepresentative” government.


Iraq: was it worth it?

Jun 23, 2009 - 5:38:23 PM
By the end of this month, all US military forces will have withdrawn from Iraqi cities. Effectively, the US war in Iraq is over. Was it worth it?


Street rules in Iran

Jun 20, 2009 - 4:47:00 PM
The rules for street demos are different in Iran. Even in the most oppressive states the rulers know that outbursts of popular anger should be contained with as little violence as possible, but elsewhere the authorities always see deadly force as the final resort.


Universal health care in a free market

Jun 20, 2009 - 4:45:46 PM
The Nordic nations have interesting news for Anglo-Saxon economic thinkers regarding the nervous relationship between health care and the free market -- and it will come as a big surprise to many Americans struggling with their medical bills.


Panorama of June 2009

Jun 16, 2009 - 4:55:17 PM
The subsidiary conferences of the local councils have concluded their last activity today in the Capital secretariat after all governorates of Yemen finished their sub-conferences successfully.


The Wicked Poles

Jun 16, 2009 - 4:46:51 PM
In the old Soviet Union, the future was always certain; only the past was liable to change without notice. The signal that it had changed was often the publication of a pseudo-scholarly article that denounced the “Falsifications” of the existing version of history.


The Palestinians At A Pivotal Crossroads

Jun 16, 2009 - 4:42:08 PM
President Obama’s push for a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict has given the Palestinians an historic opportunity to end their disastrous state of affairs. Although many parties involved in the conflict-especially the Arab states and Israel-have contributed directly or indirectly to Palestinian suffering...


No more politics on war please

Jun 6, 2009 - 12:40:34 PM
Rulers of Pakistan will never hesitate to kill the whole people of their country if they were asked by their masters sitting in Washington. The present US administration headed by Barack Obama has been chosen by the Americans for bringing peace to the world, but at the moment things are going the wrong way.


China: haunted by Tienanmen

Jun 6, 2009 - 12:27:36 PM
It would be child's play to take out North Korea's nuclear facilities in a single coordinated strike. The North Korean air force is not modern enough to stop US or Russian or even Chinese strike aircraft.


Tamil Aftermath

Jun 2, 2009 - 11:52:54 AM
“(The war) is not going to end soon,” said Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the Sri Lankan army’s spokesman, last month. “It will take some time to completely eradicate terrorism from the country -- we think about two years.”


Panorama Of May,2009

May 23, 2009 - 2:17:29 AM
We recognize that the Persian Empire has seriously played against the region's countries and, as such, it tried to make the observer believe that it is able to strengthen and develop relations in the most complex conditions.


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