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- Can Spain Afford Economic Program Of ‘Podemos’? – Analysis
- Massacres Highlight Complexity Of Violence In DRC’s Beni Territory – Analysis
- Iran Renews Visas For 450,000 Afghans
- Iran Insists On Ownership Of Three Persian Gulf Islands
- Pope Francis Pleads With Middle East Churches To Address Crisis Together
- Hagel Talks Regional Issues With Israeli Minister
- Turkey And The Islamic State – OpEd
- Germans Rebuilt Dresden And Syrians Will Rebuild Aleppo – OpEd
- Cancelling South Stream Project: The Woes Of Energy Insecurity – OpEd
- No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide Rose At End Of Last Ice Age
- Nicaragua Prepares For New Canal Through Isthmus, Critics Line Up To Fight New Facility – Analysis
- Yemen: Al-Qaeda Suspects Dressed As Women Shot Dead
- Hindus Back Catholics Upset Over Guadalupe Artwork In Santa Fe
- Hamas Condemns Attack On French Center In Gaza
- Calls For US To Speed Transfers From Guantanamo
- China And Uyghur Issue: Can New Silk Route Really Help? – Analysis
- Putin-Karimov Meeting Yields Nothing For Kyrgyzstan – Analysis
- Obama: Giving Thanks For Our Troops – Transcript
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 12:09 PM PST
By William Chislett The anti-establishment leftist party Podemos (‘We Can’) – established almost a year ago and which, according to a poll, would be the second most voted party if an election were to be held today – has unveiled its economic plan that is long on spending ideas and short on how to finance […] The post Can Spain Afford Economic Program Of ‘Podemos’? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 12:02 PM PST
By Habibou Bangré The murders of more than 250 men, women and children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Beni Territory in recent weeks have widely been blamed on an insurgency of Ugandan origin known as the Alliance of Democratic Forces-NALU (ADF-NALU). But several armed groups and racketeering gangs are active in the area […] The post Massacres Highlight Complexity Of Violence In DRC’s Beni Territory – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:59 AM PST
Iran says it has renewed the visas of 450,000 Afghan nationals for another six months while talks over their residency status continue with the Afghan foreign ministry. On Friday, the Iranian foreign ministry announced that following a direct request issued by the Afghan president and head of administration to the Iranian president, which invoked “brotherly […] The post Iran Renews Visas For 450,000 Afghans appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:55 AM PST
Iran has lambasted as interfering the stance adopted by Persian Gulf Arab states regarding the country’s ownership of three Persian Gulf islands, reiterating that the islands are an inseparable part of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Rehashing the same meddlesome position on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of […] The post Iran Insists On Ownership Of Three Persian Gulf Islands appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:52 AM PST
By Elise Harris Pope Francis addressed the increasing challenges caused by violence in the Middle East with members of the Syriac Catholic Church, urging them to work alongside other churches to find solutions. “Many have fled to seek shelter from an inhumanity that throws entire populations out into the streets, leaving them without any means […] The post Pope Francis Pleads With Middle East Churches To Address Crisis Together appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:50 AM PST
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Friday about coalition efforts to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby. In a statement summarizing the conversation, Kirby said the two discussed a range of regional issues and reaffirmed […] The post Hagel Talks Regional Issues With Israeli Minister appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:47 AM PST
No-one quite knows where Turkey stands in relation to the brutal and bloodthirsty Islamic State (IS), but there are reasons for fearing the worst. The worst, from the point of view of the West generally, as well as much of the Middle East, is that Turkey’s antagonism towards Syria’s President Bashar Assad outweighs any opposition […] The post Turkey And The Islamic State – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:40 AM PST
With the Syrian army deep inside Aleppo’s old city This observer has long sought an extended visit to the old city of Aleppo which is also one of this cradle of civilizations cultural and educational centers. Despite being in a continuing war zone, the visit materialized when security authorities granted permission and assistance to this […] The post Germans Rebuilt Dresden And Syrians Will Rebuild Aleppo – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:32 AM PST
Political language is a vast preserve of euphemism. Energy security, one of more appropriate candidates of euphemistic consideration, has been on the lips of policy planners from Moscow to Washington for decades. The very idea does little to mask the titanic tussles over energy supplies, who controls, not merely the assets, but the means with […] The post Cancelling South Stream Project: The Woes Of Energy Insecurity – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:27 AM PST
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas that doesn’t receive as much notoriety as carbon dioxide or methane, but a new study confirms that atmospheric levels of N2O rose significantly as the Earth came out of the last ice age and addresses the cause. An international team of scientists analyzed air extracted from bubbles […] The post No Laughing Matter: Nitrous Oxide Rose At End Of Last Ice Age appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:25 AM PST
By William Rurode On December 22, Nicaragua will begin construction on a $50 billion USD canal that once in operation will open a new link between the Atlantic (via the Caribbean Sea) and the Pacific oceans. However, domestic opponents from all political parties and social classes are gathering to oppose this ambitious undertaking. At the […] The post Nicaragua Prepares For New Canal Through Isthmus, Critics Line Up To Fight New Facility – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:20 AM PST
Yemeni troops shot dead five Al-Qaeda suspects disguised as women who fired at a soldier during a checkpoint inspection of their Saudi-bound bus, AFP reports. Another suspect was wounded along with the driver in Harad, a town 15 kilometers from the Saudi border, officials said. Two of the suspects killed were Saudis. All six suspects […] The post Yemen: Al-Qaeda Suspects Dressed As Women Shot Dead appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:19 AM PST
Hindus are supporting Catholics upset over the controversial Our Lady of Guadalupe painting currently exhibiting in a Santa Fe (New Mexico) art gallery. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, stressed that artists should be more sensitive while handling faith related subjects. Casual flirting sometimes resulted in pillaging serious spiritual doctrines and […] The post Hindus Back Catholics Upset Over Guadalupe Artwork In Santa Fe appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:17 AM PST
The Hamas movement condemned Saturday an explosion targeting the French Cultural Center in Gaza City on Friday. Hamas leader Ahmad Yousef told Ma’an that the movement condemns the attack and that such an action does not serve the Palestinian cause. “Why at this specific time at which France has a generous stand toward Palestine?” Yousef […] The post Hamas Condemns Attack On French Center In Gaza appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:16 AM PST
The Obama administration should increase detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay following passage of a defense bill on December 12, 2014, that preserves fewer transfer restrictions, the Human Rights Watch said. President Barack Obama obtained loosened transfer restrictions from the US Congress in the December 2013 defense measure, but has not fully taken advantage of them […] The post Calls For US To Speed Transfers From Guantanamo appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:14 AM PST
By Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy Today, with the increasing threat of Islamist terrorism due to the rise and reach of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, sections of societies in Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia are getting increasingly radicalised. Will China succeed in pushing forward in its economic agendas via the Western Development Strategy […] The post China And Uyghur Issue: Can New Silk Route Really Help? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST
By Chris Rickleton Kyrgyzstan’s problems probably featured pretty low on Vladimir Putin’s to-do list when he traveled to Tashkent this week. Some in Kyrgyzstan believe the Russian president, and only he, can end their country’s intractable disputes with its neighbor. There was hope, for example, that Putin could get Karimov to resume gas supplies to […] The post Putin-Karimov Meeting Yields Nothing For Kyrgyzstan – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:05 AM PST
In this week’s address, the President thanked the men and women in uniform who serve and sacrifice to protect the freedom, prosperity, and security that we all enjoy as Americans. On Monday the President will visit troops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and voice his appreciation in person for their incredible service. These […] The post Obama: Giving Thanks For Our Troops – Transcript appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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