nsnbc : Masoud Barzani, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR) has announced that he is stepping down as president but that he will […]
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Amidst concerns about war, Iraqi court orders arrest of members of Kurdistan’s High Electoral and Referendum Commission
nsnbc : An Iraqi court in the capital Baghdad has issued arrest warrants for members of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region’s High Electoral and Referendum […]
Amidst Universal Opposition To KRG Referendum, Israel Stands By Kurds
With the September 25th scheduled Kurdish Referendum in Iraq less than a week away, nations worldwide including; the US, UK, France, UN, Iran, and Iraq have expressed their objection and dissent and are calling for its suspension. All except for Israel, a lone supporter, and longtime friend of the Kurds. However, this doesn’t seem to have […]
Ukraine to privatize 890 state-owned companies amidst privatization and corruption scandals
nsnbc : Ukraine slated 890 state-owned companies including many cultural institutions and key export companies for privatization. Ukraine’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade […]
Iran – Iraq discuss Kirkuk – Iran pipeline amidst uncertainties about Kurdistan
nsnbc : Iran and Iraq have strengthened ties between the two countries’ energy sectors, including the possible construction of a pipeline to export Kirkuk’s […]
Colombia grants temporary legal status to some 150,000 Venezuelans amidst crisis
nsnbc : Colombia, on Friday, announced that it would grant temporary legal status to more than 150,000 Venezuelans who entered the country legally and […]
Libya takes French multinational bank to court amidst secrecy and confusion
Libya’s Investment Authority will file a US$1.5 billion lawsuit against French multinational bank, Societe Generale. The case is due to begin on Wednesday, May 3, and follows on the heels of a previously failed lawsuit against US banking giant Goldman Sachs. The case, being brought to the High Court in London by Libya’s Sovereign […]
Amidst parliamentary hiatus: Montenegro voted for joining NATO
nsnbc : Lawmakers at Montenegro’s parliament, on Friday voted in favor of joining NATO. The decision was made as opposition lawmakers, who have boycotted […]
Russia and China block UN resolution on Syria amidst fearing another Libya-style intervention
Madison RuppertActivist Post October 5, 2011 Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations resolution that could have opened the door to sanctions and/or military intervention in the spirit of Libya. Unsurprisingly, the United States expressed serious disappointment with those who abstained and vetoed. The U.S. was a major proponent of the Libyan intervention […]
“War and Shopping” amidst a World in Crisis: The Extremism that Never Speaks its Name
John PilgerGlobal Research September 22, 2011 Looking for a bookshop that was no longer there, I walked instead into a labyrinth designed as a trap. Leaving became an allusion, rather like Alice once she had stepped through the Looking Glass. Walls of glass curved into concentric circles as one “store” merged into another: Armani […]