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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Tajikistan Seeks Chinese Investment
19 Jan 07
Talabani Denounces Al-Mustansiriya Bombing
Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.
19 Jan 07
Concrete Walls Beautified
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada Institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
19 Jan 07
Al-Dabbagh: UN Casualty Reports Inaccurate
Al-Ittihad is published daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
19 Jan 07
Local Budgets Forced to Pay for National Assembly
A presidential decision forcing provincial governments to pay for a meeting of the Halk Maslahati – a national congress that has more formal powers than the Turkmen parliament – is yet another drain on their limited resources.
18 Jan 07
Syria Agrees to Assist Iraq
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada Institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
18 Jan 07
Security Stepped up Ahead of Election
The government of Turkmenistan has imposed tighter security measures in advance of the election of a president to replace Saparmurad Niazov. Surveillance and other means of controlling the population have become tougher than ever.
17 Jan 07
No Foreign Traders, Please
17 Jan 07
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