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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Iran
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– NUWEIBA STANDOFF
EGYPT permitted on Sunday, 12/23/2007, to a large Hamas delegation to leave Gaza Strip and to travel to the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where they met an Iranian delegation Continue reading
– IRANIAN CAPACITY
The last USA Nation Intelligence assessment, a combined assessment of all 16 intelligence apparatus in US, published on 12/03/2007, claimed that the IRANIANS had not, probably, restarted a nuclear weapons programme Continue reading
– BUSINESS AS USUAL
US has succeeded, recently, to reduce significantly the number of casulties and the level of violence in Iraq, mainly by turning Sunnite tribes against Al Qaeda and thanks to the restraint of the Shiaa Militias Continue reading
– BUSH’S LAST YEAR
The last USA Nation Intelligence assessment, a combined assessment of all 16 intelligence apparatus in US, published on 12/03/2007, claimed that Iran had, probably, not restarted a nuclear weapons programme Continue reading
– 2006 POLICY ON COURSE OF COLLAPSE
January 2006 was a very successful month for USA policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. On 01/15/2006 nation wide fair election, under international supervision, took place in Iraq, Just 10 days later, on 01/25/2006, the most possible fair elections, were implemented in the Palestinian Authority. For a brief moment it seemed that US did the impossible and really assimilated the concept of democracy in the Middle East. Continue reading
– AL-QUDS DAY
Since the Islamic revolution in Iran in 01/1979, Iran is celebrating once a year, in the third Friday of Ramadan, the Al-Quds day. Continue reading
– EVERYBODY’S INTEREST
General David Petraeus, the commander of the USA led coalition in Iraq, and US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, are on their way to Washington for two days testimony before four different Congress committees to evaluate the war in Iraq and especially the surge of USA troops in the last 6 months from 138,000 to 168,000. Continue reading
– IRAN’S WIND OF CHANGE
The IRANIAN ‘Assembly of Experts’ is the supreme ruling council in Iran, the council contains 86 members, most of them from the top IRANIAN clergy, who were elected for 9 years through nationwide elections on 12/15/2006. On 09/04/2007, Hashemi Rafsanjani was elected by a majority of 41 aginst 35 and 10 absentees to the chairman of the ‘Assembly of Experts’. Continue reading
– IRANIAN NEW POLICY
Iran is suffering from an internal economical crisis which might threat the current regime. Iran needs to slow down and reduce some of its economical support to affiliated groups in the Middle East and elsewhere. Continue reading
– IRAN-SAUDI AXIS
On 08/28/2007 the Iranian President Mahmoud Ajmadinejad said in a public speech "Soon, we will see a huge power vacuum in the region. Of course, we are prepared to fill the gap, with the help of neighbors and regional friends like Saudi Arabia, and with the help of the Iraqi nation." Continue reading
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