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Iraq After US Withdrawal – End of Era or New Beginning?
By Hiwa Osman – Iraq
ICR Issue 351,
Hiwa Osman, IWPR’s senior media adviser in Iraq
As the debate continues over the effects of the United States troop withdrawal from Iraq, there are forces manoeuvring to fill the gap left by the Americans. But they are outsiders, not Iraqis.
Joe Biden in Iraq for US mission change ceremony
Mr Biden will attend a ceremony marking the end of US combat operations
US Vice President Joe Biden is making an unannounced visit to Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there at midnight on Tuesday.
Iranian insults against Bruni ‘unacceptable’ – France
Carla Bruni wrote an open letter to Ashtiani voicing her support
France has said “insults” in the Iranian media aimed at its first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are unacceptable.
Iran Has 25 kg of 20 Percent Enriched Uranium
Iran has produced 25 kg of uranium enriched to 20 percent for its medical reactor in Tehran, the head of the country’s atomic energy organisation said Friday. 
UN anti-racism panel calls on Iran to counter hatred
(AFP) – 10 hours ago
GENEVA — The UN anti-racism panel Friday called on Iran to counter racism and ethnic discrimination, including incitement to hatred by officials and “double discrimination suffered by women from minorities.
U.N. urges Iran to tackle racism
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Iran should do more to protect its ethnic minorities such as Arabs, Kurds and Baluch, a United Nations human rights body said on Friday. Skip related content
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Ahwazi movie goers go for satellite channels
LONDON (Ramadan al-Saedi)
Arab Iranians suffer cultural marginalization
Several movie theaters in the predominantly-Arab Ahwaz city in Iran have been shut down as audiences preferred staying at home and watching Ramadan T.V. serials and programs on satellite channels.
Iraqis who fought view U.S. exit with mixed feelings
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By Waleed Ibrahim and Fadhel al-Badrani
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Sunni fighter Abu Mujahid lost a leg battling U.S. Marines in the Iraqi city of Falluja, scene of some of the fiercest battles of the Iraq war.
Pipeline blast disrupts gas flow to Turkey from Iran
August 26, 2010 (pdki.org): An official says suspected Kurdish rebels have blown up part of an Iranian-Turkish pipeline, shutting down the natural gas supply to Turkey.
Lebanese Diaspora and the Hezbollahisation of Lebanon
By Elias Bejjani*
August 24/2010
Every time two Lebanese meet in any of the Diaspora countries, one of them usually starts the conversation with the same nostalgic questions. How is the situation back home in Lebanon? Are
