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Order No. 14 issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority, 2003: "Identifying Prohibited Media Activity"
COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 14
PROHIBITED MEDIA ACTIVITY
Pursuant to my authority as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and under the laws and usages of war,…
Gettingstarted
Adapting a PC to work in Arabic or other right-to-left languages used to be a complicated business, often involving the purchase of special software. Nowadays it is a lot simpler, especially if you have one of the newer versions of Windows, such as XP or Windows 2000.
To set up these…
A confederation agreement between the Free Officers' Movement and the Assyrian National Congress, signed on 15 June, 2002.
Full text: original was signed in English and Arabic versions. Source: ANC.
IRAQ FIRST - DECLARATION OF CONFEDERATION
In accordance with the fundamentals of Iraqi patriotism…
Background note
On February 11, 2011, Hosni Mubarak resigned after 29 years and 120 days as president of Egypt. His overthrow – the result of a huge popular uprising – came less than a month after the fall of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali under similar circumstances in Tunisia
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Evidence against Saddam Hussein's regime, compiled by the British government
24 September 2002
FULL TEXT
Also available inPDF format (English)andPDF (Arabic)
Forewordby Tony Blair, the Prime Minister
Executive summary:The indictment of Iraq's Saddam
Part One: Chapter 1:The role of…
US draft of a proposed resolution on Iraq, put before the UN Security Council for a vote on 15 October 2003. (Co-sponsored by Britain, Cameroon and Spain.)
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THE SECURITY COUNCIL,
REAFFIRMING its previous resolutions on Iraq, including resolution 1483 (2003) of 22. May 2003 and 1500 (2003…
Remarks to the United Nations Security Council by Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
5 February 2003
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(also available athttp://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2003/17300.htm, with accompanyingslides and video clips.)
SECRETARY POWELL:Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President and Mr. Secretary…
The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, is due to arrive in Baghdad today, defying western objections and delivering a propaganda coup for the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein.
Mr Chavez will be the first elected head of state to meet Mr Saddam since the 1991 Gulf war. Iraq yesterday hailed the visit as…
This is an unofficial translation of the draft Iraqi constitution which will be voted on in a national referendum. An official version in Arabic can be foundhere. An alternative translation, by the Associated Press, ishere.
1.Fundamental principles
2.Rights and liberties
3.Federal powers
4.Powers…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
