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2001
India moves missiles to Pakistani border
The Guardian, 27 Dec 2001
India said yesterday that it had moved missiles and fighter aircraft to its border with Pakistan as part of the biggest military build-up between the nuclear neighbours for almost 15 years.
Arafat vows to make…
Arab ratification of UN human rights conventions
For more about human rights in Arab countries see main page
For more about the core international human rights treaties see the UNHCR website
CESCR
CCPR
CERD
CEDAW
CAT
CRC
MWC
Algeria
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Deserts
Arab countries straddle three of the world's largest deserts:
Sahara desert (third largest)
Arabian desert (fourth largest)
Syrian desert (ninth largest)
Sand dunes
Wikipedia
Types of dunes
(US Geological Survey)
The First Crossing of the Empty Quarter
by Wilfred Thesiger (from the…
Word processing
Arabic Editor
Probably the cheapest solution ($39 at the time of writing), and downloadable over the internet. Does not require an Arabic-enabled version of Windows. To get the feel of it, you can download a free demo version (some characters are disabled). Can be set up for…
Translation by computer
Computerised translation ranges from hand-held devices that are little more than electronic dictionaries or phrasebooks to complex software that produces a full-scale translation based on detailed analysis of sentences and context.
Some of the hand-held devices include a…
Postage stamps - philately
Books and articles about Arab stamps
Compiled by Andrew Gondocz
Abu Dhabi postal history
Abu Dhabi postal history (Wikipedia)
Dubai postage stamps
Dubai postal history
Egyptian stamps (Snap Dragon Portal)
Egypt: the French post offices
Early 20th century postal system (…
General chronologies
A time-line of the Ancient Middle-East(scaruffi.com)
Chronology of Islam (barkati.net)
Islamic timeline
The Rise and Fall of the Islamic Empire (CAABU)
A time-line of the Arabs, the Turks and the Persians (scaruffi.com)
The Arab World in the Twentieth Century (CAABU)…
Introduction
North and south Yemen were united into a single state - the Republic of Yemen - on 22 May 1990. This replaced the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) in the north and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) in the south. The union was not immediately successful and disputes broke out,…
Ta'izz, 5 May 1990
(Communiqué) As our Yemeni people rejoice in the revolutionary joy of achieving the great goal of unity and having attained the highest levels of noble, honourable and everlasting revolutionary struggle, the Political Organisation Committee held its fourth and concluding session…
Sana'a, 4 May, 1990
(Extracts from minutes of joint meeting between the two prime ministers, Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Ghani, Prime Minister and General Committee member, and Dr Yasin Sa'id Nu'man)
(1) Currency: Since currency is an expression of the state's national sovereignty, total agreement has been…
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
