21. Columbus World Travel Guide - Middle East - Armenia - General Information ARMENIA. general Information Area 29,743 sq km (11,484 sq miles). Itsbiggest lake is Lake Sevan in the east. government Republic. http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/arm/arm010.asp

OAS_sitepage = URL + '/MiddleEast/Armenia/GeneralInformation'; document.write('Research Armenia hotels at TripAdvisor'); Contact Addresses Overview General Information Passport/Visa ... Asia /Armenia ARMENIA General Information Area: 29,743 sq km (11,484 sq miles). Population: 3,330,099 (official estimate 2002). Population Density: 111.9 per sq km. Capital: Yerevan. Population: 1,248,700 (official estimate 1999). GEOGRAPHY: Armenia lies on the southern slopes of the Armenian Mountains in the Lesser Caucasus and is bordered by Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. Its highest peak is Mount Aragats, 4090m (13,415ft), and even its deepest valleys lie 450-700m (1200-1870ft) above sea level. Its biggest lake is Lake Sevan in the east. Government: Republic. Gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Head of State: President Robert Kocharian since 1998. Head of Government: Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan since 2000. Language: Armenian. Russian is usually understood, but rarely used; Kurdish is sometimes used in broadcasting as 56,000 Kurds inhabit Armenia. Religion: Armenia is the oldest Christian nation in the world, its conversion dating from the year AD 310. The Armenian Apostolic Church developed separately from both the Catholic and Orthodox branches of Christianity. It remains the dominant church, although there are Catholic and Protestant communities and a Russian Orthodox minority.

22. Near East Collection At Yale University: Research Guide To Middle East Politics: general Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign governments arranged by KeeleGuide to middle east government and Politics on the Internet; Maps of the http://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/politics2.html

Selected Internet Resources - general Islamic Internet sites Research guides by subject ... - Women in the Middle East / Middle East Politics / Facts and Figures on Near East Countries Orbis - Yale University Library catalog WorldCat ... - Yale University Library Research Guide to Middle East Politics Internet Resources by Category Listed below are some books, documents, and websites pertaining to Middle East politics. Obviously, there are many more books and websites than can be listed here. For more titles, search the library catalogs: Orbis, Morris Arabic In-Process Card Catalog , and the union card catalog (for pre-1977 titles). Many of the websites listed here provide links to related resources. Novice researchers may wish to read the Overview of Primary Source Materials . The Near East Curator , Mr. Simon Samoeil, is available for consultation. The inclusion of a book or website on this page is not an endorsement of any views expressed by that resource. Yale University is not responsible for the contents of the resources mentioned below. Documents Arab Gateway: documents - contains UN resolutions, international treaties and agreements.

23. Yale Near East Collection: Selected Internet Resources east lifestyle, cuisine, culture and general resources in middle east Political Resourceson the Net provides links to government offices, political http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/neareastern.html

Front Page Curator History of the Near East Collection Arabic Islamic Reading Room ... New Acquisitions The Near East Collection at Yale University Read Arabic/ Computing Software and Fonts Newsgroups and Discussion Lists Other Libraries with Major Near East Collections Departments, Centers, and Societies for Near East Studies ... Miscellaneous Resources Read Arabic/ Computing Software and Fonts AraWebParse - Visual Rendering for Arabic Web pages The Arabic Tutor - provides information on software, hardware, Internet guides, and other links. Arabization of Palm OS - Arabic support for the Palm Pilot. Aramedia - Arabic software provider. Dr. Berlin's Foreign Font Archive - Arabic - downloadable fonts. Horizons' How to View Arabic on the Internet International Systems Consultancy - purchase Persian/Farsi software and download Persian, Arabic and Urdu fonts at no charge. My Arabic Teacher - software for purchase. Sindbad Communicator - download free software for browsing Arabic websites. Viewing Arabic HTML files Back to Table of Contents Newsgroups and Discussion Lists al-awda-CT Bahai Religion Countries of North Africa - moderated discussion list.

24. Register At NYTimes.com general Taguba said the guards were probably influenced by others but not necessarily Findmore results for United States Politics and government and Iraq. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/11/international/middleeast/11CND-ABUS.html?8bl

25. Middle East Policy Council Resources - Links interested in the study of the middle east, North Africa documents and resolutionsfrom the general Assembly and Top of Page US government CIA Publications The http://www.mepc.org/public_asp/resources/links.asp

Policy Experts Links Educational Links Conflict Stats ... Other Pubs. Links ACADEMIC BUSINESS/ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOREIGN GOVERNMENT ... U.S. GOVERNMENT ACADEMIC American Institute for Yemeni Studies AIYS is the only American interdisciplinary academic organization active on the Arabian peninsula. AIYS, through its U.S. office and its Resident Director in Sana'a, serves as an essential resource for American scholars, journalists, and visitors. Center for Contemporary Arab Studies CCAS at Georgetown University is the only academic institution in the U.S. devoted solely to the study of the modern Arab world. CDISS is an inter-disciplinary research centre based in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg was established to promote academic research on matters of peace. In German. Has English site too. Middle East Network Information Center MENIC, at the Center of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, offers a virtual library of information on the Middle East in addition to links in the Middle East and other Middle East studies centers. Top of Page BUSINESS/ECONOMIC Country Analysis Briefs Country Analysis briefs on the Middle East and North Africa prepared by the Energy Information Administration , a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.

26. Libyan Government Assists US Aggression In The Middle East 2003 the influential USbased middle east Institute urged its sanctions policy, warningthat the government “should be met with the director general of the http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/dec2003/liby-d30.shtml

Enter email address to receive news about the WSWS Add Remove SEARCH WSWS English German ON THE WSWS Donate to the WSWS Expansion Fund! Editorial Board ... Books Online OTHER LANGUAGES German French Italian Russian ... Indonesian LEAFLETS Download in PDF format HIGHLIGHTS Support the Socialist Equality Party in the 2004 US elections ... Libya Libyan government assists US aggression in the Middle East By Steve James 30 December 2003 Use this version to print Send this link by email Email the author Guardian UN sanctions were imposed in 1992 following a US and British campaign to blame Libya for the 1988 destruction of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie. In the end a combination of Western sanctions and the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived Gadhaffi of any freedom of manoeuvre. Faced with economic ruin, his government, and the wealthy bourgeois layer around it, set out to restore friendly relations with the major imperialist powers, particularly the US. In 1999, following a UK-sponsored deal to hand over for trial the two Libyans accused of perpetrating the Lockerbie attack, UN sanctions were removed. A flood of investment began to find its way into Libya, primarily from Europe. In contrast US sanctions were not removed, leaving Libya open to commercial domination by the European powers. Italian ENI, French TotalFinaElf and others developed substantial interests in Libya, seeking to exploit the high-quality, easily produced and underexplored oil reserves within a country which holds three percent of known world reserves.

27. Workers Struggles Europe, The Middle East And Africa middle east. Turkish general opposes changes in social security system. Turkishtrade unions held a general strike on August 13 to oppose government plans to http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/aug1999/lab-a19.shtml

28. LII: World Legal Materials - Middle East World Legal Materials from the middle east. Alternate copy government Parliament President Laws Embassy Netiran general Information Additional http://www.law.cornell.edu/world/mideast.html

LAW BY SOURCE: GLOBAL collection home World Legal Materials from the Middle East Bahrain Iran Iraq Israel ... Regional Institutions For further information see Cornell Law Library's " Foreign and International Law Sources on the Internet Bahrain: Constitution Alternate copy National Charter Government Overview ... Additional Legal Resources Iran: Constitution Alternate copy Government Parliament ... Additional Legal Resources Iraq: Constitution National Congress Government Agencies Trademark Law ... Draft Constitution by Opposition Groups Israel: Explanation of Absence of a Constitution Constitutional Background and Basic Laws Proclamation of Independence Judiciary ... Peace Process Materials Jordan: Constitution Monarchy King of Jordan Website Government ... Other Links Kuwait: Constitution National Assembly Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Justice ... Government Links Lebanon: Constitution Alternate copy National Reconciliation Charter Taef Agreement ... The Lebanese Legal System Oman: Constitution Prime Minister Ministry of Information Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs ... Additional Resources Palestinian Authority: Palestinian National Authority President Legislative Council Government Ministries ... Other Links Qatar: Provisional Constitution Constitutional Background Amiri Diwan Prime Minister ... Government Overview Saudi Arabia: Constitution Shura Council Majlis Ash-Shura Laws Ministry of Higher Education Page ... Additional Resources Syria: Constitution Parliament Investment Regulations Ministry of Industry ... Other Legal Links Turkey:

29. The EU's Mediterranean & Middle East Policy - News From The General Affairs & Ex With a new Israeli government in place, this offers Over lunch, Ministers discussedthe middle east, as well as Mr Hammoud, and of the Secretary general of the http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/med_mideast/intro/gac.htm

en Europa European Commission European Union in the World ... Publications Other items About the GAER Council 22 March 2004: Middle East (item debated) 23 February 2004: Middle East Peace Process (item debated) 26 January 2004: Relations with the Mediterranean Region - Presidency Priorities (item approved without debate) 26 January 2004: Middle East Peace Process - Council Conclusions (item debated) 9 December 2003: Middle East (item debated) 17 November 2003: Euro-Mediterranean - Partnership - Preparation of ministerial meetings (Council approved) 17 November 2003: Middle - East (item debated) 13 October 2003: Middle - East Council Conclusions (item debated) 29 September 2003: Middle - East Council Conclusions (item debated) 21 July 2003: EU Special Representative for the Middle East peace process (item approved without debate) 21 July 2003: Relations with the Mediterranean Region (item approved without debate) 21 July 2003: Middle East - Council Conclusions (item debated) 16 June 2003: Relations with the Mediterranean Region (item approved without debate) 16 June 2003: Middle East Peace Process - Council Conclusions (item debated) 19 May 2003:

30. The EU And The Middle East Peace Process - Documents & Links by the Israeli government to halt implementation of the Wye Memorandum, 23 December1998. Conclusions on the middle east Peace Process, general Affairs Council http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/mepp/docs_links.htm

en Europa European Commission European Union in the World ... The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership TABLE OF CONTENTS Commission European Council EU Council EU-U.S. ... Parliament Peace Process: EU Assistance Relation to the Barcelona Process General Information on the MEPP Peace Process Structure: Bilateral tracks Multilateral tracks Others: Political Documents for the Peace Process External Website Links THE ROLE AND POSITIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE PEACE PROCESS The position and role of the European Union (Mediterranean and Middle East Policy of the EU website) European Commission " The Role of the European Union in the Middle East Peace Process ", Communication to the Commission, 26 January 1998, COM (97) 715 final (Summary) [Document in RTF format for word processors] "The Middle East Peace Process and the Role of the European Union", Euromed Special Feature no 7, 23 April 1999

31. Cary Academy Library - Pathfinders - Middle East general History. Discover breaking news about Syria, arts and culture, business andeconomy, government and politics, and history and Maps of the middle east, http://web1.caryacademy.org/library/pathfinders/middleeast.htm

Home Students Parents Faculty/Staff ... Athletics Search: Directory Search Site Search Pathfinders - Modern Middle East Back to Pathfinders Home Back to Library Home Art and Literature Government and Politics ... Daily Life Art and Literature Contemporary Arab Art A collection of modern art from a variety of different countries. Islamic Art A collection of different pieces of Islamic art including ceramics, textiles, and miniatures. A huge collection of art, metal works, sculpture, rugs, architecture, and coins. Middle Eastern Photos A collection of photography covering famous sites in the Middle East. Arabian Nights A comprehensive collection of the famous stories. Arabian Nights Stories A comprehensive collection of the famous stories including an introduction about the legend of how the stories came to be.

32. "Dossier: General Ghazi Kanaan" (January 2000) of Contents Back to middle east Intelligence Bulletin Syrian intelligence in Lebanon,general Ghazi Kanaan security decisions made by the Lebanese government. http://www.meib.org/articles/0001_l5.htm

Jointly published by the United States Committee for a Free Lebanon and the Middle East Forum Vol. 2 No. 1 January 2000 Back to January 2000 Table of Contents Back to Middle East Intelligence Bulletin homepage. Maj. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan Head of Syrian Intelligence in Lebanon by Daniel Nassif Lebanon's king-maker A s commander of Syrian intelligence in Lebanon, General Ghazi Kanaan is by all accounts the paramount power broker in the country. All high-ranking Lebanese officials report directly to Kanaan and he has the final word on all major political and security decisions made by the Lebanese government. Kanaan, aged 57, was born to a prominent Alawite family in the village of Bhamra near Kerdaha (Syrian President Hafez Assad's hometown) in the mountains overlooking the seaport city of Latakia. Contrary to many reports, Kanaan is not related to Assad, but their two families have had a long historical alliance. Like Assad and other senior Syrian officials, he joined the military early in his career, reportedly commanding an army unit facing Israeli forces in the Golan Heights during the 1970s. Kanaan rapidly advanced through the army officer corps. He attained the rank of Colonel and served as head of Syrian intelligence in Homs until 1982, when he was appointed to replace Gen. Mohammad Ghanem as the commander of the mukhabarat (Syrian Intelligence Service) in Lebanon.

33. Juan Cole * Informed Comment * less important than that, in general, the international The government response toan insurgency should take have long experience of the middle east and others http://www.juancole.com/2004_04_01_juancole_archive.html

Informed Comment Thoughts on the Middle East, History,and Religion Juan Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan Friday, April 30, 2004 Photographs of Abused Iraqi Prisoners Screen captures from the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast of photographs of abused Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghuraib prison are available at memory hole . Others are floating around the internet that are even more explicit. There was also apparently coerced male on male sexual activity. The genteel mainstream news reports of this scandal (which have given it less attention than it deserves or than it will get in the Arab press) have not commented on the explicitly sexual message sent by the abusers, which is that Iraq is f**ked. posted by Juan @ 4/30/2004 03:40:38 PM Guest Commentary: Ray Close on 'The Real Meaning of Fallujah' Guest Commentary Ray Close ' The proposed plan to turn over control of the Fallujah security situation to an Iraqi force under the command of four retired generals is much more significant than might at first be apparent. Strangely, George W. Bush does not seem willing yet to acknowledge this obvious defeat for his policies. One cannot attribute this merely to bad advice from his mentors, unless one is to believe that the neocons have a complete monopoly on all in-put to his mental processes. That is not a credible explanation. It seems more likely that his stubborn adherence to simplistic explanations of all anti-American sentiments and actions is another sign of his worrisome inability to comprehend the subtleties of this and other similar international challenges falling within the broad title of "the war on terror". Perhaps his intellectual mind-set ("there is no common ground between freedom and terrorism") simply makes it impossible for him to see the world as anything other than a zero-sum conflict between good and evil. That is very troubling quality, especially in the leader of a superpower.

34. Middle East Report Online (MERO) Sharon has reportedly deputized a top general to draw in Hands of Occupying PowersMiddle east Report Online upon Iraq, the former Iraqi government assembled a http://www.merip.org/mero/mero.html

Subscribe Online to Middle East Report O rder a subscription and back issues to the award-winning magazine Middle East Report . Click here for the order page. Special MERIP Publications Uprising in Palestine New version coming soon. Click here for timeline Primer on Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Click here Middle East Report Online (formerly MERIP Press Information Notes). Free, web-only news analysis and commentary in addition to the in-depth coverage found only in the print quarterly Middle East Report To view Middle East Report Online articles, choose from the menu below. Articles are listed in the order in which they were published, from the earliest to the most recent. (You can also click here to view a listing of direct links Middle East Report Online Demise of Oslo Peace Process Israel's 1999 Election Campaign Mubarak In Washington Israel's New Government Report from Iran Iranian Demonstrations UNICEF on Iraq Oslo: Back on Track?

35. Europe And The Middle East Europe the middle east. but 12,000 were supplied by Ford, general Motors and otherdemocratic nations to assist Spain s democratic government was ultimately http://home.iprimus.com.au/korob/fdtcards/EurMEast.html

30 MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLEVI Shah of Iran, King of Kings 1953 was a busy year for Allen Dulles. Even as he readied the CIA for a coup in Guatemala ( see card 9 ), his agents were toppling the liberal left government of Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq and paving the way for the Shah of Iran. With Dulles' encouragement, the Shah made the Iranian people an offer they couldn't refuse - join his party or go to jail. Thousands who refused to yield were imprisoned or murdered. During regional elections in 1954, the Shah's agents raided a religious school and hurled hundreds of students to their deaths from the roof. His regime received 100% of the vote that year, in an election which registered more votes than there were voters. The Shah's subsequent solidification of power led to an iron fisted rule enforced by fear and torture. His secret police agency, SAVAK, was created in 1957 and managed by the CIA at all levels of daily operation, including the choice and organization of personnel, selection and operation of equipment, and the running of agents. SAVAK's torture methods included electric shock, whipping, beating, inserting broken glass and pouring boiling water into the rectum, tying weights to testicles, and the extraction of teeth and nails. Iran under the Shah became a devoted U.S. ally and a base for spy operations on the border of the Soviet Union. But eventually the Shah was overthrown in 1978 by an indigenous people's revolution that held sway until fundamentalist religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile and reasserted his power during the 1979 U.S. hostage crisis

36. Map & Graph: Middle East:Countries By Economy: Net Government Saving Map Graph middle east Economy Net government saving (Top Definition Net savingrevenue/expenditure of general government (% of GDP) Source OECD http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_net_gov_sav/MID

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38. MBEAW: Middle East: General middle east general. Ismael, Tareq Y. middle east Politics Today. government Civil Society (Gainesville, 2001). Issawi, Charles. http://www.mbeaw.org/resources/countries/middleeastgeneral.html

Home Resources Middle East: General Middle East: General (see also US Policy in the Middle East Egypt Libya Jordan ... Search Basics CIA World Factbook . Includes map. New Internationalist Profile UN Development Program, Human Development Indicators World Guide World Guide (Montevideo) On the Web: Articles Visiting the Powderkeg: A Chat with Ayad al-Quazzaz . Metta Spencer, Peace Magazine U.S. Mideast Power Plays Z Magazine Fears, Again, of Oil Supplies at Risk. Neela Banerjee, NY Times Why U.S. anti-terrorist message won't fly in Islamic world. William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service (10/11/01). To Arabs, U.S. anti-terrorist actions look like latest version of colonialism. Ten Things You Should Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East. Stephen Zunes, Alternet (9/26/01). US involvement not conducive to peace in the region. On the Web: Specialized Sites Al-Ahram Weekly . Cairo's venerable English-language paper; major source for Middle East news with moderate Arab perspective. Al Bawaba: Middle East Gateway . Section for each country. Arab American Republicans Against Bush Arab Film Distribution Arab World News Council for the National Interest ... Middle East Realities . Informative newsletter. . Publishers of MERIP Report , an indispensable source.

39. Germany And The Middle East Peace Process crisis in the region, the Federal government endeavoured both on the goal of a futureMiddle east peace settlement in his speech in the UN general Assembly on http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/aussenpolitik/regionalkonzepte/nahost/inde

var imagepath ="/www/en/"; Homepage German Foreign policy Regional concepts Middle East Germany and the Middle East Peace Process Germany and the Middle East Peace Process (Last updated in March 2003) The Middle East Peace Process: a priority of German foreign policy The European Union and the Middle East Peace Process Diplomatic efforts since autumn 2001 - establishment of the Quartet Germany's Seven-Point Plan President Bush's Middle East speech of 24 June 2002 The Road Map The European Union's financial support for the Palestinian territories German development cooperation and humanitarian aid The Middle East Peace Process: a priority of German foreign policy The European Union and the Middle East Peace Process As in previous years, Germany's engagement in the Middle East Peace Process was closely dovetailed with the European Union's efforts to promote a peace settlement. The EU, too, remained strongly focused on the conflict and at repeated summits EU heads of state and government took a very clear stand on the issue. One point that deserves particular emphasis is their categorical condemnation of Palestinian terror, for which they insisted there could be no justification whatsoever. At its meeting in Copenhagen in December 2002, the European Council reaffirmed that terrorism was doing irreparable damage to the Palestinian cause. At the same time the EU pledged its support for those Palestinians committed to halting the violence and taking the reform process forward. Diplomatic efforts since autumn 2001 - establishment of the Quartet

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