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Articles general- Economy of Iran - "The economy of Iran is a transition economy with a large public sector and some 50% of the economy centrally planned... most of the country's exports are oil and gas..." - Wikipedia
- History of Iran - "Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC. The Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) was the first of the Iranian empires to rule in Middle east and central Asia. They were succeeded by the Seleucid Empire, Parthians and Sassanids which governed Iran for almost 1,000 years. The Islamic conquest of Persia (633–656) and the end of the Sassanid Empire was a turning point in Iranian history. Islamicization in Iran took place during 8th to 10th century..." - Wikipedia
- Iran - "The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia. Both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, "Iran" is the name used officially in political contexts. - Wikipedia
Articles news- Iran's power struggle - "What does the rift between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mean for Iran?" - Aljazeera Inside Story video - May 10, 2011
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Articles general- Terrorism - "There is no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition of terrorism. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians), and are committed by non-government agencies." - Wikipedia
Articles background & analysis- Interview with Osama bin Laden - "Denies his Involvement in 9/11 Full text of Pakistani paper's Sept 01 "exclusive" interview" - Global Research - May 9, 2011
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- Bin Laden email system prevented detection by US - "Bin Laden email: His methods, described in new detail to The Associated Press by a counterterrorism official and a second person briefed on the U.S. investigation, served him well for years and frustrated Western efforts to trace him through cyberspace." - The Christian Science Monitor - May 12, 2011
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- Palestinian National Authority - "The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However, since then it has named itself Palestinian National Authority." - Wikipedia
- Palestinian people - "The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs, are an Arabic-speaking Levantine people with origins in Palestine. In the areas of Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, as of 2004, Palestinians constitute 49% of all inhabitants." - Wikipedia
- Palestinian territories - "The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip—territories that were occupied, respectively, by Jordan and Egypt from the 1948 Arab–Israeli War until the 1967 Six Day War and are currently occupied by Israel according to the international community." - Wikipedia
- State of Palestine - "Palestine officially declared as the State of Palestine is a state that was proclaimed in exile in Algiers on 15 November 1988, when the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) National Council (PNC) adopted the unilateral Palestinian Declaration of Independence." - Wikipedia
Articles news- Palestinian reconciliation - "Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement, could this be the end to four years of rift and division?" - Aljazeera Inside Story video - May 6, 2011
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- Afghanistan - "...Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan... The territory now forming Afghanistan has been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. Archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation from as far back as 50,000 BC... The land has witnessed many military conquests since antiquity..." - Wikipedia
- Economy of Afghanistan - "The economy of Afghanistan has improved significantly since 2002 due to the infusion of multi-billion dollars in international assistance and investments, as well as remittances from Afghan expats. It is also due to dramatic improvements in agricultural production and the end of a four-year drought in most of the country. However, Afghanistan still remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world..." - Wikipedia
- History of Afghanistan - Wikipedia
Articles news & analysis- "The ghost of osama will live on" - "Muhammad Junaid: "For followers of Al Qaeda, Bin Laden a more powerful symbol dead than alive."" - The Real News Network video - May 5, 2011
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