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ARAB STATES DECLARE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL The conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East was over land of historic Israel and Palestine. The conflict has led to several wars‚ beginning in 1948‚ among Arab nations‚ Palestinian refugees‚ and the state of Israel. Since 1979 several peace accords have been signed‚ addressing parts of the conflict. The area is the homeland of the Jewish people‚ who immigrated to the area beginning in the 13th century BC as Hebrew tribes. The tribes confederated
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AP Comparative Government and Politics: Iran Outline -Iran has a theocracy: government ruled strictly by religion‚ and the second leads the country toward secularization: the belief that religion and government should be separated -Only theocracy pol system multi-faceted and cannot be boiled down simply to a monolithic representation of the Islamic world. Sovereignty‚ Authority‚ and Power -Iran’s greatest rival was ancient Greece‚ West vs. East -King Darius-authority was supported by a strong
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INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 2. DOLLAR ANALYSIS 3. EURO EVOLUTION . 3.1 Euro Depreciation 1999 2002 . 3.2 Euro Appreciation 2002 2004 4. SHORT TERM FORECASTING . 5. LONG TERM . FORECASTING . 5.1 5
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people look to the 1973 oil embargo‚ where Arab delegates announced they’d no longer be shipping petroleum oil to countries‚ such as the U.S.‚ who had supported Israel in their conflict with Egypt. About the same time as this was announced‚ members of OPEC agreed to quadruple world oil prices. Focus then turned to solar energy. With barely any oil being imported‚ the Federal government started putting close to $400 million per year for research on solar energy. The facts were and still are ever-present:
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take into account such factors as the international division of labor‚ we can distinguish countries that are leading in the field of Engineering (USA‚ Germany‚ France etc.)‚ computers (U.S.‚ Japan‚ South Korea‚ etc.)‚ mining and processing of oil (OPEC states - Algeria‚ Venezuela‚ Gabon‚ Ecuador‚ Indonesia‚ Iraq‚ Iran‚ Qatar‚ Kuwait‚ Libya‚ Nigeria‚ United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia) and others. If you take into account the climatic conditions‚ we know that only a limited number of states can
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Africa as the Centerpiece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Upon independence in 1960 Nigeria’s major foreign policy aim has been in the restoration of the African dignity and this became the centerpiece of the countries foreign policy. Africa has remained the centerpiece of the Nigerian foreign policy since independence when it was adopted under President Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In his acceptance speech at the United Nations on October 8‚ 1960‚ Balewa clearly portrayed Africa as the foremost concern
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International Financial Markets Learning Objectives Describe the background and corporate use of the following international financial markets: – Foreign exchange market – International money market – International credit market – International bond market – International stock markets Foreign Exchange Market • A worldwide decentralized market for trading currencies which determines relative values of foreign currencies. • Assist international trade‚ investments‚ foreign travelling.
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GREEN FUEL 1. With the present constraints in the supply line of crude oil through Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)‚ ‘Green fuel’ rather well famous as biofuel has already set a new dimension to world’s fuel mythologies of exhausting fossil fuels by next century. It paved the way to the scientists to divert from the traditional chase behind the carbon cycle to discover the ideal fuel for man kind’s usage amidst preserving globe. 2. Biofuel is mainly a type which is distilled
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Iran Brief description about Iran Iran is historically Iran has been referred to as "Persia"‚ by the Western world‚ mainly due to the writings of Greek historians who called Iran Persis‚ meaning land of the Persians. Today both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however‚ "Iran" is the name used officially in political contexts. The 18th-largest country in the world in terms of area at 1‚648‚195 km2‚ Iran is an ethnically diverse country and has a population
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