Eurasia Press & News
London (KurdishMedia.com) 15 August 2006: The PUK security forces Asayish is still searching for the participants of the protest of the town of Derbendixan (aka Darbandikhan) of the 7th August, reported local media on Monday.
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August, 2006
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16 August
Amed’s Mayor: Only dialogue has not been used to solve Kurdish issue
Amed-Kurdistan (KurdishMedia.com) 15 August 2006: Osman Baydemir is the mayor of Amed (Diyarbakir), the largest city in northern (Turkish) Kurdistan. A veteran human rights activist and lawyer by training, Mr. Baydemir is a representative of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). He is perhaps the most prominent Kurdish politician in Turkey,
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16 August
Washington: Kurds protest for recognition of genocide
On 21 August 2006, Klawrojna is taking charge of a massive and collective protest to be held in front of the Federal Iraqi Embassy in the heart of Washington D.C.
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16 August
The GDP of Kurdistan
Recently, the president of the Kurdistan Development Corporation and the representative of the symbolically united government of Southern Kurdistan appeared on NBC-Canada, advertising the “friendly†environment of Kurdistan for investments.
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16 August
Slovenian president’s envoy jailed in Sudan for spying
A Sudanese court has sentenced Slovenian president’s special envoy Tomo Kriznar to two years in jail for spying and entering the country illegally, news agencies are reporting. He was involved in the peace process  between Sudan’s government and rebels in the troubled Darfur region.
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16 August
Assad says Mideast peace process has failed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday that the Middle East peace process had failed, in a speech about the conflict in Lebanon on Tuesday.
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16 August
Lebanese army prepares to move south
Lebanon’s army is preparing to move into south Lebanon as the United Nations plans to send an initial force of 3,500 troops to the region to enforce the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
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16 August
Assad: Hizbullah victory changes region
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that the U.S. plan for a “new Middle East” has collapsed following Hizbullah’s victory against Israel.
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16 August
NATO Aircraft Shot Down in Afghanistan
Taliban fighters shot down a NATO aircraft in Karam Khail area of Nowbahar district in Zabul province on afternoon, August 14. The NATO aircraft was shot down with a rocket, killing all the troops onboard.
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16 August
Report: US helped Israel plan Lebanon offensive
White House denies as ‘flat wrong’ a US role in Hizbullah conflict, with an eye toward Iran. A special report in The New Yorker says the Bush administration was closely involved in the planning of
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