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CLIMATE CHANGE: The Rising Tide of Environmental Refugees

Analysis by Lester R. Brown* WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (IPS) - Desert expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, principally in the Sahelian countries, is displacing millions of people - forcing them to either move southward or migrate to North...

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A USA Led Invasion of Iran

American Difficulties in Attacking the Persian Nation Iran is Arizona on steroids. 5.6 times larger than the Grand Canyon State, she has a sprinkling of CA beaches & Louisiana rain forests included. Any fight would be tough!...

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A Picnic by Damavand

Our good friend Mehrdad and his brother Babak were our guides and our mutual friend Eli our host. We started late morning and drove east of Tehran towards Damavand. It is the highest mountain peak in Iran and it looks stunning,...

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Iran & North Korea: Partners threatening America

Iran is a full partner in North Korea's promise to reach out at touch American soil with an advanced Taepondong-2 missile. This has been brewing for more than 10 years. by Edwin Black Tuesday, June 23, 2009 In a frantic race...

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As the day happened: Iran protests

Another huge demonstration is expected today in defiance of the regime after, opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi called for a day of silent protest to mourn the victims of the unrest. Follow live updates on the aftermath of...

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Enormous Crowd Protests in Tehran

What Ahmadinejad's Win Means for Iran, Israel and the U.S. Heavy Turnout in Iran's Elections Whether provoked or not, shooting broke out near a basij headquarters around 7 p.m. and one demonstrator was killed. The throngs of...

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Iranian Village to Host Land Art Festival

Tehran, May 31, 2009: Polur village on the slope of Mount Damavand will host the 23rd Environmental Art Festival. The festival is comprised of different sections including visual arts, audible arts, dramatic arts, and...

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Iran opposition presidential candidate says economy main concern

Tehran - Iran's presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi reiterated his main concern would be economy, the labour news agency ILNA reported Saturday. Economy and inflation are priorities of every government in the world and...

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Nadalian?s Soil Paintings to Decorate Tehran Gallery

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Paradise Lost: Persia From Above

For the first time ever, 29 breathtaking aerial photographs of Persia by award-winning Swiss photographer Georg Gerster, taken in the immediate years before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, will be on exhibition at the Leila...

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