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- Las Vegas update: Deals abound but forecast is dire
Troubles in LV are great, despite the crowds I saw streaming in Friday after Turkey Day. Locals are complaining about layoffs, no casino-given turkeys for the holidays, stalled condo/hotel projects. Things are bad, they say. I stayed at the Bellagio,
- The New Phase of the Cyprus Issue
After a period of inactivity, the Cyprus Issue comes again to the front. The recent meetings between the Greek Cypriot President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Talat (photo) create a new framework within which we can examine, once again, some
- Pakistan rejects "unsubstantiated" Mumbai allegations
Enlarge Photo Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, October... Pakistan rejected on Monday what it called unsubstantiated allegations of complicity in the militant assault on Mumbai and sought
- Armenian Church Complex to be reconstructed in Cyprus
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Prelature of Cyprus has announced that the team of experts of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) ACT will present to the Armenian community of Cyprus the final design for the restoration of the Turkish-occupied
- Turkmen to Start Up a New Energy Corridor to Europe
'Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey have huge potential for cooperation, and this moment in time dictates the necessity for us to fully activate it,' Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov said. Europe and the U.S. are pushing for Turkmenistan
- ...despite its name, the turkey originated in Mexico?"
Turkey The most likely explanation derives from the fact that the merchants who traded in the Middle Ages between the Middle East and England were based in the Turkish Empire and hence known as 'Turkey merchants'. Turkey merchants are believed to have
- Chinese businesses sign deals in Turkey
Chinese and Turkish signed 19 contracts in Istanbul last Friday involving the purchase of Turkish commodities worth about US$230 million. China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin attended the signing ceremony after the Sino-Turkish economic and trade
- 3 Nations Win Security Council Seats
Turkey, Austria and Japan won nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, defeating Iceland and Iran in elections in the General Assembly.
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Turkey was created in 1923 from the Turkish remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Soon thereafter the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats. In 1945 Turkey joined the UN and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. Turkey occupied the northern portion of Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island; relations between the two countries remain strained. Periodic military offensives against Kurdish separatists have dislocated part of the population in southeast Turkey and have drawn international condemnation.
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Iceland, locked in a tight race against Austria and Turkey, campaigns for two rotating seats on the Security Council that are reserved for the mostly European bloc.
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