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Articles about or from the Middle East (excluding Egypt & Israel)
Updated on Apr 15, 10
Created on Apr 09, 09
Category: Government & Politics
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Ana K's List: Middle East
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Apr 15, 10
An Observer investigation reveals how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens.
The 1,000 hectares of land which contain the Awassa greenhouses are leased for 99 years to a Saudi billionaire businessman, Ethiopian-born Sheikh Mohammed al-Amoudi, one of the 50 richest men in the world. His Saudi Star company plans to spend up to $2bn acquiring and developing 500,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia in the next few years. So far, it has bought four farms and is already growing wheat, rice, vegetables and flowers for the Saudi market. It expects eventually to employ more than 10,000 people. -
Nov 05, 09
The Times' exclusive - first article that broke the story about the Iraqi military interpreters and the dangers they face.
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Nov 05, 09
As the interpreter translated for a British major the words of an Iraqi police officer, he could hear other policemen muttering about him in Arabic.
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Nov 05, 09
Six hundred Iraqis would be eligible to settle in Britain if asylum regulations were relaxed for those now working for British Forces.
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Nov 05, 09
The article that broke the story.
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Sep 25, 09
Confession of secret underground complex south of Tehran pre-empts nuclear accusation by US, France and UK
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