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Recent article about Darfur

The following is the draft translation of a recent article from Sudan. ADMISSION OF MORE INTERNATIONAL FORCES INTO DARFUR IS ONE OF THE EPISODES OF INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE The special envoy of the General Secretary of the United Nations, Ban Brunk, demanded sending international forces to the region of Darfur, that was stated in his report which he presented in front of the Security Council on Saturday 14.01.2006 saying: “The efforts to settle peace in Darfur failed, it is a must to send forces dependent on the United Nations to maintain peace, reaching to (20) thousand soldiers in order to disarm the militia, and provide security, in order to return about 20 million stranded person to their areas". The Sudanese government refused to spread the International forces, and hung to the forces of the African Union, that was stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and after that by President Omar Al-Basheer who criticized the concealed hands which try to admit the foreign forces into

Analysis: What is the tug-of-war taking place in Lebanon?

The following is the draft translation of a political analysis article written in Arabic. Question: What is this tug-of-war taking place in Lebanon which erupts at time and quietens down in another without any stability. The regime supporters are not able to remain on a steadfast position and nor are they able to adopt a resolute decision. The same applies to the opposition, whose statements change and whose priorities are not fixed on any situation. Rather, the issue of Hariri’s killing, over which events exploded, the issue of elections is about to dominate over it, whether from the supporters or opposition where the interests of the politicians are more prominent than the issue itself. This is clear from what the meetings and contacts between some members of the supporters and opposition have mentioned. All of them fluctuate in their positions without any resolute stance. Rather, the international committee for investigation gained sovereignty and powers in Lebanon, above the sover

Analysis: Russian & Chinese joint military manoeuvres

The following is the draft translation of a political analysis article written in Arabic. Question: On the 25th of August 2005, the common Chinese-Russian manoeuvres, in which different types of forces such as ships, marines, bombers, helicopters, fighting planes participated, came to an end… does this signify that a serious closeness is being born between China and Russia? And what effect does it have on the European Union and America? Answer: Some military Russian and Chinese forces began common military manoeuvres in the period between 18-25 august 2005. They began in Vladivostic, far east of Russia, then moved to the Chinese territories in the peninsula of Shan Dong. Different forces participated in these manoeuvres, their number came to 10 thousand in each army. The manoeuvres included ground, air and marine work in the yellow sea in front of Shang Dong province, some of these works were: training on sea siege, evacuation operations and also fighting against “common threat”. The