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Urban Mining

Here is an interesting article about the Zabaleen people.
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/80/urban_mining.html

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2008 11 03 Cam Margeson Egypt Comments (1)

Iraq updates Hussein-era Air Force

Summary:
New Iraqi Air-force recruits are training on equipment that is comparable to that of the US Airforce.
At the beginning 2008 year the IQAF had 800 airmen, but that figure has already more than doubled to just over 2,000, and by the end of 2009, the IQAF is set to triple to over 6,000 airmen.
“Their biggest [...]

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2008 11 02 William Wesselhoeft Iraq
Middle East
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As Bombs Fall Silent, an Iraqi City Rebuilds

By: Erica Goode
 
Date: October 2, 2008
 
Summary: The city of Samarra, Iraq was once a tumultuous area, a target for bombings and violence. But now it has begun to rebuild itself and more specifically to rebuild the famous Askariya Shrine. Two years ago there was an explosion that destroyed the shrine’s golden dome. This event triggered [...]

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2008 10 22 Elisabeth Jeffcote Iraq
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Upper Egypt Prison Shaken by Riot

In the large city of Assiut, in Egypt, an uprising at the local prison occured when reports of an inmate’s death were misconstrued and rumours circulated about how he died.  20 people were injured in the riot and one died.  The body of the man was originally thought to be that of Ali Abdel Salam, [...]

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2008 09 15 Molly Delallo Economic Issues
Egypt
Middle East
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