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  • Biden Phones Iraqi PM Concerned About Sectarian Violence

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday to express concern over the recent rise in violence, including bombings. The White House says Biden pledged continued U.S. support for Iraq in its fight against terrorism. A statement says Biden and Maliki agreed on the importance of reaching out to all political leaders in Iraq and the need for a ...

  • U.S. plans to move Iranian exile group out of Iraq hit snag

    Members of the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin Khalq in a street in Tirana, Albania. The exiles have been moved to Albania from a camp in Iraq as part of a relocation ...

  • Egypt in talks with Qatar Iraq over energy imports

    Egyptian oil minister Sherif Haddara has said negotiations with Qatar over a gas swap deal and Iraq over oil imports are ongoing and will "soon" be finalised, Ahram has reported. "Communications are open with them," Haddara said. "These are big deals and need time. Soon we will hear that they are ...

  • UNHCR Keep Borders Open to Fleeing Syrians

    GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to nations to keep borders open to refugees fleeing worsening violence in Syria. With Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq already hosting more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns the number is expected to grow as the conflict intensifies. Responding to reports that Syrians ...

  • High Court Government didnt handle Iraq abuse case adequately

    The British government's handling of allegations that British troops abused and killed Iraqi civilians was inadequate, a court ruled. Britain's High Court ruled that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, an investigative team set up by the Ministry of Defense, did not fulfill the United Kingdom's human rights obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, the BBC ...

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Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) [Blu-Ray]

Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) [Blu-Ray]

Although largely unseen in decades and subsequently marginalized in film history except among the most dedicated of Japanese film enthusiasts, Teinosuke Kinugasas Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) was one of the most important films of its era. The first Japanese film to win the Gra ... ...

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  • Court British investigation into Iraqi abuses falls short

    A British government investigation into claims that Iraqi civilians were abused by British forces fell short of expectations, a court said. The British Defense Ministry established a panel to investigate claims that British forces mistreated Iraqi civilians. One of the claims involved the death of Baha Housa, 26, who died while in British military custody in 2003. British forces were accused ...

  • The Conscientious Objector and Inside Iraq the Untold Stories Launched on Portico

    Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com) is offering two award-winning movies on its Portico connected-TV service through Friday, June 7. The feature-length films -- "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the Untold Stories" -- are critically acclaimed and have won awards at CINEQUEST Film ...

  • UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war

    judgment that could have an impact on how the British military is able to conduct operations among civilians in the future, the court ruled on Friday that up to 161 deaths should be the subject of hearings modelled upon coroners' inquests.In practice, a series of hearings - possibly amounting to more than 100 - are likely to be held as a result of the judgment, which follows a three-year ...

  • Poor response to Iraq abuse claims

    The British government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq was inadequate, the High Court has ruled. Lawyers representing 180 Iraqi civilians had called for a full public inquiry in Britain. The court stopped short of ordering such an inquiry, but said there should be a series of further investigations into the allegations. It said ...

  • Research and Markets Iraq Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020

    "Iraq Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Iraq oil refining industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the Iraq refining sector. It provides all the key trends and analyzes the drivers and restraints of investing ...

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