International
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan, Iraq Form Committee to Boost Energy Coordination
Jul 12, 2017
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Baxtiyar Goran, Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi government delegation met in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, to discuss boosting coordination in electricity and…
Afghanistan/Iran: War of Words Heats up Between Iran and Afghanistan over Water Resources
Jul 12, 2017
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Dominic Dudley, Forbes
A long-running diplomatic squabble between Iran and Afghanistan over shared water resources appears to be intensifying, with the two countries’ presidents trading barbs in speeches…
Liberia: EPA Fines Maryland Oil Palm US$10K
Jul 11, 2017
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Observer
Authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have fined Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) in Sodoken, Maryland County US$10,000 for violating the environmental laws of…
Myanmar: Coal Plan Sparks Ire as Myanmar Struggles to Keep Lights on
Jul 11, 2017
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Shoon Naing and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Opposition to a planned $3 billion coal-fired power plant in eastern Myanmar is highlighting the challenges facing Aung San Suu Kyi's government in crafting a…
Colombia: Deforestation Soars in Colombia after Farc Rebels' Demobilization
Jul 11, 2017
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Sibylla Brodzinsky, Guardian
Colombia has seen an alarming surge in deforestation after the leftwing rebels relinquished control over vast areas of the country as a part of a…
Sudan: Sudan Plans to Prevent Crude Minerals Export
Jul 10, 2017
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Xinhua
Sudan announced on Sunday plans to prevent exportation of crude minerals, said Sudan's minerals ministry. The Minerals Minister Hashim Ali Salim made the remarks when…
Myanmar: Groups Demand Compensation for Impact of Myanmar-China Pipeline
Jul 10, 2017
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
Fourteen findings of environmental impact along the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline and seven demands by Pyin Oo Lwin farmers in Mandalay have been released…
South Sudan: China, Diplomacy and Oil Part of the Mix in South Sudan
Jul 10, 2017
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
Invested in the country's energy sector, China's emerging role as a peacemaker is being put to the test in South Sudan, the International Crisis Group…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Says to Construct 20 More Dams
Jul 10, 2017
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Press TV
Afghanistan says it plans to construct 20 more dams in face of warnings that the move could undermine life in some of its neighboring countries,…
South Sudan: Gold Rush in South Sudan as Oil Prices Drop
Jul 9, 2017
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Andrew Woods, African Business Review
Gold mining is booming in war-torn South Sudan as the oil industry stagnates amid economic chaos in Africa’s newest nation. The conflict between government and…
Myanmar: Leftover Land Disputes Vex Government as Discontent Grows
Jul 7, 2017
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Htun Khaing, Frontier
Land confiscation is an issue that has blighted the country for several decades. There was much optimism when the NLD formed committees to address the…
Liberia: Sime Darby, PAC Conflict Nears End-Committee Submit Report
Jul 7, 2017
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FrontPageAfrica
Sources have hinted FrontPageAfrica that the long standing conflict between the people of the Projected Affected Communities (PAC) and Malaysian Oil Palm Company Sime Darby…
Colombia: Deforestation in Colombia up 44% in 2016: Report
Jul 7, 2017
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Deforestation in Colombia went up 44% in 2016 compared to the year before, newspaper El Tiempo reported on Thursday. Based on statistics provided by the…
Afghanistan/Iran: Afghans Stage Rare Anti-Iran Rally, Denounce Iran's Rouhani
Jul 7, 2017
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Ayaz Gul, Voice of America
Residents and civil society activists staged a protest Friday in southern Afghanistan to denounce neighboring Iran's President Hassan Rouhani for criticizing Afghan water management and…
Colombia: Land Reform and Food Security Key to Peace in Colombia: FAO
Jul 6, 2017
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teleSUR
Peace in Colombia depends on the ability for the government to progress with land reform and rural development initiatives, the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says No Turning back on Independence Bid
Jul 6, 2017
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Samia Nakhoul, Maher Chmaytelli, and Stephen Kalin, Reuters
Iraq's Kurdish leader said on Thursday that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue…
Afghanistan/India: Coordination Needed with India, Afghanistan to Mitigate Flood Threat
Jul 6, 2017
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Dawn
All the relevant authorities looking at ways to mitigate and counter flood threats have stressed the need for improved coordination with India and Afghanistan regarding…
Myanmar: UN Body Provides New Farming Techniques for Myanmar to Address Climate Change
Jul 5, 2017
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Xinhua
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is providing new farming techniques for Myanmar as part of a project to address climate change risk on water…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Drills for Oil in South China Sea
Jul 5, 2017
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Bill Hayton, BBC
Vietnam has begun drilling for oil in an area of the resource-rich South China Sea also claimed by China. An oil industry consultant told the…
Sudan/South Sudan: UN Force in Abyei Returns Stolen Cattle to Pastoralists
Jul 5, 2017
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Dabanga
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei handed-over dozens of stolen animals back to the pastoralist groups, following incidents of cattle theft between the…
Colombia: Rural Development as a Path to Peace in Colombia is an Example for the World
Jul 5, 2017
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Colombia’s progress in using rural development as a tool to clinch peace after more than half a century of civil war can “fill the entire…
Colombia: From Palenque to the Buenaventura Strike: The Long-Standing Battle of Afro-Colombians
Jul 5, 2017
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Nazaret Castro, Equal Times
Colombia’s Afro-descendant population, largely concentrated in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, has perhaps been the worst victim of the displacements and the massacres perpetrated by…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticism of Afghan Dam Projects Draws Rebuke from Kabul Officials
Jul 5, 2017
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Noor Zahid, Voice of America
Afghan officials reacted strongly to recent remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concerning water management and irrigation projects in Afghanistan. Speaking at an international conference…
DRC: In DRC, Women Challenge Custom to Assert Legal Right to Inherit Land
Jul 5, 2017
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Esther Nsapu, News Deeply
Traditionally, women in the DRC gained shares in property through marriage, not inheritance – and today, few realize that this custom contradicts the law. In…
South Sudan: Gold Trade is Unexpected Winner in Failed South Sudan’s Peace Deal
Jul 5, 2017
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
After South Sudan’s peace deal collapsed, gun battles rocked the capital and soldiers ransacked his clothing store, Ahmed al-Nur faced the economic crisis in a…
Iran: Iran Fears Tension over Water Shortage, Holds Neighboring Countries Responsible for Crisis
Jul 4, 2017
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Adel Al-Salmi, Asharq Al Awsat
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asked neighboring countries to collaborate to address the region’s water shortages and said environmental issues require planning would not be resolved…
South Sudan: Economic Chaos Fuels Gold Mining Rush in Africa's Newest Nation
Jul 4, 2017
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
After South Sudan’s peace deal collapsed, gun battles rocked the capital and soldiers ransacked his clothing store, Ahmed al-Nur faced the economic crisis in a trade…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iranian President Voices Concerns Regarding Dams Construction in Afghanistan
Jul 4, 2017
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Khaama Press
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has voiced concerns as the Afghan government plans to build more dams in a bid to regulate the waters for…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Canadian Court Orders Seizure of Kurdish Oil Tanker
Jul 3, 2017
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
A Halifax court issued last week a warrant for the seizure of an oil tanker that holds crude oil from Kurdistan, which was last spotted…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s ‘Sea Gypsies’ Threatened by Dynamite Fishing and Drugs
Jul 3, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Until recently the sea provided the Moken with everything they needed: a base for boats they lived in, fish and seafood to eat and bounty…