Posts Tagged ‘ Supreme Council ’

New dawn for Egypt as Mubarak toppled 

February 12, 2011
New dawn for Egypt as Mubarak toppled 

Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of Egyptians were still singing and waving flags as dawn broke over a nation reborn on Saturday, after a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak from power. The streets and squares of downtown Cairo were still in the hands of the mostly young demonstrators whose [...]

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Iraqi Shiite leader Hakim dies in Iran

August 27, 2009
Iraqi Shiite leader Hakim dies in Iran

Iraqi powerful Shiite leader and head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) Abdul Aziz Hakim died of cancer Wednesday in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of Shi’ite religious political party Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Baghdad in this January [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...