Asiacell Shares Sold on Iraq Bourse in Major Float This is an article that discusses how Asiacell‚ one of three major telecom companies in Iraq sold a considerable amount of their shares to investors through the Baghdad exchange rate system. The telecommunications company sold twenty-five-percent of its shares to investors generating over one-billion dollars making this one of the biggest share offers in the Middle East’s history. The initial offer involved nearly sixty-eight billion shares along
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At its height‚ the Ottoman empire (ca. 1299–1922) spread from Anatolia and the Caucasus across North Africa and into Syria‚ Arabia‚ and Iraq. Its size rivaled that of the great cAbbasid empire (750–1258)‚ and it united many disparate parts of the Islamic world. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman conquests allowed them control of many ports and sole access to the Black Sea‚ from which even Russian vessels were excluded‚ and trade among the provinces increased greatly. As the largest city
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Psychological Operations (PSYOP)‚ or currently known as Military Information Support Operations (MISO)‚ are “planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions‚ motives‚ objective reasoning‚ and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments‚ organizations‚ groups‚ and individuals in a manner favorable to the originator’s objectives. ” In other words‚ PSYOP uses a variety of information mediums to influence a target audience (foreign
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about the events that led to the war on Iraq in 2003‚ which spans from George Bush’s election in 2000 up till his stepping down from office in 2008. The title is inspired by Donald Rumsfeld’s response to journalists about the looting happening in Baghdad where he replied “Stuff Happens”. The writer already states in the authors note that it is “knowingly true” but he had to use his imagination in parts that were not covered especially when the politicians were behind closed doors. The Bush war cabinet
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Corey Stone 324889- Period 3 Although there was definitive change over the millennium of history between these two regions‚ progress was gradual‚ and painfully slow at first. A noticeable difference can be the amplification of trade of luxury goods as interregional connections strengthened. Expansion and intensification of trade networks between Africa and Eurasia also fostered cross-cultural exchanges. However‚ despite many changes‚ existing trade routes flourished and also promoted the growth
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Investment Management and Financial Innovations‚ 3/2005 25 Stock Market Interdependence during the Iraq War Stefano Paleari‚ Renato Redondi‚ Silvio Vismara Abstract This paper aims to show how consolidated and innovative methodologies can be employed to assess the financial impact of a global shock. Particularly‚ we consider the Iraq War in 2003 and its impact on the market indexes of five of the most capitalised stock markets in the world‚ U.S.‚ U.K.‚ France‚ Germany and Italy. After using
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Feature Historical Insight The Impact of Metals on Society Part I: Antiquity Raymond L. Smith Over 5‚000 years‚ our quest for metals has led us to strange lands‚ on bold adventures‚ through terrible hardships‚ and to great riches and devastating failures. Immeasurably‚ the fates of entire nations and peoples have been shaped by this quest. tion for many centuries. A product or process might have been developed in one area and‚ through trade‚ passed to another in a short period; or‚ because
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familiar with fashion…2day wat we do is fashion..wat we wear is fashion.. going In the history of fashion we may wonder how fashion had been originated from.. fine in the 8th century Cordoba‚ Spain‚ Ziryab‚ a famous musician and stylist migrant from Baghdad‚ introduced the first germ of fashion. He developed a sophisticated clothing fashion based on seasonal and daily timings. For example: winter costumes were made essentially from warm cotton or wool items usually in dark colours and In summer garments
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communities would instead focus on non-Muslim tribes. This prompted tribes or villages to convert to Islam to avoid‚ or join the Muslim community (Doc. D). By 750 CE‚ Islam had spread from Mecca and Medina‚ to all over the Middle East such as in Baghdad and Jerusalem (Doc.
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WHO DISCOVERED MATHEMATICS? The history of the development of mathematics is a long one. No single person is given credit for the "discovery" of mathematics. As man lived in caves before any written language existed‚ he understood the nature of the first few numbers‚ the counting numbers. He could make simple comparisons and could tell that‚ say‚ 9 were more than 6. He would be able to see that if he had‚ say‚ 8 apples and there were 7 people in his group‚ each would get one and there would be
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