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1 August 2009

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Stories from 1 August 2009

Palestine: School Graduation In Gaza

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

The tawjihi is the general secondary examination in Gaza, the West Bank and Jordan, and it determines a student's choice of university and major. This year the exams were held simultaneously in the West Bank and Gaza and hailed as a sign of national unity.

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Iran: Leading reformist Abtahi on trial

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Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

Iranian bloggers respond to a "confession" made by leading reformist Mohammed Ali Abtahi at the trial of the Iran elections protesters that began today in Tehran.

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Angola: National flag carrier removed from EU blacklist

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Written by Clara Onofre · Sub-Saharan Africa

After two years, the first TAAG flight from Luanda to Lisbon is scheduled for today, 1 August 2009 with a Boeing 777-200ER. The blogosphere discusses the EU lifting national flag carrier's ban.

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Caucasus: An interview with Micael Bogar

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Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

With three frozen conflicts and many ethnic fault lines, peace and stability in the South Caucasus often seems unreachable. After living and working in the the region for many years, Micael Bogar is now Projects Manager at the American University's Center for Social Media and speaks to Global Voices Online on the potential for new media tools to circumvent divisions and bring estranged neighbors together.

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