Please, Sam, we'll pay you not to play it again

Article Abstract:

The Sarajevo Holiday Inn is the latest of a long line of hotels that have become famed among news correspondents staying in war zones. Others include the al-Rashad Hotel in Baghdad, The Commodore in Beirut and The Intercontinental in Kabul. The correspondents, looking back, tend to romanticise about these expensive and uncomfortable places. The Holiday Inn has separate dining rooms for the Bosnian residents where the soup is more watery and there is less bread. The watchword has always been to avoid the lobby, remain in the bar and lock your bedroom door.

Housing, Hotels and motels, Military aspects, War correspondents

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A nation thirsts as ancient rivalries muddy the water

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Severe water shortage problems are emerging in the far north of Syria as a result of four whole rivers having either dried up because Turks have diverted the water courses north of the border or been contaminated by pollution from Turkey. The technical information required to set up a water supply agreement between Syria and Turkey is available, but a resolution is being prevented by political considerations. Relations between the two countries are currently very strained, especially following the signing by Turkey of a military agreement with Israel.

Syrian foreign relations, Syria, Turkish foreign relations, Turkey, Water-supply, Water supply

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Envoy ridicules Iran's nuclear ambitions

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Iran has no plans to develop a nuclear bomb, and even if it did, the process would take many years, according to Sergei Tretyakov, Russian ambassador in Iran. This view contrasts strongly with that of the US, which believes that Iran represents a major security threat. Russia is as concerned about Iran's military capability as the US is, but does not feel that there is a nuclear threat of any kind. Relations between Russia and Iran are positive, especially since the two countries have agreed on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Interview, Russia, Iran, Russian foreign relations, Iranian foreign relations, Ambassadors, Tretyakov, Sergei

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