Tehran / Riyadh / Jerusalem / Dubai / Tokyo / Bonn / Vienna / Kandahar / Aqaba / New York / Kabul / Gaza / /
Company
Consultative Group / Efforts Since Iran / IAEA / INPEX / the Guardian / International Energy Agency / Agency for Natural / National Iranian Oil Company / Efforts Japan / /
Country
Palestinian Authority / Netherlands / Egypt / Japan / Pakistan / Afghanistan / United Kingdom / Israel / Iraq / Palestinian Territories / Germany / Saudi Arabia / Oman / Iran / Kuwait / Libya / Sudan / Turkey / Russia / United States / Syria / Lebanon / Islamic Republic of Iran / Middle East / /
Currency
USD / JPY / /
Event
Business Partnership / Person Travel / Diplomatic Relations / Voting Result / Natural Disaster / Person Communication and Meetings / FDA Phase / /
Facility
Camp David Summit Meeting / Azadegan Oilfield / University of Tokyo / /
IndustryTerm
basic infrastructure / imported crude oil / media assistance / food / energy / crude oil / per capita gross domestic product / air transportation / telephone talks / energy resources / opposition / sea transportation / peaceful solution / extremist / law enforcement activities / parliamentary election law / /
MusicGroup
National / /
NaturalFeature
Golan Heights / Indian Ocean / /
Organization
World Bank Norway / International Monetary Fund / Palestinian Liberation Organization / Palestinian Legislative Council / University of Tokyo / International Atomic Energy Agency / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees / International Security Assistance Force / Maritime Self-Defense Force / Likud Party / Northern Alliance / North Atlantic Treaty Organization / Ministry of Defense / UN Security Council / Iraqi Governing Council / Afghanistan Development Forum Transitional Administration / Israeli military / Israeli Air Force / Fund for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage / United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East / UN Development Programme / Hamas / Iran Agency / Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation / European Union / Taliban / National Council of Resistance / United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization / Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan / G8 / Iranian government / Japanese Business Federation / Japan-Middle East Cultural Exchanges and Dialogue Mission / Afghanistan Embassy in Tokyo / Transitional Administration / Air Self-Defense Force / Government of Japan for the Middle East Tatsuo Arima / IAEA Board of Governors / Dialogue Mission / UN General Assembly / Afghanistan government / United Nations / Interim Authority / Agency for Natural Resources and Energy / Israeli government / Security Council / Guardian Council / Oil Information / Interim Administration / national police / Ministry of Economy / Trade and Industry / /
Person
Bashar Al-Assad / Jordan Track / Ariel Sharon / Mahmoud Abbas / Kosei Morimoto / Junichiro Koizumi / Kazunori Tanaka / Abdullah Gul / Silvan Shalom / Ichiro Aisawa / Sadako Ogata / Countries Volume / Masayuki Yamauchi / Lakhdar Brahimi / Ahmed Yassin / Yoriko Kawaguchi / George W. Bush / El Baradei / Yasir Abed Rabbo / Masahiko Koumura / Yossi Beilin / Yasser Arafat / Jiro Nemoto / Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi / Ahmad Qurie / Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah / Hamid Karzai / Seyyed Mohammad Khatami / /
PoliticalEvent
presidential election / parliamentary election / general elections / /
Position
Special Envoy / Prime Minister / President / Honorary Chairman of Nippon Keidanren / Director-General / Minister for Foreign Affairs / Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs / Minister of Justice / Professor / Chairperson / Major / Crown Prince / Vice President Haji Qadir / Representative / spiritual leader of the Islamic extremist group / Secretary-General / Minister / Foreign Minister / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs / general public security situation / Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs / leader / chairman / spiritual leader / Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary / worker / Special Representative / prime minister of the Palestinian Authority / /
Product
Vienna / Iran / /
ProvinceOrState
Dubai / Gaza Strip / West Bank / /
Region
Indian Ocean / Middle East / NORTH AFRICA / southern Lebanon / EAST AFRICA / East Middle East / Golan Heights / southeast Iran / /
F THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA F THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (a) Overview (See Chapter 1 for a detailed discussion of the issues surrounding Iraq)