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Menang Lawan Singapura, Ini Posisi Indonesia Klasemen Grup B Sepakbola SEA Games 2019

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Menang Lawan Singapura, Ini Posisi Indonesia Klasemen Grup B Sepakbola SEA Games 2019

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Ternyata Pesantren Tebuireng Sudah Produksi Banyak Film

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Pondok Pesantren (PP) Tebuireng Jombang Jawa Timur kembali melakukan lompatan besar dalam pengembangan budaya, terutama di lingkungan pondok pesantren.<br />
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Pesantren yang diasuh Salahuddin Wahid (Gus Sholah) itu kini tengah mempersiapkan produksi film semidokumenter berjudul  “Jejak Langkah 2 Ulama”, kerja bareng  Lembaga Seni Budaya dan Olahraga (LSBO) Muhammadiyah.<br />
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Untuk apa film ini diproduksi ? Film “Jejak Langkah 2 Ulama” ini rupanya merupakan angkapan kegelisahan para sepuh, dan para alim pemuka Nahdlatul Ulama ( NU) maupun Muhammadiyah, karena perkembangan zaman yang menjadikan banyak umat dari dua “kubu” saling seteru.<br />
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Dengan mengangkat kisah perjalanan dua ulama besar  yang juga pendiri dua organisasi keagamaan besar (  Kiai Hasyim Asy’ari mendirikan Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) pada 1926, sedang KH. Ahmad Dahlan mendirikan Muhammadiyah pada 1912), setidaknya mengingatkan kepada warga kedua organisasi besar tersebut, bahwa sesepuh mereka adalah senasib dan seperjuangan.<br />
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Karena itu penggarapan film ini perlu kerja ekstra keras, disamping kreativitas yang tinggi dan cerdas.<br />
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Film ini bakal digarap pada Agustus 2019 mendatang. Dan kini kru film yang terdiri dari para ustadz, santri dan alumni Pesantren Tebuireng sedang sibuk menangani open casting.<br />
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“Sudah 800 peserta lebih yang daftar,” tutur Amin  Zein yang bertindak sebagai produser Film “Jejak Langkah 2 Ulama”.<br />
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Memproduksi film, nampaknya memang bukan hal asing bagi Pondok Pesantren Tebu Ireng. Sebelumnya pernah memproduksi film  “Sakinah” yang juga ditangani langsung oleh para santri di pondok pesantren ini.<br />
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Bahkan Kiai Sholahudin Wahid  (  Gus Sholah )  juga terlibat aktif memberi pengarahan terutama menyangkut tema film.<br />
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“Waktu memproduksi film Sakinah, Abah Yai ( Gus Sholah ) minta agar kasus penceraian di Jawa Timur yang diangkat,” tutur Amin Zaein.<br />
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Film berjudul “Sakinah” ini sudah rampung dan kini diputar di beberapa tempat. Termasuk ditoton bersama para santri dan masyarakat sekitar Tebuireng. Bahkan juga diputar dan ditonton bareng di kampus di Malang.<br />
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Sebelum memproduksi film “Sakinah”, Pesantren Tebuireng juga memproduksi film berjudul “Binar”. Film ini bercerita tentang peran pesantren dan kemerdekaan.<br />
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Sedang film “ Sakinah “ bercerita tentang carut marut rumah tangga, yang berujung perceraian. “Film ini menceritakan tentang hasil survey tingginya angka perceraian di Jawa Timur,” tutur Amin Zein.<br />
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Ia juga mengungkapkan bahwa Pesantren Tebuireng telah memproduksi 14 film pendek dengan durasi 5 menitan.<br />
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“Kalau Binar dan Sakinah, durasinya masing-masing 90 menit,” kata Ustadz Amin Zein. Namun durasi dua film itu ternyata berkembang jadi 120 menit.<br />
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Lalu siapa saja pemain film itu? Ternyata semuanya santri, mahasiswa, ustadz dan alumni Pesantren Tebuireng. Para pemain film itu sebagian masih duduk di bangku Madrasah Aliyah, mahasiswa Universitas Hasyim Asy’ari (Unhasy) dan sebagian guru dan dosen.<br />
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Rupanya, kreasi para santri Tebuireng ini memancing perhatian sutradara kondang, Hanung Bramantyo. Buktinya ia mengaku siap membantu pengembangan kreasi santri Tebuireng. “Mas Hanung menjadi mentor,” tutur Amin Zein.<br />
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Pada tahun 2001 Hanung memang pernah membuat film berjudul “Doa Bilik Santri” dengan latar belakang pesantren Tebuireng.<br />
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Bahkan pemeran utamanya diambil dari santri Tebuireng, yaitu Ustadz Amin Zein. Kini Ustadz Amin Zein inilah yang jadi penggiat film di Tebuireng. Seperti dirilis bangsaonline.com. </div>

Ternyata Pesantren Tebuireng Sudah Produksi Banyak Film

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Produk OPOP Pesantren Tembus Pasar Halal OKI

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Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat melalui Dinas Koperasi dan Usaha Kecil Jabar, memberangkatkan perwakilan lima koperasi pondok pesantren yang tergabung dalam program One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) ke Istanbul, Turki. (<b><a href="http://www.rmoljabar.com/read/2019/11/27/108787/Produk-Unggulan-Lima-Koperasi-Pesantren-Jabar-Sasar-Pasar-Internasional-">baca</a></b>)<br />
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Lima koperasi pesantren tersebut, yakni Darut Tauhid Kota Bandung, Al-Ittifaq Kabupaten Bandung, Al-Ashriyyah Kabupaten Bogor, Al-Idrisiyyah Kabupaten Tasikmalaya, dan Husnul Khotimah Kabupaten Kuningan, sudah memiliki produk unggulan yang mampu bersaing di pasaran. Kelima ponpes itu juga menjadi contoh atau role model bagi 1.074 ponpes yang ikut dalam OPOP.<br />
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Di Turki, kelima ponpes tersebut akan mengikuti 7th OIC Halal Expo dan 5th World Halal Summit 2019. Dalam dua event tersebut, mereka bakal memamerkan produk unggulan, memperluas pasar, diskusi, dan bertukar ide terkait kemandirian ekonomi ponpes maupun sertifikasi halal.<br />
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Kepala UPTD P3W Dinas KUK Jabar, Deni Handoyo mengatakan, penetapan lima ponpes tersebut sudah melalui sejumlah pertimbangan, khususnya produk yang dihasilkan. Dia juga mengatakan, jejaring bisnis dan ilmu yang mereka dapatkan akan disebar ke semua ponpes Jabar.<br />
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"Lima ponpes itu kita pilih untuk mengikuti pameran internasional di Turki dari 28 November sampai 1 Desember 2019. Target kita, salah satunya, gimana koperasi pesantren yang mempunyai keunggulan memamerkan produknya di event internasional," ucap Deni di kantor UPTD P3W, Kota Bandung, Selasa (26/11).<br />
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"Kami berharap pada pameran nanti, produk-produk unggulan ponpes Jabar dikenal di dunia internasional, khususnya Eropa. Dan mereka harus berbagi pengalaman dan jejaring bisnis yang mereka dapat di sana," sambungnya.<br />
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Sementara itu, Pengamat kewirausahaan, Wawan Dhewanto menyambut baik program One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) sebagai program yang diharapkan mampu memberdayakan ekonomi pesantren melalui peningkatan usaha pesantren dan koperasi pesantren.<br />
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Menurut dosen Sekolah Bisnis dan Manajemen (SBM) ITB ini, program ini diharapkan membantu koperasi pesantren untuk memperluas akses pasar.<br />
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"Produk-produk koperasi pesantren yang mengikuti program OPOP dapat diklasifikasikan apakah cocok untuk pasar lokal, pasar nasional atau pasar internasional," katanya.<br />
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Perwakilan koperasi pesantren Al-Ittifaq Kabupaten Bandung, Agus Setia Irawan, mengapresiasi apa yang dilakukan Dinas KUK Jabar yang melibatkan koperasi ponpes di event internasional. Dia pun berharap produk-produk unggulan ponpes Jabar dilirik badan usaha yang berkunjung dalam pameran tersebut.<br />
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"Nanti akan ada pertemuan bisnis. Kami akan berharap ada kesepakatan bisnis dengan badan usaha di sana. Kami sendiri akan membawa produk unggulan di bidang pertanian, khususnya rempah-rempah yang memang menjadi primadona di Eropa," katanya.<br />
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Jika ada kesepakatan dan pesanan dari pihak lain, 91 ponpes Jabar yang memiliki produk di bidang pertanian bakal dilibatkan. Terlebih, kata Irawan, 1 ponpes rata-rata memiliki 2 hektare lahan tidak produktif. Yang berarti ada 182 hektare lahan yang dapat digarap untuk memenuhi pesanan nanti.<br />
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"Setelah melakukan survei, ada 91 ponpes yang memiliki produk di bidang pertanian. Jika ada kesepakatan bisnis di sana, kami tentu akan melibatkan mereka. Misal, 1 hektare lahan digarap 15 orang, berarti ada 1.000-an masyarakat yang diberdayakan," ucapnya.<br />
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"Selain fokus pada kemandirian ponpes, kami juga harus ikut menyejahterakan masyarakat sekitar. Salah satunya dengan itu tadi, menggarap lahan ratusan hektare yang dimiliki ponpes untuk pertanian," lanjutnya.<br />
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Potensi lima ponpes tersebut dalam membuat kesepakatan bisnis tergolong besar. Pasalnya, event yang digagas oleh Organisasi Konferensi Islam (OKI) tersebut memiliki daya tarik yang kuat. Pada 6th OIC Halal Expo, misalnya, jumlah pengunjung mencapai 38.750, dan menghadirkan sekira 6.100 Business to Business (B2B).<br />
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Selain di bidang pertanian dan perikanan, tiga ponpes lain membawa produk unggulan yang berbeda-beda. Koperasi Pesantren Darut Tauhid Kota Bandung akan membawa produk peci dan jaket. Kemudian, koperasi pesantren Husnul Khotimah Kabupaten Kuningan bakal memasarkan batik tulis, dan koperasi pesantren Al-Ashriyyah Kabupaten Bogor menawarkan produk kesehatan black diamond. [yud]</div>

Produk OPOP Pesantren Tembus Pasar Halal OKI

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PB SEMMI Wakili Indonesia di Kegiatan Kepemudaan OKI

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PB SEMMI Wakili Indonesia di Kegiatan Kepemudaan OKI

ilustrasi Pengurus Besar Serikat Mahasiswa Muslimin Indonesia (PB SEMMI) mewakili Indonesia dalam forum Islamic Young Leader Summit 201...

Egypt Hosts 1st International Arms Expo

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Egypt Hosts 1st International Arms Expo

Source In a bid to boost image, Egypt hosts 1st international arms expo Egypt opened its first international weapons fair on Monday, ...

Football: Zimbabwe look to surprise in AFCON

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Zimbabwe, dubbed “The Warriors” by home fans, return to the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time hoping to shrug off their minnows tag after failing to make it beyond the group stages in 2004 and 2006. The southern African nation is pinning its dreams on players like Belgium-based striker Knowledge Musona, who is leading scorer at top-flight side KV Oostende, and South Africa-based Khama Billiat who had a strong season at Mamelodi Sundowns.<br />
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Zimbabwe, who rank 102 in the world and 29 in Africa, won four of their six qualifying matches for the top African football showcase in Gabon next month despite being dogged by financial woes. The country’s football association is saddled with debt and has at times failed to pay players’ allowances and often relies on well-wishers to cover wages for players and coaches.<br />
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An economic crisis and cash shortage has seen football match attendance figures plummeting. Last year the country was expelled from the 2018 World Cup preliminary competition over non-payment of a $67,000 debt to former coach Jose Claudinei Georgini, better known by his nickname Valinhos. Zimbabwe faces formidable opponents in Group B, which includes Senegal who are perched on the top rung on the continent, and Tunisia and Algeria who are third and fifth respectively. (<b><a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/zimbabwe-look-to-surprise-in-afcon/">source</a></b>)</div>

Football: Zimbabwe look to surprise in AFCON

Zimbabwe, dubbed “The Warriors” by home fans, return to the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time hoping to shrug off their minnows ta...

Indonesia: PT DI Delivers CN235-220M Aircraft to Senegal

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State-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will deliver one more CN235-220M Multipurpose Aircraft bought by A.D.-Trade Belgium for the Senegal Air Force.<br />
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"CN235-220 Aircraft is well-known as an effective and efficient multipurpose aircraft capable of operating in limited runway," PT DI president director Budi Santoso said on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in a written statement.<br />
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Budi added that the company had delivered the same aircraft in late November for the Royal Thai Police.<br />
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The preparation of the aircraft delivery was attended by Senegal's air force chief of staff General Ousmane Kane and A.D.-Trade Belgium deputy general director Max Abitbul. Also present was Budi and Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto.<br />
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PT DI and A.D.-Trade Belgium had signed its fourth aircraft purchase agreement on November 6, 2014. Earlier, A.D. Trade Belgium bought three CN235 aircrafts, two of which are being used by Burkina Faso and one by Venezuela.<br />
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Budi said that CN235-220M aircraft has configuration settings than can be changed in such a short time to meet certain purposes, including dropping paratroopers, medical evacuation, VIP transport. (<b><a href="http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/12/28/055830901/PT-DI-Delivers--CN235-220M-Aircraft-to-Senegal">source</a></b>)</div>

Indonesia: PT DI Delivers CN235-220M Aircraft to Senegal

State-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will deliver one more CN235-220M Multipurpose Aircraft bought by A.D.-Trade Be...

Tolerance: Nigeria Could Teach the West a Few Things

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A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria.<br />
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Most of all, I found Lagos to be much safer than advertised. It is frequently described as one of the most dangerous cities on earth. Many people told me I was crazy to go there, and some Nigerian expats warned me I might not get out of the airport alive.<br />
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The reality is that I walked around freely and in many parts of town. I didn’t try to go everywhere or at all hours, and I may have been lucky. Yet not once did I feel threatened, and I strongly suspect that a trip to Lagos is safer than a trip to Rio de Janeiro, a major tourist destination. (In my first trip to Rio I was attacked by children with pointed sticks. In my second I found myself caught in a gunfight between drug lords). Many Lagos residents credit the advent of closed-circuit television cameras for their safety improvements.<br />
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So if you’re an experienced traveler, and tempted to visit Africa’s largest and arguably most dynamic city, don’t let safety concerns be a deal killer.<br />
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The surprises mount. For all the negative publicity, many parts of Nigeria, especially Lagos, could and should serve as exemplars for religious tolerance.<br />
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The reports of Boko Haram and terror killings are well known, and they reflect the interlocking and sometimes deadly combinations of regional, religious, sectarian and ethnic identities in the country, not to mention extreme inequalities of income and opportunity. Yet Nigeria has about 180 million people and is larger than Texas. The violence is the most frequently reported story in the West, but the underlying reality is far more complex and shows positive features.<br />
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For instance, the city of Lagos is in many regards a marvel of religious tolerance. Nigeria is about 50 percent Muslim and 40 percent Christian, and the area surrounding Lagos is also highly mixed in terms of religion. That may sound like a recipe for trouble, but in matters of religion Lagos is almost entirely peaceful. Religious intermarriage is common and usually not problematic, as is the case in many (not all) other parts of Nigeria as well. Many top Nigerian politicians have married outside their religion, kept two separate religions in the family and enjoyed continued political success.<br />
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Consider the scale and speed of this achievement. Lagos, with a population of about 20 million, is larger than many countries. It is the most commercially oriented part of Nigeria, and it grew so large only in the last few decades, as it attracted entrepreneurially minded people from many parts of Nigeria and other African countries. By one estimate, 85 new residents arrive every hour. That may sound chaotic, but in essence Nigeria has in a few decades created an almost entirely new, country-sized city built on the ideals and practice of religious tolerance. The current president, Muhammadu Buhari, is a Muslim who was supported in his election by many Christian leaders, on the grounds that he would fight corruption more effectively. His running mate served as a Pentecostal pastor.<br />
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The recent history of Nigeria, Lagos in particular, is also a counterweight to some recent Western political trends. Many Westerners today fear resurgent nationalism, as illustrated by the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump.<br />
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In Nigeria, nationalism is largely a progressive force, bringing the country together and allowing nation-building and infrastructure development. However imperfect or backward these processes might be -- Nigeria has at least 270 distinct ethnic groups and 370 languages -- in Nigeria one is rooting for nationalism to succeed. And it’s in Lagos, the country’s largest and most important window to the outside world, where the understanding of the importance of a common and stable national identity has made such progress.<br />
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Many Westerners used to consider much of Africa backward in this regard, but we Westerners are learning again that national cohesion isn’t always so easy. Perhaps the political spectrum in many Western countries can realign itself in a direction analogous to some features of Nigeria, to ally liberalism and nationalism once again. (<b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-03/nigeria-could-teach-the-west-a-few-things">source</a></b>)</div>

Tolerance: Nigeria Could Teach the West a Few Things

A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of all, I found Lago...

Business: Airbus Will Sell 100 Planes to Iran After Similar Boeing Deal

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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus completed a deal on Thursday to sell 100 jetliners to Iran, a move described by both sides as a major step toward revitalizing Iran’s aged commercial fleet after years of sanctions and economic isolation.<br />
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The sale came a few weeks after the Boeing Company, Airbus’s American rival, signed its own deal to sell 80 aircraft to Iran, one of the most prominent commercial transactions between the United States and Iran in decades.<br />
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Both sales were possible because of provisions in the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers that took effect nearly a year ago, which lifted many sanctions on Iran in exchange for its verifiable pledges of peaceful nuclear work.<br />
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Despite sharp criticism of the nuclear agreement by President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Republican-led Congress, and the possibility that they could subvert it, both aviation companies moved forward with their deals, which were in the works for months.<br />
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Their combined value could be more than $26 billion, and they could help employ many thousands of workers in the United States and Europe. Many Airbus components are made in the United States and are subject to American export controls.<br />
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Airbus said it expected to start deliveries in early 2017. Boeing has said it expects to start deliveries in 2018.<br />
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“We hope this success signals to the world that the commercial goals of Iran and its counterparts are better achieved with international cooperation and collaboration,” Fabrice Brégier, Airbus’s president and chief executive, said in an announcement.<br />
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Farhad Parvaresh, chairman and chief executive of Iran Air, the national airline taking delivery of the planes, called the deal “the next decisive phase” in the renewal of the airline’s commercial fleet.<br />
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Iran masters major oil drilling method

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Iranian engineers have domestically carried out a major standard oil and natural gas excavation technique which was formerly employed only by Western countries.<br />
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Director of the National Iranian Drilling Company Heidar Bahmani announced on Thursday that oil well perforations via percussion drilling were successfully conducted at an oil well near Iran's western city of Dehloran.<br />
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The cited method has been exclusively practiced by North America and certain European countries up until now, IRIB quoted the official as saying.<br />
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The method applies focused pressure through special 'perforator guns' to penetrate layers of the ground in order to dig both modern 'deflected' and older horizontal wells.<br />
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Through this method, the heavy cost of oil well casing will be reduced and the excavation sites' safety will improve.<br />
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The casing of oil wells is a supplementary procedure in drilling operations which helps boost the well's half-life.</div>

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The 14th summit of the Group of 15 developing countries

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The 14th summit of the Group of 15 developing countries

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The Purpose of The Group of 15 Summit

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The G15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations.<br />
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The G15 is comprised of Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela and Zimbabwe<br />
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (Reuters) - Leaders from developing countries moved to an exclusive Jamaican country club Thursday to put the finishing touches on proposals to ease the world's financial crisis.<br />
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The one-day retreat, modeled on the closed-door leaders' meetings held at some other international events, will give heads of delegations to the Group of 15 summit the chance to talk without ministers or aides present.<br />
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Officials said they would debate a few proposed changes to a draft communique, including a suggestion from Malaysia's outspoken leader, Mahathir Mohamad, to ``emphasize the need for both the developed and the developing world to have a voice in the process of reforming the international financial system.''<br />
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Officials said the document also will include proposals to reform the International Monetary Fund, which many delegates have criticized for proposing inappropriate recipes to the troubled economies of Asia and Latin America.<br />
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``We want to look at the multilateral institutions,'' Nigerian Planning Minister Rasheed Gbadamosi told Reuters. ''Maybe there are not enough resources available to the IMF.''<br />
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The G15, a group of 17 developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, was set up to foster cooperation and provide input for other international groups, such as the World Trade Organization and the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations.<br />
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The G15 is comprised of Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.<br />
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Delegates admit the countries do not see eye to eye on all trade, development and finance issues, but they say the leaders want to step up cooperation and speak with a single voice at other international gatherings.<br />
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But all but one of the G15 Latin American heads of state stayed away from the Jamaica summit, some of them for the third or fourth successive time, and officials from the host country could barely hide their disappointment.<br />
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``Within the Asian and African representations, there is sometimes a feeling that within our region there is less than full, unqualified commitment,'' said Anthony Hill, the Jamaican prime minister's representative at the talks.<br />
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The G15 countries include both open economies such as Mexico and Argentina and those which, like Malaysia, are seeking to control capital flows.<br />
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Mahathir said Wednesday that the unbridled movement of money across borders had impoverished Asia's once-proud tiger economies and put their very independence at risk.<br />
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``The great Asian tigers are now no more,'' he said. ''Reduced to whimpering and begging, they are but a shadow of their former selves.''</div>

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Tehran to host G15 summit

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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says an upcoming meeting of the Group of 15 (G15) will present a good opportunity for cooperation to member states.<br />
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Ramin Mehmanparast said the 14th Summit of the G15 will be held in Tehran on May 17.<br />
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"The summit, which will bring together representatives from important countries, will provide a great capacity for expansion of economic [ties] and political cooperation (among member states,)", the Fars news agency quoted Mehmanparast as saying on Monday.<br />
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He noted that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa are among the senior guests attending the summit.<br />
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The Group of 15 was established at the 9th Non-Aligned Movement Summit Meeting in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1989, with a common goal of enhanced growth and prosperity in its member states.<br />
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The number of the G15 members has expanded to 18 countries from North America, South America, Asia and Africa, but the name has remained unchanged.</div>

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