Venizelos insisted to not be made reference on religion, so all the residents of Crete to feel represented. . The airport, set to accommodate 120m travellers by 2030 and 185m travellers by 2050, will be named after 86-year-old King Salman. These developments marked a turning point in Iranian history as the nation prepared to embark on a rapid and aggressive industrialization process. Kampala Airport was located on the south-facing slope of Kololo Hill in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.Its location is about 35 kilometres (22 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest airport. [166], President of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, "Karzai" redirects here. The Schism polarized the population between the royalists and Venizelists and the struggle for power between the two groups affected the political and social life of Greece for decades. [58][59][60] In 2019 he described a "major fight" he had with American military officials back in 2007, when Karzai repeatedly told them: "If you want to fight terrorism and bad people, I won't stop you, but please leave the Afghan people alone". [249], Mohammad Reza was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 1974. [citation needed] The Great Powers assigned the authority for selecting the island's new High Commissioner to King George I of Greece, thereby de facto nullifying the Ottoman suzerainty. He refused! WebAlthough Jinnah International Airport is the principal international gateway to Pakistan, the international airports in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Faisal Mosque, built in 1986 by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay on behalf of King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia. The market also has some seed shops which cater to the farmers of the adjoining regions. Over the years Hamid Karzai has become a well recognized figure. [279], The Shah was especially interested in having the National Front's Gholam Hossein Sadighi as prime minister. [95], In July 1919, Venizelos reached an agreement with the Italians on the cession of the Dodecanese, and secured an extension of the Greek area in the periphery of Smyrna. Milani, Abbas The Shah, London: Macmillan, 2011, pp. A deposed Mosaddegh was arrested and tried. In fact, the non-oil GDPs grew by an average annual rate of 11.5 percent, which was higher than the average annual rate of growth experienced in oil revenues. [362] By 1958, it was estimated that the companies possessed by Mohammad Reza had a value of $157million (in 1958 USD) with an estimated additional $100million saved outside Iran. [citation needed]. However, Karzai stopped them from attacking the camp. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai was declared the winner and became President of Afghanistan. Since, that is, God sent me those visions.[352]. Mohammad Reza loved to be compared to his "ego ideal" of General de Gaulle, and his courtiers constantly flattered him by calling him Iran's de Gaulle. [280] Despite the opposition of the other National Front leaders, Sadighi visited the Niavaran palace several times in December 1978 to discuss the terms under which he might become prime minister, with the main sticking point being that he wanted the Shah not to leave Iran, saying he needed to remain in order to ensure the loyalty of the military. Recognising that even this level of violence had failed to crush the rebellion, the Shah abdicated the Peacock Throne and fled Iran on 16 January 1979. [50] Between 1911 and 1912 a number of laws aiming to initiate labor legislation in Greece were promulgated. Zahedi's son Ardeshir acted as the contact between the CIA and his father. [219] In 1975, U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller declared in a speech: "We must take His Imperial Majesty to the United States for a couple of years so that he can teach us how to run a country. The next day, at 4:30pm, Mohammad Reza took the oath of office and was received warmly by parliamentarians. [39][40], The disagreements continued on other topics; the Prince wanted to build a palace, but Venizelos strongly opposed it as that would mean perpetuation of the current arrangement of Governorship; Cretans accepted it only as temporary, until a final solution was found. [39] The Crown Prince was educated in French at Le Rosey, and his time there left Mohammad Reza with a lifelong love of all things French. The camp was used as a launching pad and a military operation was being planned to deal with the camp. The cancer had hit the liver. Negotiations however stalled because of the complicated issue of the properties of the exchanged populations. The civil servants were sworn in the name of King George I of Greece, while a five-member Executive Committee was established, with the authority to control the island on behalf of the King and according to the laws of the Greek state. 18 November]1916. [173], The growth of industrial sectors in Iran led to substantial urbanization of the country. [61] Suffering from angina, a frail Foroughi was summoned to the Palace and appointed prime minister when Reza Shah feared the end of the Pahlavi dynasty once the Allies invaded Iran in 1941. "[371] Despite this, the royal family's wealth can be seen as one of the factors behind the Iranian revolution. He kept a bag of Iranian soil under his death bed. [38] The four Great Powers assumed the administration of Crete; and Prince George of Greece, the second son of King George I of Greece, became High Commissioner, with Venizelos serving as his minister of Justice from 1899 to 1901.[39]. A cave is also located in district Faizabad near Mehbubganj Near Goshainganj where he is supposed to have stayed. [50], Mohammad Reza's marriage to Fawzia produced one child, a daughter, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 27 October 1940). [171], Under his reign, Iran experienced over a decade of double-digit GDP growth coupled with major investments in military and infrastructure. The move not only extended the political uncertainty in the government but also dealt Karzai the embarrassment of appearing at the London Conference on Afghanistan with nearly half of his cabinet devoid of leaders. In contrast, during the past 40 years, Iran's average annual economic growth rate has been only about two percent. [51] Venizelos also took measures for the improvement of management, justice and security and for the settlement of the landless peasants of Thessaly. [223] As an Iranian, Mohammad Reza greatly enjoyed supporting the Greek branch of the House of Glcksburg, knowing the Greeks still celebrated their victories over the Persians in the 5th and 4th centuries BC. [364] In 1958, using funds from inherited crown estates, Mohammad Reza established the Pahlavi Foundation which functioned as a tax-exempt charity and held all his assets, including 830 villages spanning a total area of 2.5million hectares. [111][112], In 1999, Hamid Karzai married Zeenat Quraishi, a gynaecologist by profession who was working as a doctor with Afghan refugees living in Pakistan. [281] For Mohammad Reza this announcement was the final blow, and he was convinced that the Western leaders were holding the meeting to discuss how best to abandon him. The Shah was taken later by U.S. Air Force jet to Kelly Air Force Base in Texas and from there to Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base. 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[120] This confusion might have arisen from sources stating he was chosen as the tribal chief of the Popalzai. [274] On 5 November 1978, Mohammad Reza went on Iranian television to say "I have heard the voice of your revolution" and promise major reforms. During the Ottoman raids in the peninsula in 1770, a member of the Crevvatas family (Venizelos Crevvatas), the youngest of several brothers, managed to escape to Crete where he established himself. Latest breaking news, including politics, crime and celebrity. [82][86] The Tudeh were nonetheless blamed and persecuted. [20], In 2000 and 2001, he travelled to Europe and the United States to help gather support for the anti-Taliban movement. [252][253], As nationwide protests and strikes swept Iran, the court found it impossible to get decisions from Mohammad Reza, as he became utterly passive and indecisive, content to spend hours listlessly staring into space as he rested by the Caspian Sea while the revolution raged. [75] In his statements at the time and later, Mohammad Reza credited his easy success in Azerbaijan to his "mystical power". Available on mp3 and wav at the worlds largest store for DJs. [203] Mohammad Reza financed Kurdish separatist rebels in Iraq, and to cover his tracks, armed them with Soviet weapons which Israel had seized from Soviet-backed Arab regimes, then handed over to Iran at the Shah's behest. [177] By 1977, Iran was considered the fifth strongest nation in the world according to a report by Georgetown University. On 1 May 1974, French Professor Georges Flandrin flew into Tehran to treat the Shah. The coup's failure severely weakened the Second Hellenic Republic. Iran's literacy programs were among the most innovative and effective anywhere in the world, so that by 1977 the number of Iranians able to read and write had climbed from just 27 percent to more than 80 percent. [160] A brochure put up by the Celebration Committee explicitly stated the message: "Only when change is extremely rapid, and the past ten years have proved to be so, does the past attain new and unsuspected values worth cultivating", going on to say the celebrations were held because "Iran has began to feel confident of its modernization". His grandfather probably was Hatzipetros Benizelos, a merchant from Kythira.[8]. Despite being part of the Barakzai dynasty, Daoud Khan departed from tradition and did not proclaim himself Shah, instead abolished the monarchy and established the Republic of Afghanistan, with himself as President. During the first term in Karzai's presidency, public discontent grew about corruption and the civilian casualties in the 200114. [121] Traditionally, the Popalzai tribe has been led by members of the Sadozais. Venizelos had such profound influence on the internal and external affairs of Greece that he is credited with being "The Maker of Modern Greece",[5] and is still widely known as the "Ethnarch". In this context, the long planned "eighth" Ministry, the Ministry of National Economy, assumed a leading role. [70], In 2007, Karzai said that Iran, so far, had been a helper in the reconstruction process. His death revived the constitutional question of whether Greece should be a monarchy or a republic and transformed the November elections into a contest between Venizelos and the return of the exiled King Constantine I of Greece, Alexander's father. They have trained their guns on Afghan lives We want them out. [275] In a major concession to the opposition, on 7 November 1978, Mohammad Reza freed all political prisoners while ordering the arrest of the former prime minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda and several senior officials of his regime, a move that both emboldened his opponents and demoralised his supporters. He returned to Crete in 1886 and worked as a lawyer in Chania. Venizelos left Athens and moved back to Crete. The Durrani dynasty regained power in 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War, when former ruler Shah Shujah Durrani seized the throne under the British auspices. He said that he chose to wait until this moment to assume the title because in his own opinion he "did not deserve it" up until then; he is also recorded as saying that there was "no honour in being Emperor of a poor country" (which he viewed Iran as being until that time). [200] The Iranian abrogation of the 1937 treaty marked the beginning of a period of acute Iraqi-Iranian tension that was to last until the Algiers Accords of 1975. Hotel Krishna Palace is adjacent to the fountain near Faizabad jail. I have lived with God besides me since I was 5 years old. The theory was supported by the Shah of Iran who believed his increasing control over oil markets and his 1973 nationalization of Iranian oil prompted international oil companies to unseat him.[288]. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. After two victories, the Greek fleet established naval supremacy over the Aegean preventing the Turks from bringing reinforcements to the Balkans. However, Venizelos declared "we are not against the King, but against the Bulgarians". Venizelos, at that time, was in an electoral tour of the island. The intelligence community within the US has also been subject due to criticism particularly for reporting to President Jimmy Carter Iran is not in a revolutionary or even a pre-revolutionary situation. President Jimmy Carter was also blamed for his lack of support for the Shah while failing to deter opposition. WebLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT; Urdu: [lkr e tjba]; literally Army of the Good, translated as Army of the Righteous, or Army of the Pure and alternatively spelled as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-i-Taiba, Lashkar-i-Tayyeba) is a militant Islamist organisation operating against India in Pakistan. [100] As a result of his defeat Venizelos left for Paris and withdrew from politics. I achieve more than the Swedes Huh! During his absence from Greece for almost two years, he acquired a reputation as an international statesman of considerable stature. MPs complained that Karzai's new choices were either not qualified for their posts or had close connections to Afghan warlords. From 1963 to 1977 the industrial and the service sectors experienced annual growth rates of 15.0 and 14.3 percent, respectively. [110] Many in the Iranian elite were openly disappointed that Mohammad Reza did not conduct the expected bloody purge and hang Mosaddegh and his followers as they had wanted and expected. "[286] In February, pro-Khomeini revolutionary guerrilla and rebel soldiers gained the upper hand in street fighting, and the military announced its neutrality. The family was of Laconic, Maniot, and Cretan origin. In August 2007, Karzai was invited to Camp David in Maryland, USA, for a special meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. [10][11], Religions in Faizabad municipal council (2011)[12], The 2011 Census of India has separate data for Faizabad municipal council (N.P.P.) The Allies informed Athens of their intention a few hours before the first ships reaching the island. [71] He acknowledged in 2010 that the Government of Iran had been providing millions of dollars directly to his office. It is considered to be one of the finest buildings of its kind in Avadh, which was built at the cost of three lakh rupees by her chief advisor Darab Ali Khan. [39] On 13 December 1898, he arrived at Chania, where he received an unprecedented reception. [98] This event provoked unrest in Greece, with Venizelist supporters engaging in acts of violence against known anti-Venizelists, and provided further fuel for the national division. A small scale mobilisation of the Greek army took place. Chairman of the committee was Antonios Michelidakis and Venizelos became Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs. While the Shah told his contemporaries in the West that he would rather leave than fire on his people,[10] the number of protesters killed by his military is disputed, with the total number of people killed during the revolution ranging from 540 to 2,000 (historians' figures) to 60,000 (figures of the Islamic Republic of Iran). [52] There was also no fleet capable of transporting forces from Asia Minor to Europe, while in contrast the Greek fleet was dominating the Aegean Sea. [11] He is an ethnic Pashtun descended from the khans, or traditional chiefs, of the Popalzai Pashtun tribe. [98] To get him to support the coup, his twin sister Princess Ashraf, who was much tougher than him and publicly questioned his manhood several times, visited him on 29 July 1953 to berate him into signing a decree dismissing Mossaddegh. In other words, either one is a revolutionary or one demands law and order. Richard Nixon, the former president, visited the Shah in summer 1979 in Mexico. [365] According to Business Insider, Mohammad Reza had set up the organisation "to pursue Iran's charitable interests in the U.S."[366] At its height, the organisation was estimated to be worth $3billion; however, on numerous occasions, the Pahlavi Foundation was accused of corruption. WebLocation. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs. 19 November]1916, Britain and France officially recognised the government under Venizelos as the lawful government, effectively splitting Greece into two separate entities. [citation needed] Prince George decided to travel to Europe and announced to the Cretan population that "When I am traveling in Europe I shall ask the Powers for annexation, and I hope to succeed on account of my family connections". Despite decades of pervasive surveillance by SAVAK, working closely with CIA, the extent of public opposition to the Shah, and his sudden departure, came as a considerable surprise to the US intelligence community and national leadership. But our flag will not come down" [after the flag was hit] Venizelos ran forward; his friends stopped him; why expose a valuable life so uselessly? While staying in the Bahamas he offered to purchase the island that he was staying on for $425million (in 1979 USD); however, his offer was rejected by the Bahamas which claimed that the island was worth far more. [54] In April 2010, Karzai urged Taliban insurgents to lay down their arms and air their grievances while visiting a violent northern province, adding that foreign forces would not leave the country as long as fighting continued. The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from one Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of Ayodhya International stadium. Zahedi was installed to succeed Mosaddegh. Once the Great Powers' troops left the island along with their representatives, then the union with Greece would be easier to achieve. Succession is always a question in an authoritarian regime, even a benevolent one, but each year reinforces the social and political momentum in the direction the Shah has set. In summary the Pact was granting a large degree of self-government to Greeks in Crete as a means of limiting their desire to rise up against their Ottoman overlords. The Greek population received these developments very enthusiastically. "The Misunderstanding of Hamid Karzai", This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 05:48. Hamad International Airport (IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTHH) (Arabic: , Mar amad al-Duwal) is an international airport in the State of Qatar, and the home of Qatars flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways. [25][26], In 2018 the airport added a new sculpture in their terminal, called Small Lie by American artist Kaws which was a donation from Qatar Museums.[27]. On 27 April 1899, the High Commissioner created an Executive Committee composed of the Cretan leaders. Malignancy. [55] In July 2010, Karzai approved a plan intended to win over Taliban foot soldiers and low-level commanders. This represented 4.3million of the total 8.1million votes cast. [93] The Allied army then pushed north and defeated the remaining German and Austrian forces that tried to halt the Allied offensive. Venizelos, in self-imposed exile, represented Greece in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne and the agreement of a mutual population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Greece remained neutral. [330] Mohammad Reza in the letters he sent to Paris declared he wanted to see Soraya one last time as well, but said that the Empress Farah could not be present, which presented some complications as Farah was continually by his deathbed.[331]. [54] These events had a positive impact and on 30 May 1912 Greece and the Kingdom of Bulgaria signed a treaty that ensured mutual support in case of a Turkish attack on either country. Faizabad is situated on National Highway 27 and has connectivity with Kanpur (213km), Lucknow (127km), Varanasi (202km), Allahabad (161km) and Gorakhpur (165km). As a consequence Bulgaria joined the Central Powers and invaded Serbia, an event leading to Serbia's final collapse. In July 1999, Karzai's father was assassinated and Karzai succeeded him as head of the Popalzai tribe. A Greek force of about 2,000 men had landed at Kolymbari on 3 February 1897,[23] and its commanding officer, Colonel Timoleon Vassos declared that he was taking over the island "in the name of the King of the Hellenes" and that he was announcing the union of Crete with Greece. The Star Online delivers economic news, stock, share prices, & personal finance advice from Malaysia and world. When performing the splenectomy, the tail of the pancreas was injured. The political climate became more tense and in 1933 Venizelos was the target of a second assassination attempt. [28] A new central building located between the existing Concourse's D & E will feature a 10,000 square metres (110,000sqft) tropical garden with a 268 meters (879ft) tall water feature, similar to that found at Singapore Changi airport's Jewel complex. Once he "saw Canea in flames",[26] he hurried to Malaxa, near Chania, where a group of about 2,000 rebels had assembled, and established himself as their header. [17] Mohammad Reza's paternal grandmother, Noush-Afarin, was a Muslim immigrant from Georgia (then part of the Russian Empire),[18][19] whose family had emigrated to mainland Iran after Iran was forced to cede all of its territories in the Caucasus following the Russo-Persian Wars several decades prior to Reza Khan's birth. A Serbian-Greek military protocol was signed on 1 June 1913 ensuring mutual protection in case of a Bulgarian attack. [55] When Reza Khan learned of the meeting, he flew into a rage and attacked one of his generals, Ahmad Nakhjavan, striking him with his riding crop, tearing off his medals and was about to personally execute him when his son persuaded him to have the general court-martialed instead. And I intend to stay there, and to demonstrate that one can achieve a great many things by the use of force, show even that your old socialism is finished. World Bank data during this period reveals Iran had an annual real growth rate of 9.6% for middle-income categories which was the highest of any other country in the developing world. Mahmud Karzai bought one such villa from Farnood for 7 million dirhams using money borrowed from Kabul Bank and in a matter of months sold it for 10.4 million dirhams. 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Born in Tehran to Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi) and his second wife, Tadj ol-Molouk, Mohammad Reza was the eldest son of Reza Khan, who later became the first Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty, and the third of his eleven children.His father, a former Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack Brigade, was Mazandarani origin. Born in Tehran to Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi) and his second wife, Tadj ol-Molouk, Mohammad Reza was the eldest son of Reza Khan, who later became the first Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty, and the third of his eleven children. General Omar Torrijos, the dictator of Panama kept Mohammad Reza as a virtual prisoner at the Paitilla Medical Center, a hospital condemned by the former Shah's American doctors as "an inadequate and poorly staffed hospital", and in order to hasten his death allowed only Panamanian doctors to treat his cancer. In the 1960 U.S. presidential election, the Shah had favoured the Republican candidate, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, whom he had first met in 1953 and rather liked, and according to the diary of his best friend Asadollah Alam, Mohammad Reza contributed money to the 1960 Nixon campaign. He stated in part, "we pray the Almighty God to guide mankind towards ever increasing success in the establishment of culture, knowledge and human civilisation". [10] The terminal and concourses were designed by the architecture firm HOK. Standard of the President of Afghanistan, 20132021. Considering the growth rate of Iran's population in the post-revolution period, the average per capita growth rate of Iran in the last 40 years is estimated between zero percent and half a percent. He fled to Rabat, Morocco where he stayed with King Hassan II and then to Cairo, Egypt, with his condition worsening. WebAmericas race-obsessed elites have declared war on British institutions. 391392. Moreover, he said that the United States government had allowed ISIS to flourish in Afghanistan and that it had used ISIS as an excuse to drop the GBU-43 (Mother of all Bombs) in Afghanistan. Western anti-Shah fervor broadcast by European and American media outlets was ultimately adopted by Iranian students and intellectuals studying the West who accused the shah of Westoxification when it was the students themselves who were adopting Western liberalism they experienced during their studies. Pope John XXIII reportedly vetoed the suggestion. They discovered he was being treated with a wrong medication, worsening his condition.[335]. [76] Knowing Qavam's penchant for corruption, the Shah used that issue as a reason to sack him. WebMalaysia business and financial market news. To see the arrogance and effrontery of the mullahs once again rampant in the holy city! Intelligence agencies are reluctant to share information with a civilian body like Nacta. The new sports complex would have astro turf, synthetic track, olympic size swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities. [310] Mohammad Reza expected Hassan to return the favour, but he soon learned Hassan had other motives. Florida Department of State. In the early 1960s, when the State Department's Policy Planning Staff that included William R. Polk encouraged the Shah to distribute Iran's growing revenues more equitably, slow the rush toward militarisation, and open the government to political processes, he became furious and identified Polk as "the principal enemy of his regime." [144] Karzai stated that the money was given as gifts and intended for renovating his Presidential Palace in Kabul. The loya jirga of 13 June 2002 appointed Karzai as Interim President of the new position as President of the Afghan Transitional Administration. Even though no progress was made at the meeting, he persuaded the admirals to send him on a tour of the island, under their protection, in order to explore the people's opinions on the question of autonomy versus union. The Shah, a fervent nationalist, responded "Iran is Iran." [29] Reza Khan was a huge barrel-chested and muscular man towering at over 6feet 4inches (1.93m), leading his son to liken him to a mountain, and throughout his life, Mohammad Reza was obsessed with height and stature, for example wearing elevator shoes to make himself look taller than he really was, often boasting that Iran's highest mountain Mount Damavand was higher than any peak in Europe or Japan, and he was always most attracted to tall women. A gunman wearing the uniform of the new, 16 September 2004: An attempted assassination on Karzai took place when a rocket missed the, 10 June 2007: Taliban insurgents attempted to assassinate Karzai in, 27 April 2008: Insurgents, reportedly from the, In June 2002, received the Golden Plate Award of the, On 22 May 2005, received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from, On 25 May 2005, received an honorary degree from the Center for Afghan Studies at the, On 25 September 2006, received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from, In June 2012, received an honorary Doctorate from. Owing to his status, he was usually known as the Shah. The little boy's body was found in a box in February 1957. [44][45] On 2 November 2009, Karzai's run-off opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the race and election officials announced the cancellation of the run-off race. Milani noted that neither admitted it was the Shah's "crass infidelities" that caused this issue. Overnight, the year changed from 1355 to 2535. [citation needed], The outbreak of the First Balkan war caused Venizelos a great deal of trouble in his relations with Crown Prince Constantine. [22] At his father's coronation on 24 April 1926, Mohammad Reza was proclaimed Crown Prince. Furthermore, the Shah chastised Americans and Europeans as being "lazy," and "lacking discipline," and criticized their student radicalism as being caused by Western decline. [196] Iran's relations with Iraq, however, were often difficult due to political instability in the latter country. the total number of political prisoners has been reported at times throughout the year [1975] to be anything from 25,000 to 100,000".[289][290]. People composed poems on Akrotiri and his role there; editorials and articles spoke about his bravery, his visions and his diplomatic genius as inevitable accompaniment of later greatness. "[118] By this time, the Shah's marriage was under strain as Queen Soraya complained about the power of Mohammad Reza's best friend Ernest Perron, whom she called a "shetun" and a "limping devil". 401. [26] Former members of the Northern Alliance remained extremely influential, most notably Vice President Mohammed Fahim, who also served as the Defense Minister. The place is also known as Chowk, which houses the main vegetable and spice market in the town. "America's Shah Shahanshah's Iran. He later left the U.S. for Panama. [165] The dispute continued between the two men, and in December 1915, King Constantine forced Venizelos to resign for a second time and dissolved the Liberal-dominated parliament, calling for new elections. The airport project is in line with Saudi Arabias vision to transform Riyadh to be among the top ten city economies in the world and to support the growth of Riyadhs population to 15-20 million people by 2030, SPA said. In May 2021, Karzai spoke with German newspaper Der Spiegel, where he expressed his sympathy with the Taliban, criticized the role of the United States in Afghanistan and praised the role of the European Union, at the same time, saying that the future of Afghanistan relies heavily on neighbor Pakistan. [265] But by then it was too late. Iran enjoyed an average annual industrial growth rate of over 20% from 1963 to 1976. [78] In reply, the King claimed that he was pressed by the army and the people not to submit to disarmament, and refused to make any commitment. The Shah was the first regional leader to grant de facto recognition to the State of Israel. [13] After graduating, he went to India as an exchange student in 1976, and studied for a master's degree in international relations and political science at Himachal Pradesh University, obtaining his degree in 1983. 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