Monthly Archives: November 2006

Iran Calls for Saddam’s Sentence to Be Carried out

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran called on Iraq yesterday to carry out its death sentence on Saddam Hussein, saying the former dictator who waged an eight-year war against Iran in the 1980s was a criminal who deserved to die.

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Iran Warns about Revision of Drug Campaign Efforts

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Hasehmi Shahroudi warned that Iran will revise its policies on the campaign against transit of drugs if it is not cooperated by international bodies and other countries.

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Croatia, Serbia co-operate in processing war criminals

Croatia and Serbia have formally agreed to co-operate in bringing war criminals to justice. Following two years of working together in certain cases, prosecutors from the two countries recently met in Zagreb to sign a deal aimed at overcoming obstacles to collaboration. The move is the latest sign of normalised …

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Balkan News

Rehn welcomes signals from Turkey about amending controversial law 07/11/2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Monday (November 6th) welcomed a signal from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his government is prepared to amend controversial Article 301 of the Penal Code, which has led to …

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Germany seeking EC confirmation on Bulgaria, Romania’s judicial reform progress

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday (November 2nd) that her country may insist Bulgaria and Romania take additional steps in the areas of justice and home affairs, if they fail to adequately address problems highlighted in the European Commission’s (EC) latest report on the two countries.

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Iran Stresses Full Support for National Unity in Lebanon

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a phone conversation with his Lebanese counterpart Nabih Berri on Sunday voiced Tehran’s strong support for all types of efforts leading to national unity and ascending to power of an integrated government in Lebanon.

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