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KABUL, Afghanistan – Two European diplomats who went to one of Afghanistan’s most volatile regions have been asked to leave the country.
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Baiji police chief sacked after truck bombing
Iraq’s interior minister ordered the dismissal of Baiji’s police chief, after a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi town on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Read More »Iraq truck bomb kills at least 20
A suicide truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Tuesday, the police and U.S. military said, in the deadliest attack in Iraq for two weeks.
Read More »Settlement dispute stalls Mideast talks
Israel is considering easing criteria for freeing Palestinian prisoners, a move one Israeli official said on Monday could pave the way for the release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi.
Read More »Bushehr Power Plant to Be Fully Active in one Year
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran expects its first nuclear power plant will produce electricity at full capacity in around a year after passing a “critical stage” with the delivery of fuel from Russia, a top official said.
Read More »Envoy: Iran Increases Monthly Quota to Control Black Market
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran has increased the monthly gasoline quota for private drivers to 120 liters from 100 liters from Saturday in a bid to end scarcity and check black marketeering, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hamid Reza Asefi said yesterday.
Read More »Iran, Pakistan yet to Confirm Participation in Naval Conclave
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran and Pakistan with their navies positioned in the Indian ocean rim are yet to give their nod for participation in Indian Navy’s novel initiative to host a regional interactive conclave in February next year.
Read More »Uganda: Front Page Microfinance to Get Iran Funding
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Front Page Microfinance, a local limited cooperative savings and Credit Society will receive a $1m (Shs1.73bn) development boost from the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI).
Read More »Top Republican Candidate Wants Dialog with Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Ten days before the start of the primaries, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is a hot item. He is leading the polls among Republican candidates in Iowa – the first state to cast its votes – and is increasingly gaining in the state that will follow, …
Read More »Iran Mulls Tenders for N. Power Plants
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran intends to issue an international tender for the construction of 19 nuclear power plants.
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