November, 2008

• 4 November

  Iraq VP proposes referendum on U.S. security pact

  BAGHDAD – An agreement allowing U.S. forces to stay in Iraq for three years should be put to the public in a referendum, Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president said on Tuesday.

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• 4 November

  Suicide bomb at Pakistani post kills one, 9 hurt

  ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber killed a Pakistani soldier and wounded nine Tuesday, highlighting the growing militant threat a day after the top U.S. commander in the region held security talks with Pakistani leaders.

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• 4 November

  Taliban lift daytime phone ban in Afghan province

  KABUL – Taliban insurgents have lifted a ban on mobile telephone companies operating their networks during daylight hours in the Afghan province of Ghazni, residents said Tuesday.

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• 4 November

  Baghdad rocked by fresh bombings

  Police in Iraq say that at least 11 people have been killed in two separate explosions in the capital Baghdad.

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• 4 November

  Iranian FM Visits Syria to Reiterate Solidarity

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was in Damascus today, where he met Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and Vice-President Farouq al-Shar’a.

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• 4 November

  Ahmadinejad Praises Lebanese Resistance

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday evening that the Lebanese resistance to Israeli regime is good example for all regional nations.

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• 4 November

  Iran: Oil under $60 Troubling for Economy

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s central bank warned on Monday that if oil prices fall under 60 dollars a barrel, the country’s economy will struggle to survive the world financial crisis.

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• 4 November

  Iran Stresses Balance of Rights, Commitments for IAEA Members

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Ignoring the necessary balance between the countries’ nuclear commitments and their nuclear rights means a weakening of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s status and disregarding its objectives, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said.

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• 4 November

  Jury Out in Spy Trial

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A jury hearing the case of a British Army interpreter from Brighton who was accused of spying for Iran retired to consider its verdict.

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• 4 November

  Lebanese President to Visit Tehran in Nov.

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman is slated to pay an official visit to Tehran on November 24.

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