Eurasia Press & News
MAZRA AL-GHARBIYEH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad joined West Bank farmers to pick olives Wednesday and slammed assaults by Jewish settlers on the harvesters as “terrorism.”
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22 October
Palestinians welcome Israeli interest in Saudi plan
PARIS (Reuters) – Palestinians hope Israeli calls for the revival of a Saudi peace initiative could lead to progress on a diplomatic track that has been dormant for years, their chief negotiator with Israel said Wednesday.
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22 October
Russia test-fires old missile to extend lifespan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test-fired an intercontinental Stilet missile on Wednesday as part of the checks needed to extend the service of the weapon until 2010, the strategic missile forces said. The missile, which belongs to a type commissioned in 1979 and known in the West as SS-19, was fired …
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22 October
Egypt arrests pro-Gaza Islamists
Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement says 32 members have been detained for joining protests aimed at breaking the Gaza Strip blockade.
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22 October
Afghan soldiers killed by international “friendly-fireâ€
As German troops paid a ceremonial tribute to two comrades killed in a suicide attack on Monday, allies in the Afghan army have become the latest victims.
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22 October
Russian deputy finance minister freed from jail
Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak has been released from jail in Moscow pending his trial on charges of embezzlement and fraud, which he has always denied.
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22 October
Georgia donor conference gets underway
Hoping to get Georgia back on its feet after this summer’s armed conflict, international donors have gathered for a major fund-raising conference.
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22 October
Iran, Zanzibar Seek to Cement Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Zanzibar agreed to set up a joint commission for cooperation in various fields.
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22 October
NIOC, Tatneft Reach Deal
TEHRAN (FNA)- The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the Mostazafan Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tetneft of Tatarestan, an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation.
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22 October
Senior Cleric Issues Decree against US-Iraq Security Pact
TEHRAN (FNA)- An influential Iraqi cleric living in Iran has issued a fatwa – or a religious decree – against a US-Iraqi security pact that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.
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