Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is putting pressure on Iraqis to accept a security pact that outlines deployment of US troops in Iraq, an influential Iranian cleric said on Friday, after Baghdad called for changes to the draft.
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October, 2008
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26 October
Minister: Pakistan Committed to IPI Pipeline Project
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq Naek Friday told the Senate that the government is committed to implement Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
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26 October
Russia Supports Extended UN Mandate for US in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced his country’s support for the idea of allowing the US troops to stay in Iraq under an extended United Nations mandate.
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26 October
Iran: US-Baghdad Security Pact Harms Iraq Sovereignty
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out on Wednesday at the security deal being negotiated between Baghdad and Washington, saying it impinged on Iraqi sovereignty.
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26 October
Oil Prices Slump even after OPEC Output Cut
TEHRAN (FNA)-The ongoing global financial crisis has made it truly difficult for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to sustain oil prices by cutting the output, observers say.
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26 October
Iranian, Bahraini Parliaments Sign MoU
TEHRAN (FNA)- Parliamentary friendship groups of Iran and Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Manama on Thursday.
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26 October
Speaker: Crisis-Hit US cannot Afford to Attack Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US is unlikely to attack Iran in the midst of the global economic crisis, a key Iranian official said in Bahrain last night.
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25 October
Bush signs on to new NATO members
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – U.S. President George W. Bush signed protocols at a White House ceremony in Washington Friday that would allow Albania and Croatia to join NATO.Â
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25 October
European lawmakers approve SAA with BiH
STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday (October 23rd) overwhelmingly approved the conclusion of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
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25 October
Court explains pro-EU reforms saved Turkey’s ruling AKP from ban
ANKARA, Turkey — Its pro-EU reforms and moves to boost women’s rights saved the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) from an attempt this summer to ban it, according to an explanation published in Turkey’s Official Gazette on Friday (October 24th).
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