Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Is Seyed Mohammad Khatami going to take part in the upcoming presidential elections? This is the question in Iran today.
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October, 2008
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16 October
Top German Lawmaker Urges West to View Iran as Partner
TEHRAN (FNA)- The deputy chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the German Parliament Hans-Ulrich Klose on Tuesday evening called on western countries to look at Iran as a partner and not an adversary.
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16 October
Oil Falls to $75 after OPEC’s 2009 Forecast
TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC again cut its forecast for 2009 global oil demand, the cartel announced Wednesday in its monthly report, raising the specter that hawkish cartel members will push for production cuts at a special meeting next month.
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16 October
Iran-Iraq Trade Promotion Blueprint Prepared
TEHRAN (FNA)- An advisor of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) stated here on Wednesday that TPOI has prepared a detailed plan for the implementation of 220 projects for the boosting of Iran-Iraq trade relations.
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16 October
Iran, Kuwait Ink Agreement to Bolster Aviation Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- National Aviation Organizations of Iran and Kuwait Wednesday signed an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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15 October
U.S., Iraq agree to let troops stay until 2011
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Washington and Baghdad have reached a final agreement after months of negotiation on a landmark pact to allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq until the end of 2011, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday.
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15 October
Russia-Georgia talks suspended until November
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks over Georgia’s Moscow-backed breakaway regions were suspended until next month as soon as they started on Wednesday, with both Russia and Georgia blaming each other for the breakdown.
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15 October
Turkey’s military rejects criticism over PKK attacks
BALIKESIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s powerful generals rejected on Wednesday any blame for the deaths of 17 soldiers in a raid by Kurdish rebels, as rare public criticism of the army mounted following a series of attacks.
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15 October
Iraq criticizes U.S. commander for bribe comments
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi government criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday for accusing Iran of trying to bribe Iraqi politicians.
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15 October
Israelis kill Palestinian youth
Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank.The military says the youth had been preparing to throw petrol bombs at the cars of Jewish settlers.
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