Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian lawmakers have withdrawn an impeachment motion against Education Minister Alireza Ali Ahmadi who had stood accused of not doing enough to improve teachers’ pay.
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September, 2008
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10 September
Iran Denies Meeting with Cheney in Italy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran denied reports that Iranian officials are to meet with the US vice president in the wake of growing tensions between Russia and the US.
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10 September
Iran will Sue Pirate Satellite TV Stations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran’s state-run tv said that the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) plans to sue satellite channels for broadcasting the state television contents without permission.
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10 September
Iran N. Reactor Launch Irreversible by February
TEHRAN (FNA)- The start-up of the first reactor at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant will be “irreversible” by February next year, a senior Russian nuclear official said Monday.
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10 September
Iran, PGCC Rapprochement Urged
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Kuwaiti newspaper has termed the upcoming Muscat summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and the invitation extended to Iran to attend the meeting as “significant” both for the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region.
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9 September
Talks with Palestinian groups continue in Cairo
Cairo – Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soleiman will meet in Cairo with a delegation from the Palestine Democratic Union on Wednesday to discuss ways to end the inter-Palestinian conflict.
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9 September
EU foreign policy Chief Solana heads to Mideast next Friday
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana heads to the Middle East next Friday on a tour which will include Egypt, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan.
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9 September
Pro-Abbas forces arrest ten Hamas members in West Bank
RAMALLAH, The Palestinian security forces of President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday arrested ten members of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the West Bank, Hamas said in a statement.
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9 September
Sources: Israel won’t free more prisoners as a goodwill gesture to Abbas
RAMALLAH, A high-ranking Palestinian source revealed on Tuesday that Israel would not free more Palestinian prisoners from its jails as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
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9 September
Saudi Arabia to release Iraqi prisoners, Iraq says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will repatriate all Iraqi prisoners in Saudi jails under a new agreement, Iraq’s national security advisor said on Tuesday, a move that could help slowly warming ties between the two nations.
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