Eurasia Press & News
Russia is to beef up its nuclear arsenal in the next 12 years, including building its own missile shield in space and commissioning more atomic submarines.
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September, 2008
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27 September
Shooting delays UN Syria inquiry
A UN inquiry into alleged Syrian nuclear activity has been delayed by the assassination of UN investigators’ top contact in Damascus.
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27 September
European hostages ‘not in Libya’
A Libyan official has cast doubt on claims a group of European tourists and their Egyptian guides seized in Egypt last week have been taken to Libya.
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27 September
President Stresses Iran’s Right to Produce N. Fuel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran needs the ability to produce nuclear fuel because it cannot rely on other nations to supply enriched uranium to the Islamic Republic’s planned reactors, the Iranian president said Thursday.
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27 September
Rabbis: Iran Seeks Peace, Respects Judaism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Jewish rabbis said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in pursuit of peace, and that Tehran opposes Zionism and not Judaism.
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27 September
Iran to Launch Satellite with Own Rocket to Space
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
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27 September
Ghana to Open Mission in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Government of Ghana by next week will open a new foreign mission in Iran to serve the country’s interests in that nation.
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27 September
Ahmadinejad Blasts US Foreign Policy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that NATO forces paid insufficient attention to humanitarian problems in Afghanistan, that Iraqi forces should be given more responsibility for security and that he was “unhappy” with the situation in Georgia.
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27 September
Iran Seeks to Build $4 bln Gas Pipeline to Europe
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is seeking to build a $4 billion natural-gas pipeline to the European Union that may rival projects backed by the EU and Russia.
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27 September
US Rejects Israeli Strike on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- US President George W Bush told Israel’s prime minister in May that the US would not back an attack on Iran, a UK newspaper has reported.
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