Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The international tender for Iran’s third cell phone operator will be published in newspapers by the next two days, an Iranian minister said.
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August, 2008
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23 August
Iranian Envoy Meets Lebanese FM
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Charge d’affaires in Lebanon conferred with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on Friday.
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23 August
Iran Seeking to Develop Caspian Sea Energy Reserves
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is in talks with two major Asian oil companies regarding the development of the South Caspian Sea region, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said.
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23 August
Russia says peacekeepers observe Georgia ceasefire deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – All Russia’s military activities in Georgia meet the conditions of a French-brokered six point ceasefire deal which ended clashes over South Ossetia, a senior Russian general said on Saturday.
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23 August
Gaza boats fight rough seas, poor communications
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Activists seeking to challenge Israel’s sea blockade of Gaza were struggling with rough seas and disruptions to their communications, the group said on Saturday.
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23 August
Afghan president condemns civilian killings
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday condemned a U.S-led coalition air strike his government says killed 76 civilians, most of them women and children.
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23 August
Blast kills 10 civilians in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed 10 civilians in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, the provincial police chief said.
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23 August
FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, Aug 23
(Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1200 GMT on Saturday. NEAR BAIJI – Gunmen killed four members of a U.S.-backed neighborhood patrol in a drive-by shooting at their checkpoint just south of Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
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23 August
Pakistani troops kill 35 militant in clash: military
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani troops killed 35 militants in fighting in the Swat Valley northwest of Islamabad on Saturday, shortly after a suicide car-bomber killed eight policemen.
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23 August
Pakistan parties discuss president; militants killed
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s uneasy coalition partners discussed who should be the next president on Saturday as militant violence added urgency to their task of tackling security and economic problems.
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