Eurasia Press & News
TBILISI (Reuters) – Moscow’s sabre-rattling over two disputed regions of Georgia is driven by Kremlin hardliners who want to push Russia’s next president into an anti-Western stance, diplomats in both countries said.
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May, 2008
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1 May
Eight Afghan civilians killed by double mine blasts
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Eight Afghan civilians, three of them children, were killed in two landmine explosions near the border with Pakistan, a senior provincial police official said on Thursday.
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1 May
Eight killed when tourist bus catches fire in Egypt
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Eight people were killed and 20 injured when a bus carrying Canadian, Italian, Russian and Ukrainian tourists overturned and caught fire in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Thursday, police sources said.
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1 May
Earthquake Wounds 100 in Western Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted three towns in Lorestan province, western Iran, injuring over 100 people.
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1 May
Iran Presses ahead with Proposed Natural Gas Cartel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has presented representatives of natural gas-exporting countries with proposals aimed at turning an existing informal forum into an OPEC-like structure.
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1 May
Putin Promises Iran Continuity in Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iran’s president that there will be continuity in Russia’s relations with Tehran, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying.
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Iran’s Lending Rates may Stay at 12 pct
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian government’s economic committee which draws up monetary policies has called for keeping bank lending rates at 12 percent.
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1 May
Iran’s Objection Blocks Jewish Group’s Attendance at UN Meeting
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Canadian pro-Israeli group was forced to withdraw its application to attend the United Nations conference on racism after repeated objections by Iran.
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1 May
Iran Ends Oil Transactions in US Dollar
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran had totally removed US dollars in the country’s oil transactions, an Oil Ministry official said on Wednesday.
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1 May
Russian Cargo for Iran Remains Stuck at Azeri Border
TEHRAN (FNA)- Authorities in Azerbaijan are still demanding more complete documentation before they will release a consignment of Russian equipment destined for an Iranian nuclear power plant under construction at Bushehr.
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