Eurasia Press & News
 TEHRAN (FNA)- As part of its vigorous cultural diplomacy in neighboring countries that share its language, Iran is driving plans for a Persian-language satellite network to broadcast in Afghanistan and Tajikistan in an effort to increase solidarity among the three nations.
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March, 2008
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30 March
Russian Rail Chief in Iran to Discuss Electrification
 TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of Russian Railways (RZD) will meet with officials in Tehran on Saturday to discuss plans for the electrification of parts of Iran’s rail system, the company announced.
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30 March
EU Parliament: Iran International Position “Undeniable”
 TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Parliament President, Hans-Gert Pottering, praised Iran’s crucial and undeniable position in the region and the world.
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29 March
Russia says NATO “playing with fire” on expansion
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia warned NATO on Friday against expansion into ex-Soviet neighbors Georgia and Ukraine ahead of a NATO summit next week that will discuss what Moscow sees as deep encroachment into its backyard.
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29 March
Hamas urges Arabs to back reconciliation push
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas wants this weekend’s Arab summit to back a Yemen-sponsored reconciliation agreement between the group and its Palestinian rival Fatah, a pro-Hamas Web site quoted the group’s leader as saying on Friday.
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29 March
Georgia hands opposition leader 11-year jail term
TBILISI (Reuters) – A court in Georgia on Friday found the ex-Soviet state’s former defense minister and opposition politician Irakly Okruashvili guilty of corruption and jailed him for 11 years in absentia.
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29 March
Iraq’s southern oil flow recovers after bomb blast
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi oil exports returned to normal in Basra on Friday after a bomb attack a day earlier, but heavy fighting throughout the region has sparked unease about the security of the southern oilfields and pipelines.
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29 March
Oil pulls back after rise on Iraq blast
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil eased to near $107 a barrel on Friday as crude flows though Iraq’s pipeline system were restored after disruption by a bomb attack a day earlier.
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29 March
Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 120 “enemy” fighters have been killed in a four-day-old Iraqi military operation against Shi’ite militias in the southern oil hub of Basra, a senior Iraqi commander said on Friday.
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29 March
About 37 bodies found in Iraq mass grave: U.S. says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces found 37 badly decomposed bodies in a mass grave north of Baghdad and some showed signs of torture, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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