Eurasia Press & News
WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer took issue with the U.S. intelligence chief’s recent estimate that the Afghan government controlled only about 30 percent of the country.
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March, 2008
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1 March
Harry flown back from Afghanistan
LONDONÂ – Prince Harry flew out of Afghanistan on Friday after news leaked that he had been fighting on the frontline for 10 weeks, defence sources said.
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February, 2008
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29 February
South Africa Opposes Rush in Adoption of Iran Sanctions
TEHRAN (FNA)- South Africa protested a “rush” by the five veto-wielding Security Council members to adopt new United Nations sanctions against Iran, saying it wants to wait for a report from the UN nuclear agency later this month.
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29 February
India: No information about China Joining Iran Gas Pipeline
TEHRAN (FNA)- India has not received any official information from Iran about China expressing interest in joining the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Thursday.
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29 February
Iran, Tunisia Likely to Setup Joint Steel Plant
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Tunisia’s Energy Minister Afif Chelbi reviewed expansion of bilateral industrial ties between two countries.
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29 February
Consultations Underway to Establish OPEC for Gas
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Russia said there are consultations between Iran, Russia, Algeria and Qatar to establish a gas cooperation organization like “OPEC”.
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29 February
Ahmadinejad Terms Iran Number One World Power
TEHRAN (FNA) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared today that Iran was the world’s “number one” power.
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29 February
Tehran Signs Pact to Rebuild Baghdad
TEHRAN (FNA) – Tehran on Monday signed an agreement with Baghdad to help execute projects in the infrastructure and services sectors in the Iraqi capital.
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29 February
Iran Delays Signing $16bln Chinese Gas Deal
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran has delayed signing a contract with China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) for the development of its northern Pars gas field.
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29 February
Basra Governor Proclaims Amity with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – Governor of the southern Iraqi province of Basra has distanced himself from anti-Iran allegations attributed to him by malicious elements.
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