Eurasia Press & News
The first phase of Shahid Rajaee Port (Hormozgan Province) development plan officially came on stream on Wednesday in the presence of President Ahmadinejad and a number of officials.
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February, 2008
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22 February
Iran, Russia sign MOU to synchronize power grids
Energy cooperation between Tehran and Moscow entered a new state as the CIS Electric Power Council and Iran’s Ministry of Energy signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) here Tuesday with the purpose of synchronizing electric systems.
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22 February
32 Taliban fighters killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan, Defense Ministry says
KABUL, Afghanistan: Clashes in southern Afghanistan in recent days have killed 32 militants, including two Taliban commanders, officials said. Separately, a remote-controlled roadside bomb hit a police convoy Thursday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, killing a policeman and wounding four others, said provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein …
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22 February
Diggers in Afghanistan for the long haul
Australian troops will remain in Afghanistan for the long haul, but Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he understands why Canada has set a withdrawal date for its forces. Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed overnight that Canada would withdraw its 2,500 troops from the volatile south of Afghanistan in 2011. The …
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21 February
Belgrade protesters break into U.S. embassy
BELGRADEÂ – Smoke billowed from the American embassy in Belgrade after scores of protesters broke into the building on Thursday, cheered on by crowds outside, in a protest at U.S. support for Kosovo’s independence.
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21 February
Kosovo hasn’t applied for IMF membership: spokesman
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia earlier this month, had not applied for IMF membership.
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21 February
Rioters burn U.S. embassy, Serb president urges calm
BELGRADE – Scores of protesters smashed their way into the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Thursday in anger at Kosovo’s independence, ransacking rooms and setting fires before riot police dispersed the crowd.
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21 February
Serb protesters burn tires on Kosovo border
GATE 3 BORDER POST, Kosovo – Hundreds of Serb army veterans protesting against the independence of Kosovo burned tires and threw stones at Kosovo riot police on Thursday at a border crossing between Serbia and the new republic.
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21 February
Serbia tells Pope: Kosovo independence an injustice
VATICAN CITY – Serbia took its campaign against Kosovo’s independence to the Vatican on Thursday when its ambassador told Pope Benedict that “moral principles” alone showed it was an injustice.
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21 February
Serb rally for Kosovo “a chance to grieve”
BELGRADE – When Serbs rally against Kosovo’s independence on Thursday, it may look like Serbia has gone back to the virulent nationalism that stoked war in the 1990s under the leadership of the late Slobodan Milosevic.
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