Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States signed an agreement pledging civilian atomic energy cooperation with Bahrain after concerns that Iran’s preparedness to transfer nuclear technology to regional and Muslim states could enhance regional solidarity.
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March, 2008
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25 March
Archeologist Finds 6000 Years Old Ancient Iranian Site
TEHRAN (FNA)- The site of Gourtan, the most important historical area of Isfahan in Iran, is to undergo a new series of excavations to verify a hypothesis that it may possibly move back the history of the city from 2000 to 6000 years ago.
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25 March
Iraq Closes Border to SW Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq has sealed a border crossing with Iran to block entry and exit of Iranian pilgrims through territory, a senior Iranian official said.
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25 March
Iran to Hold Second Round of Polls in April
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians will vote on April 25 in the second round of parliamentary elections to decide the final make-up of their new parliament, with conservatives set to retain control, officials said Monday.
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25 March
Iraq Prepares Iran Pipeline Bid
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq announced tenders for international oil companies to test two of its largest oil fields, develop a major natural gas field and build a pipeline to Iran.
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25 March
Five members of mine-removal team are killed in Afghanistan
KABUL: In one of the bloodiest attacks in months on a nongovernmental organization in Afghanistan, gunmen killed five members of a mine-clearing team and wounded seven more in a relatively peaceful northern province, officials said Monday.
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25 March
Turkish army chief says sending troops to Afghanistan is state policy
 ANKARA, March 24 (Xinhua) — Turkish Chief of General Staff Yasar Buyukanit said Monday that sending Turkish troops to Afghanistan was not the policy of Turkish Armed Forces, but a state policy, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
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25 March
Threats holding back reconstruction in Afghanistan
PANJWAYI, Afghanistan (AFP) — Taliban attacks against the state and its symbols have left thousands dead in Afghanistan and are holding back plans to develop the country from the ruins of war, meaning much more international aid is spent on security than reconstruction.
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24 March
Quake Hits Northwestern Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5 degrees on the Richter scale rattled a remote region in northwestern Iran on Sunday.
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24 March
Iran, Sri Lanka Discuss Expansion of Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Colombo and Sri Lanka’s minister of port and aviation discussed expansion of relations and mutual cooperation in a meeting in the Sri Lankan capital.
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