Eurasia Press & News
BAGHDAD – Powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr extended his Mehdi Army militia ceasefire by around six months on Friday, according to a statement read out on his behalf in a mosque in Baghdad.
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22 February
FACTBOX: Forming Pakistan’s government step by step
The leaders of Pakistan’s two main parties are trying to forge a coalition government following their resounding election victory over allies of President Pervez Musharraf.
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22 February
EU urges Serbia to protect foreign embassies
BRDO, Slovenia – European Union officials called on Serbia on Friday to do more to protect foreign embassies targeted in protests against Kosovo’s secession, warning the violence could have an impact on EU-Serbian ties.
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22 February
Diplomats: ElBaradei’s report on Iran Positive
TEHRAN (FNA) – IAEA chief and his deputies have entered a session to make a final decision about an impending report on Iran’s nuclear activities, informed diplomatic sources in the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.
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22 February
West Magnifies Negative Points of IAEA Report on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – Western media launched a vast campaign to magnify the very few negative points in an almost entirely positive report by the IAEA chief on Iran to divert world attention from the outcome of the UN’s four-year-long probe which revealed the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear drive.
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22 February
Western Media Ignore ElBaradei’s Report
TEHRAN (FNA) – Western media ignored a decisive report issued in Vienna on Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities, which ended a four-year-long probe into the Islamic Republic’s nuclear drive and activities.
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22 February
Full Text of ElBaradei’s Report on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – The following is the full text of the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities and cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog agency.
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22 February
Iran, Russia to Set up Joint Venture
TEHRAN (FNA) – A Russian official said a joint energy and transportation venture between Iran and Russia will yield a $20bn profit for both sides.
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22 February
Iran’s Former Speaker to Visit Kuwait
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s former Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karroubi will visit Kuwait in mid-March.
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22 February
Iran Likely to Export 200 MW of Power to Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Â Iran may export 2,000 MW of electricity to Turkey.
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