January, 2008

• 27 January

  Kremlin foe barred from Russian election

  MOSCOW – Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov was barred on Sunday from running for president in a March election, a move he said was taken to block any real challenge to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s chosen candidate.

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• 27 January

  Russia’s Kasyanov slams Kremlin for election ban

  MOSCOW – Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday denounced a decision to bar him from running in a March 2 election for president, saying it showed that Russia was sliding towards dictatorship.

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• 27 January

  Pakistan troops battle militants to control tunnel

  KOHAT, Pakistan – Pakistani troops, backed by helicopter gunships, are battling pro-Taliban militants to recapture a key road tunnel leading to the volatile tribal belt on the Afghan border, the military said on Sunday.

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• 27 January

  Egypt agrees Abbas plan for Gaza border

  RAMALLAH, West Bank – Egypt has agreed to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s plan to assume control of Gaza’s sole crossing with Egypt, excluding Hamas Islamists who rule the territory, Palestinian officials said on Sunday.

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• 27 January

  Hamas rejects Abbas control over Egypt-Gaza border

  GAZA – The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Sunday rejected returning control of the territory’s sole border crossing with Egypt to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s government and said it was holding its own talks with Cairo.

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• 27 January

  MP Calls for Cemented Ties between Iran, Saudi Arabia

  TEHRAN (FNA) – An Iranian lawmaker Sunday warned Tehran and Riyadh that enemies of Islam are seeking to take benefit from the two states’ differences, and called on Iran and Saudi Arabia not to allow any third party to undermine relations between the two Muslim nations.

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• 27 January

  300 Tons of UF6 Produced in Isfahan N. Facility

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Undersecretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Javad Vaeedi said that his country has so far produced 300 tons of UF6 gas in Isfahan nuclear facility, in central Iran.

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• 27 January

  Iran Lauds Plan for US Withdrawal from Iraq

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki lauded Washington’s planned troop drawdown in Iraq, but urged the US to expedite handing over full control of all affairs, including security, to the Baghdad government.

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• 27 January

  Chavez Hails Iran’s Ties with Americas

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez applauds Tehran for its broad-scale cooperation with the Latin American states.

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• 27 January

  Iran: Palestinians Should Decide

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili says peace in the occupied territories can only be achieved through democratic means.

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