Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey could sign in February a final deal with Iran that includes developing Iranian gas fields and building power plants together in both countries, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said.
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February, 2008
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1 February
Traditional Iranian Sport Gets Warm Welcome in Indonesia
TEHRAN (FNA)- As part of an exchange in traditional sports between Iran and Indonesia, two experts in zurkhaneh visited Jakarta to introduce the sport to Indonesians.
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1 February
Iran Sanctions Violate UN Charter
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said Security Council resolutions on Iran are in violation of the UN Charter.
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1 February
Iran Condemns Mideast Sectarian Disagreements
TEHRAN (FNA)- A visiting senior official of Iran on Thursday condemned sectarian disagreements in the Middle East and expressed its rejection to sedition between Sunnis and Shiites.
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1 February
Iran to Stage Oil Spill Exercise
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to conduct training exercises to increase the country’s response under emergency conditions in the advent of an oil spill.
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1 February
Iran Vows to Defend Persian Gulf Security against Threats
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar stressed on Thursday that Tehran would not allow any trans-regional power to endanger security of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
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1 February
Top al-Qaida figure killed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A missile from a U.S. Predator drone struck a suspected terrorist safehouse in Pakistan and killed a top al-Qaida commander believed responsible for attacks on U.S. forces and the brazen bombing during a visit last year by Vice President Dick Cheney to Afghanistan, a U.S. official said …
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1 February
Taliban shifts tactics in Afghanistan,Suicide bombings becoming random
KABUL, Afghanistan – Two deadly bombings in Afghanistan yesterday underscored the difficulties in combating the tactics of the Taliban insurgency, a campaign now increasingly using suicide bombers moving through cities in search of vulnerable targets. more stories like this * 3 civilians killed in Afghan bombings * British soldier killed …
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January, 2008
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31 January
Ex-military men want Musharraf to hand judge power
ISLAMABAD – A group of retired senior military officers said on Thursday President Pervez Musharraf should hand over power to the judge he sacked three months ago to ensure national elections are fair.
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31 January
Istanbul fireworks factory blast kills 20
ISTANBUL – At least 20 people were killed and 117 were injured on Thursday when an explosion ripped through an Istanbul building that housed an illegal fireworks factory, the city governor’s office said.
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