Eurasia Press & News
CAIRO, Egypt – Iran is the one issue where President Bush and Arab leaders have shared concerns. Ahead of the president’s Mideast trip, Arab nations are eager to contain growing Iranian power, though they’re wary of doing so militarily.
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January, 2008
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8 January
Iran plays down Gulf incident with US
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that a confrontation between Iranian boats and U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf over the weekend was “something normal” and was resolved. It suggested the Iranian boats had not recognized the U.S. vessels. Â
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8 January
Saudi calls on Sarkozy to visit alone
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A senior Saudi official urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday to respect Saudi Arabia’s conservative Islamic culture by visiting the country without his girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni.Â
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8 January
Leader of Islamic Revoluation Calls for Perseverance in Nuclear Row
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed that there will be no retreat in Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.
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8 January
Iran Says No Plans to Normalize Relations With US
Iran has attacked President Bush’s planned trip to the Middle East and says it has no plans to normalize relations with the United States.Â
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7 January
Bombs kill 14 in Iraq, U.S. blames al Qaeda
BAGHDAD – Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, police said.
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7 January
Rush to publish Bhutto’s last book
LONDONÂ – HarperCollins will rush out a book submitted by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto just days before her December 27 assassination, it said on Monday.
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7 January
EU, NATO welcome Georgia vote despite concerns
BRUSSELS – NATO and the European Union welcomed on Monday the conduct of Georgia’s election in which incumbent President Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory, but demanded that allegations of irregularities be cleared up fast.
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7 January
Ex-guerrilla Thaci seals Kosovo governing coalition
PRISTINA, Serbia – Kosovo’s prime-minister designate Hashim Thaci sealed agreement on Monday on a governing coalition expected to lead the Albanian-majority province to independence from Serbia early this year.
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7 January
Firefighters bring Iraq oil refinery fire under control
BAIJI, Iraq – Firefighters have succeeded in bringing a blaze at Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Baiji under control, an engineer at the refinery said.
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