November, 2007

• 8 November

  US Sanctions on Iran: World Bank Puts Off Iran Aid

  The World Bank has suspended 5,4 mln dollars’ worth of aid scheduled for projects in Iran because of US financial sanctions against the Islamic republic, a senior bank official said, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. 

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• 8 November

  Court convicts 32 al-Qaida suspects

  A Yemeni court convicted Wednesday 32 al-Qaida suspects of planning attacks on oil and gas installations in the country, sentencing them to prison terms of up to 15 years. Four others were acquitted.Six of those convicted remain at large and were tried in absentia.

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• 8 November

  Interpol Rejected Iran’s Request

  Interpol rejected a request by Iran to drop arrest warrants against five leading Iranians, wanted by Argentina for their alleged role in a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

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• 8 November

  US has worries about a preemptive strike of Israel to Iran

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s announcement Wednesday that Iran had 3,000 working centrifuges raised fears in Washington that Israel would respond to the statement with a preemptive military strike, the Times reported Thursday. 

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• 8 November

  Iran Cooperates with Asia in Energy

  Iran is ready to promote economic cooperation with Asian states, particularly in energy field, first Deputy Foreign Minister Ali-Reza Sheikh Attar said on Thursday.

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• 8 November

  Hosseini: Interpol Acted Unprincipled

  Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini condemned as an “unprincipled” act a recent decision by the Interpol on refusing to drop charges against a number of Iranians for their alleged involvement in a 1994 bombing in Argentina.

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• 8 November

  Iran Needs Culture of Martyrdom: Ahmadinejad

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Wednesday that the country is more than ever in need of the culture of martyrdom, self-sacrifice and appreciation of martyrs, war veterans and the disabled.

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• 8 November

  Iran Appraise Cooperation with Armenia

  Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar conferred on Wednesday in Yerevan with Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian on expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.

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• 8 November

  Death Toll in Afghan Bombing at 52

  KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 7 — The death toll from a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan rose to 52 on Wednesday, making it the worst single suicide bombing in the country since 2001, government officials said. Among the dead were 18 schoolchildren, four teachers and six members of Parliament, including one …

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• 7 November

  Leader Calls on Iranian Police to Keep Vigilant

  Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian law enforcement police to be vigilant, warning that enemies seek to spark insecurities in Iran to disrupt the country’s scientific and political progress.

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