Eurasia Press & News
Advertising, forecasts and opinion polls have finished – now Russian voters must decide who they’ll vote for in Sunday parliamentary election. 24 hours of campaign silence began Friday at midnight Moscow time. 11 parties are vying for 450 State Duma seats.
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December, 2007
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2 December
Democracy at work: Election 2007 begins
Russia’s parliamentary election is off and running. Polls are now open in five time zones in the country’s eastern regions, including Chukotka, Kamchatka and the port city of Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. 11 parties are competing for 450 State Duma seats.
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2 December
Afghanistan now most dangerous for U.S. troops
In a stunning turnaround, Afghanistan is now a more dangerous place for U.S. troops than Iraq. The death rate for U.S. troops in Afghanistan is now nearly twice the rate for those in Iraq, according to an analysis by ABC News.
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2 December
Bush handed blueprint to seize Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal
THE man who devised the Bush administration’s Iraq troop surge has urged the US to consider sending elite troops to Pakistan to seize its nuclear weapons if the country descends into chaos.
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1 December
Bomb Blasts in Western Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An explosion rocked the city of Sanandaj in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan on Saturday.
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1 December
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Stresses Friendly Ties among Regional States
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the replacement of the unfriendly atmosphere prevailing in the region with affinity and cordial ties among different states in a bid to establish peace and tranquility in the region.
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1 December
Omani Military Delegation Due in Iran Tomorrow
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A high-ranking military delegation from Oman is scheduled to arrive here in Tehran on Sunday.
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1 December
Iran Calls on Iraq to Punish MKO
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Deputy head of Iran’s judiciary Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi called for a rapid punishment of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) and Ba’th party due to their inhumane crimes against the Iranian and Iraqi nations.
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1 December
Invasion of Iran Followed by Muslim Reaction Worldwide
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian official warned here on Saturday that any possible attack on Iran would spark Muslim nations’ tough reaction worldwide.
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1 December
Bangladesh Welcomes Extensive Cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Bangladeshi Industries Minister Geetiara Safiya Chowdhury voiced her country’s willingness to bolster economic cooperation with Iran, specially through increased contacts between the two countries’ private sector.
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