Eurasia Press & News
A new project for repair and stabilisation of bridges in Macedonia is underway, with financial support from NATO. The contractor is a Turkish firm, CESAS.
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June, 2007
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1 June
Romania modernises its highway infrastructure
Expanding and modernising its road infrastructure has become a top priority for Romania. Economic growth demands faster and easier cross-country transit. Moreover, as a new EU member, Romania needs better connections with state-of-the-art European highways.
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1 June
UN Hariri court raises stakes for Syria
DAMASCUS — Syria is digging its heels in for a long confrontation with the United Nations after the Security Council voted to set up a special court to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri.
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1 June
Saudi Arabian Guantanamo detainee dies in ‘apparent suicide’
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Saudi Arabian detainee died Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay prison and the US military said he apparently committed suicide.
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1 June
Iran warned by US as it holds atom talks with EU
MADRID (Reuters) — The United States told Iran on Thursday it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant despite the spectre of harsher sanctions as it held talks on its atomic work with the European Union.
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1 June
China urges patience on Sudan, opposes sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) — China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.
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1 June
Somali troops briefly seize port
KISMAYU (Reuters) — Several hundred Somali soldiers briefly seized the southern port of Kismayu in a protest over unpaid salaries in the latest sign of the turmoil plaguing the Horn of Africa nation, residents said on Thursday.
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1 June
Somali troops briefly seize port
KISMAYU (Reuters) — Several hundred Somali soldiers briefly seized the southern port of Kismayu in a protest over unpaid salaries in the latest sign of the turmoil plaguing the Horn of Africa nation, residents said on Thursday.
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1 June
Court denies Nur’s bid for freedom
CAIRO (AFP) — An Egyptian court rejected on Thursday a bid by opposition leader Ayman Nur to be released from prison on medical grounds, despite his claims that his health has worsened since he was jailed.
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1 June
Israel may agree to release Palestinian funds
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or fighters, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
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