CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia has asked Arab leaders to convene their annual summit in the kingdom’s capital, reversing an earlier decision not to host it, the Arab League chief said Monday.
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17 January
Execution of Saddam’s aides stirs more criticism
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Hundreds of Sunni Arabs paid their respects Tuesday to former aides of Saddam Hussein convicted of crimes against humanity and buried near the former Iraqi leader’s own grave after a gruesome hanging.
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17 January
Russian missiles delivered to Iran — Ivanov
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said on Tuesday it had delivered new anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran and would consider further requests by Tehran for defensive weapons.
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17 January
US bringing 2nd carrier to Mideast for 1st time since Iraq invasion
DUBAI (AP) — The deployment of the USS John C. Stennis to the Middle East will put two US aircraft carriers in the volatile Gulf region for the first time since the 2003 Iraq invasion. Military officials say a second carrier group is meant as a plain warning to Iran.
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16 January
Eurasian Secret Services Daily Review
REVIEW TOPICS: Russian intelligence has lost Iraq and had no wish to interrogate terrorists Putin sending special Russian spy probe squad to Britain Had Russian secret services any relation to Chechen ‘General’s’ death?Â
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16 January
Iran Decisive to Boost Cooperation with Latin America
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Ecuador on Monday stressed that his country is firm to promote cooperation with Latin American states despite the fury shown by the system of hegemony.
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16 January
Iran to Hold a Unique Standing in Ecuador’s Foreign Policy
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Ecuador’s President-elect Rafael Correa stressed during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the Islamic Republic will be given a top stand in Quito’s foreign policy.
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16 January
IRGC Commander Meets Sudanese DM
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi met with Sudan’s Defense Minister, Field Marshal Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein here on Sunday.
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16 January
Iran Supports Progress, Independence of Latino Nations
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Managua on Sunday that Tehran supports progress, independence and stability of all free nations, including Latin American nations.
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16 January
Iran Needs 10 Nuclear Power Plants
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Government Spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that Iran needs 10 nuclear power plants to produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity.
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