December, 2006

• 23 December

  UN Resolution On Iran Needs More Work

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Russian ambassador to the UN says a revised draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear programs needs more work.

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• 23 December

  Only one Short Step Left to Gain Full Access to N. Energy

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran is only one short step away from gaining full access to nuclear energy and pays no heed to the obstructions caused by the big bullying powers in this regard.

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• 23 December

  General Invitation Extended to N. Parties

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that a general invitation has been extended to the other parties to attend the negotiating table to discuss Iran’s nuclear issue.

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• 23 December

  Tripartite Peace Pipeline Meeting to Be Convened in January

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- In a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart here on Thursday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri responded to the questions posed by reporters.

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• 23 December

  Regional Security Dependent on Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan Strong Ties

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that consolidation of friendly ties between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan will guarantee security and stability in the region.

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• 23 December

  Final Results of Tehran’s Municipal Council Elections

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The final results of the counting of 1,656,558 votes cast by the people of Tehran in the course of the municipal council elections were published in the following numerical order:

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• 23 December

  Abbas hopes to meet Olmert before year-end

  GAZA CITY (AFP) — The embattled Gaza Strip breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a truce between rival Palestinian factions took hold and President Mahmoud Abbas urged all sides to consolidate the ceasefire. No clashes between Abbas’ Fateh Party and the ruling Hamas movement have been reported since early …

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• 23 December

  Suicide bomber kills Iraq police cadets

  A SUICIDE BOMBER killed 15 police officers and recruits in central Baghdad on Thursday as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders in an bid to draw up a new plan to end the war. The latest brutal attack on Iraq’s beleaguered security forces came as Gates met Prime …

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• 23 December

  Bush’s optimism wounded

  WASHINGTON — Twelve months ago, President George W. Bush warned Americans there would be new sacrifices in Iraq, but called for optimism. On the eve of 2007, Bush seems to have sacrificed that hope. Gone is the talk of Iraq becoming a beacon of democracy in the Middle East. Bush …

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• 23 December

  Musa says Syria supports Arab initiative on Lebanon

  DAMASCUS  (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday gave his full support to Arab League mediation to end the long-running political crisis in neighbouring Lebanon, the head of the Arab League said. “We are moving toward reaching a Lebanese reconciliation,” said Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa after meeting …

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