Eurasia Press & News
MOGADISHU (AP) — Somalia government and Ethiopian troops advanced towards the country’s capital Tuesday as Islamist fighters retreated, bloodied by a week of artillery and mortar attacks but promising a “new phase” in the war — a chilling pronouncement from a movement that has threatened suicide attacks.
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December, 2006
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27 December
Mubarak proposes easier terms for presidential bids
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak asked parliament on Tuesday to amend the constitution to make it easier for opposition parties to field presidential candidates.
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27 December
Iraqi pilgrims pray in Mecca for peace
MECCA — Divided in their troubled homeland, Iraqi pilgrims who made the perilous journey to Mecca for Hajj this week are united in their prayers for peace, stability and the loved ones they have lost.
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27 December
Sudan leader backs Darfur plan but concerns remain
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — Sudanese President Omar Bashir has told the United Nations he endorses a plan for a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force to help quell violence and protect civilians in Darfur.
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27 December
US Court Postpones Hearing on Iranian Artifacts
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The US court due to verify the case with a large number of Iranian clay tablets entrusted to Chicago University late December postponed the session to 25 days later.
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27 December
UNSC Resolution 1737 Defective, Unjustifiable
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Since referral of Iran’s case to the UNSC lacked legality from the onset, Iran perceives no reason to accept the UN Security Council Resolution 1737, an Iranian MP said here on Tuesday.
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27 December
Oil Rallies as Iran Stresses N. Progress
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Crude oil rose after Iran, the Middle East’s second-largest exporter, said it will pursue nuclear research.
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27 December
Iraq President Protests US Arrest of Iran Diplomats
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iraq’s president on Monday protested the arrest by US forces in Iraq of two Iranian diplomats who had been invited to Iraq by Talabani.
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24 December
Muslim Scholars Capable of Standing Up to Bullying Powers
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Science Minister Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi stressed that Muslim scientists and scholars can easily stand up to those powers which bully the
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24 December
Parliament Speaker Warns West against Punitive Measures
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel warned here on Saturday that in case the UN Security Council embarks on issuing a resolution against Iran
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