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TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Expediency Council Chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that radical prejudice has unfortunately turned into the root cause of some incidents in Iraq. Speaking in a meeting with a number of leaders of Iraqi Sunni and Shiite nomads here on Tuesday, Rafsanjani, noted the role of …
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November, 2006
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2 November
ECO’s Ministerial Meeting Opens in Tehran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization’s 11 member states kicked off work here on Wednesday.
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2 November
UN Draft Resolution on Iran not to Be Approved
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Deputy Foreign Minister assured that the United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Iran won’t be approved by the member states.
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October, 2006
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31 October
Olmert gets parliament nod for far-right partner
A far-right faction opposed to relinquishing occupied land joined Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s governing coalition on Monday, a partnership likely to complicate any peace efforts with the Palestinians.
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31 October
As US death toll spikes, Iraq asks troops to stay
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The killings of two Americans took the monthly US death toll in Iraq on Monday to over 100 for the first time in nearly two years, just a week before elections that could cost President George W. Bush’s Republicans control of Congress.
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31 October
Pakistani air raid on religious school kills 80, sparks wide-scale protests
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani helicopter gunships destroyed a religious school allegedly fronting as an Al Qaeda training camp on Monday, killing up to 80 people in the country’s deadliest-ever military operation targeting suspected “terroristsâ€.
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31 October
Somali Islamists reject face-to-face talks with gov’t
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Islamists challenging the authority of Somalia’s interim government said they would not proceed with a third round of peace talks on Monday unless Ethiopian troops were withdrawn from the chaotic country.
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31 October
Kuwait emir urges MPs, gov’t to cooperate
KUWAIT (AFP) — The emir of Kuwait Monday urged MPs and the government to cooperate in fighting corruption as he opened the new term of parliament where the opposition has gained control following June elections.
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31 October
Algeria truck bombs kill 2
ALGIERS (Reuters) — Two people were killed and 17 wounded when Algerian rebels set off truck bombs outside two police stations east of Algiers in their most elaborate attack in years, witnesses said on Monday.
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31 October
Audit finds many missing US weapons in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly one of every 25 weapons the military bought for Iraqi security forces is missing, a government audit said. Many others cannot be repaired because parts or technical manuals are lacking.
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