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May, 2006

  • 20 May

    Textul scrisorii lui Ahmadinejad catre Bush

      الامريكي‌         ¼br />   ………………………………….                   ¼br /> ط‌هران‌/  9  ايار /  مايو/  ارنا                         ¼br />   وجه‌ رئيس‌ الجمهوريه‌ الاسلاميه‌ الايرانيه‌ محمود احمدي‌ نجاد …

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  • 20 May

    Textul scrisorii lui Ahmadinejad catre Bush

    The following is the full text of Ahmadinejad’s letter to George Bush:  “In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, Mr George Bush, President of the United States of America, For sometime now I have been thinking, how one can justify the undeniable contradictions that exist in the international …

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  • 19 May

    Chavez visits Libya for talks with Qadhafi

    TRIPOLI (AP) — Oil-rich Venezuela’s anti-American president, recently slapped with a US arms embargo, was given a warm welcome to the Libyan capital Wednesday by Col. Muammar Qadhafi, whose authoritarian regime was only just removed from Washington’s list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

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  • 19 May

    Mottaki in Syria to boost cooperation

    DAMASCUS (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister warned against a possible “escalation of the crisis in the region” as he arrived in Damascus on Thursday to discuss his country’s nuclear programme and the situation in Iraq with the Syrian president.

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  • 19 May

    Ahmadinejad mocks critics of Iran nuke drive

    TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday derided foes of Iran’s nuclear work as mentally disturbed, ignoring a fresh plea by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for all sides in the dispute to calm their rhetoric. Pursuing a diplomatic effort, European nations want to offer Iran security guarantees …

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  • 19 May

    Prodi says war grave mistake

    ROME (AP) — Premier Romano Prodi said Thursday the war in Iraq was a grave mistake but that Italy would remain on the front lines in the war against terror.

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  • 19 May

    UN intervention may deepen Lebanon-Syria animosity

    BEIRUT  — The UN Security Council’s call for Syria to establish diplomatic ties with Lebanon was expected to stiffen Damascus’ resolve against formal links to its tiny neighbour, a move it has steadfastly rejected for six decades. Three factors, at least, are at work against Syria heeding the UN resolution …

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  • 19 May

    EU states split over Palestinian aid plan

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Donors and financial institutions will meet in Brussels next week to try to flesh out a temporary aid mechanism for Palestinians, still split over its scope and how it should work, diplomats said on Thursday. Donors suspended direct aid to the Palestinian Authority after Islamist group Hamas, …

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  • 19 May

    Gaza security forces face off in Hamas-Abbas confrontation

    GAZA CITY (AP) — Security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a new army run by the Hamas-led government paraded through the streets with assault rifles and stared each other down Thursday, competing for control of the Gaza Strip.

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  • 18 May

    29 occupants and national traitors were killed in Chechnya

    According to the source at the State Military Committee for Defence (SMCD)-Majlisul Shura 4 invaders were killed and 6 servicepersons of the enemy were injured during military operations implemented by the Mujahiddeens in the Nozhay-Yurt region of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI). According to information of the Chechen side …

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