Eurasia Press & News
RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh are set to resume negotiations over forming a unity government this week, as Hamas signalled that a deal could be struck.
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September, 2006
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25 September
Christian ex-warlord dismisses Hizbollah victory
BEIRUT (AP) — An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hizbollah’s victory in its war with Israel as thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon’s sharp divisions.
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25 September
Saleh acknowledges election ‘mistakes’
SANAA (AP) — Yemen’s president on Sunday acknowledged “mistakes” in elections which gave him more than 77 per cent of the vote, but stood by his victory and thanked the opposition giving him his first real challenge in 28 years at power.
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25 September
Bush names team to help Lebanon reconstruction
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush on Saturday named a delegation of corporate leaders to visit Lebanon and explore ways of helping the country rebuild following the devastating monthlong war between Israel and Hizbollah.
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25 September
Kuwait steps up monitoring of charities during Ramadan
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) — Kuwaiti authorities have decided to step up measures to monitor fund-raising by Islamic charities during the Holy Month of Ramadan, to prevent funds from being illegally diverted to some groups.
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25 September
AU says plans to increase troop strength in Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — The African Union plans to send more troops into Sudan to reinforce its extended Darfur peacekeeping mission, an AU spokesman said on Sunday.
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25 September
US sanctions push to shadow new round of Iran talks
NEW YORK (AFP) — Reinvigorated negotiations in Europe this week about Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme will be shadowed in parallel by a determined US drive to ready a list of sanctions to impose on Tehran if diplomacy fails.
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25 September
Iran-West Nuclear Talks to Start without US
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- France, Britain and Germany would soon start their preliminary talks with Iran to solve the nuclear issue, while Washington is said to be either unwilling or excluded from the negotiations.
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25 September
World Awakened by Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian MP said that the victories of the Lebanese Hezbollah rang the bell of Islamic vigilance in the world, the Islamic world in particular.
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25 September
Cleric Calls on Pope to Repent
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian cleric called on the world Catholic Church Leader Pope Benedict XVI to repent of his words if he wishes to be pardoned by God and if he desires divine salvation.
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