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U.S. makes U-turn on U.N. Gaza vote

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – In an apparent reversal of earlier promises to Arab states, the United States on Thursday abstained from voting on a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations Security Council. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the decision to abstain was because the United States first …

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Iranian Speaker Meets Hamas Leader in Damascus

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani conferred with head of Hamas political bureau Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday over the latest conditions in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was also attended by several high level officials from Hamas at the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital. The meeting …

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Iran Calls on Japan to Help End Israeli Genocide in Gaz

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran asked Japan to play a larger role in opposing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone held talks by telephone at Tehran’s request, the Japanese foreign ministry said. “Foreign Minister Mottaki said Iran expects Japan to play …

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Larijani, Assad Discuss Gaza

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held a meeting on Wednesday with visiting Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on the situation in the Gaza Strip. At the meeting, the two officials discussed “efforts and actions that must be taken by Arab and Islamic countries to stop the Israeli aggression on …

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Israel Arrests Iranian TV Correspondent

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces have arrested Iran’s Al-Alam News Network’s correspondent reporting from the occupied Palestinian territory. The man’s lawyer said the Palestinian was also suspected of passing confidential information to unauthorized persons – “a very harsh security offense” – but gave no further details. Khadr Shahine, who reported for …

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Four Terrorists Held Near Iran-Pakistan Border

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani police have arrested four foreigners near Pakistan’s border with Iran on suspicion of links with international terrorists, sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources, Panjgur Police believed the four men were members of Al Qaeda who entered Pakistan via Afghanistan and were planning to go to …

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Cuban President Meets Iran’s Special Envoy

TEHRAN (FNA)- Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz met on Wednesday, in Havana, with Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iranian President’s special envoy and Minister of Mines and Industries. The Iranian official brought a salutation message for the Cuban Head of State and Revolution leader Fidel Castro on behalf Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. …

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Iran Envoy Meets Yemeni Deputy FM

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Sana’a Mahmoud Hassan-zadah met with Yemen’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohi al-Din al-Dhabi on Wednesday. During the meeting, the two diplomats discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between Iran and Yemen and ways of strengthening ties and cooperation.

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Pakistani Official Stresses Developing Ties with Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- The historic and brotherly ties between Iran and Pakistan will strengthen with the passage of time, a Pakistani official said. According to a handout on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Consul General Saied Kharazi at Chief Minister’s …

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Iran Denounces BBC’s New Persian Channel

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran accused the BBC of plotting to recruit spies and stir a new revolution by launching a Persian-language satellite channel. BBC Persian, which will go on air next week, will be used by British intelligence for “espionage and psychological warfare”, according to Iranian officials. The channel, which has …

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