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Iran, Pakistan to Hold More Talks on Pipeline Project

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan will hold another round of dialogue on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project and the provision of oil on deferred payment to Pakistan, Pakistani Petroleum Ministry officials said. “Talks will be held in the next three to four weeks in Islamabad,” an official in …

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Iraq Assures Tehran of MKO Expulsion

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki underlined that Baghdad will take legal action against the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, and assured Tehran that Iraq will no longer tolerate MKO terrorists. Speaking in a meeting with Iranian Foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Tehran on Saturday, the Iraqi premier also vowed …

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Iranian Parliament Speaker to Visit Turkey Next Week

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament speaker Ali Larijani plans to travel to Turkey to attend the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Association (IPA) meeting, a lawmaker said on Sunday. The meeting will be held next Wednesday to discuss the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, Rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy …

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War on Gaza Pushes Oil Prices up

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices surged nearly one dollar in Asia due to the war on Gaza and concerns over the Russia-Ukraine gas supply dispute. US light sweet oil for February delivery jumped 86 cents to 47.20 dollars a barrel on Monday, while London Brent gained 61 cents to reach 47.52 …

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Thousands protest in Europe at Gaza offensive

LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of chanting, banner-waving demonstrators marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. Protests were held in Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Turkey as the Israeli offensive entered its second week, and …

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Russia gas row disruption spreads, no talks in sight

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas flows to four European Union countries dipped below normal on Saturday after Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine in a pricing row, and there were no talks in sight to resolve the dispute. Temperatures were under zero overnight in Europe, and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz joined energy …

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