August 17, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
While a partial pullout of Russian forces may be underway in Georgia, there was still plenty of military activity to keep observers busy. Georgia has accused the Russians of setting forest fires near Tbilisi, digging into positions near the capital, and occupying key villages and a power station.
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August 17, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News
US President George W. Bush believes progress is being made in resolving the Georgia crisis. But, speaking at his ranch in Texas, he said that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are a part of Georgia and “there’s no room for debate on this matter.â€
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August 17, 2008 Iran, Iran News
(IRNA) – Iranian citizens were lucky to witness a partial lunar eclipse from 01:40 (marking the greatest eclipse) to about 03:15 hours local time on Sunday morning.
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August 17, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Iran, Iran News, Iran Presidency, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran and Turkey signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during Ahmadinejad’s mission in Turkey on curbing terrorism and drug trafficking as well as working on tourism, environment and transportation.
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August 17, 2008 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Saleh discussed regional issues and ways to promote bilateral ties.
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August 17, 2008 Iran, Iran News
TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili meeting Iraq’s deputy prime minister Barham Saleh declared using potentials of the countries will be the best channel to promote regional cooperation.
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August 17, 2008 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi slammed recent deadly attack in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on the army, killing at least 15 people.
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August 16, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News
KIEV (Reuters) – A top Ukrainian security official on Saturday discounted any notion of a separatist rebellion in the sensitive Crimea as President Viktor Yushchenko proposed Kremlin talks on the issue of the Russian fleet based there.
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August 16, 2008 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims poured into Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, defying bomb attacks across the country to attend a rite that has become an annual show of strength for the Shi’ite majority.
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August 16, 2008 Afghanistan, Afghanistan News
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces have killed more than 90 militants during several days of fighting in the south of the country this week, the U.S. military and the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
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