Eurasia Press & News

GAZA, Nov. 1 – The Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday warned against Israel’s intention to retrieve its captive soldier by force.

GAZA, Nov. 1 – A Hamas advisor on Saturday accused rival Fatah movement of not being interested in Egypt’s efforts to broker a national reconciliation between the two movements.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 31 – The European Union condemned on Friday “in the strongest possible terms the acts of violence and brutality committed against Palestinian civilians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.”

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Libya are negotiating a deal under which Moscow would build nuclear research reactors for the North African state and supply fuel, officials said on Saturday.

TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s parliament endorsed career diplomat Grigol Mgaloblishvili as prime minister on Saturday in a step billed by President Mikheil Saakashvili as the start of a reform drive.

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition forces killed 25 militants, including a woman fighter, in separate raids aimed at a suspected al Qaeda commander and Taliban in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday.

QUETTA (Reuters) – Relief efforts in a Pakistani valley hit by a powerful earthquake this week are turning to preparing thousands of homeless for a freezing winter, officials said on Saturday, as aftershocks jolted survivors.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey’s energy minister said the multi-billion dollar gas deals with Iran are nearing completion and are expected to be signed by the year-end.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Baghdad are to exchange the remains of soldiers killed during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Solomon Islands have taken steps to open bilateral ties with Iran, defending the move Friday on the grounds that it has no enemies.