Eurasia Press & News

US President George W. Bush certified on Friday that Saudi Arabia is cooperating with efforts to combat international terrorism, clearing the way for funds for democratization and women’s empowerment to flow to the Persian Gulf power.

Ashgabat, 18 October 2007 (nCa) — Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed 7 bilateral documents and issued a joint communiqué on the first day of the visit of President Islam Karimov to Ashgabat.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini warned the world about the recent statements made by the US president against Iran’s nuclear activities, stressing that the stances adopted by George Bush pose a threat to the world peace and security.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — A toddler died when she was struck by a gunshot from a NATO soldier while troops killed four dozen Taliban in two days of battles in Afghanistan’s top opium-growing area, officials said Saturday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to leave Tehran on Monday to pay a two-day visit to Armenia at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday assigned Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Saeed Jalili as Secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

Managing director of Iran’s Bourse Company said that Iranian and Chinese stock exchange markets are due to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual cooperation in the near future.

A 30-member delegation from Iranian traders and industry owners is scheduled to leave Tehran for Moscow Monday morning to explore new grounds for the two countries’ joint economic activities a week after Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a groundbreaking visit to Tehran.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister plans to raise a proposal at the next meeting of the group of 8 developing Muslim countries (D-8) for the joint manufacture of cars by the D-8 member states.

The World Bank (WB) in its latest report on Iran’s agricultural status confessed that it has not provided due financial support for the Islamic Republic’s development programs in recent years, particularly in the agriculture sector.