Islamic-World

Arabs and democracy

Recently the British Financial Times reviewed the reasons for the low voter turnout in elections in Egypt, Algeria and Morocco (Sept. 12, 2007).The report referred to many reasons for the indifference to political participation, but the major reason, the paper argues, seems to be the popular belief that the views …

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Turkey, Iran to sign $3 bln gas deal next month

Turkey will sign a $3 billion energy accord with Iran next month, ignoring U.S. warnings to abondon the deal because of international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear research and advises to seek alternatives such as agreeing with other regional suppliers including Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. “Turkey is proceeding with plans …

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Iraq and Turkey agree on details of counterterrorism agreement

Neighboring countries Iraq and Turkey have finally agreed on details of a counterterrorism agreement to crack down on members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that are holed up in bases in northern Iraq and have also decided to sign the finalized agreement today in the Turkish capital.

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Iranian President Ahmadinejad: US has no role in gas deal with Turkey

New York – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has challenged the United States’ objection to a preliminary deal signed by Turkey and Iran over the summer to deepen their bilateral cooperation in the energy field, saying that the deal concerned solely the two neighboring countries.

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Turkey to earn $600 million from Iran natural gas

ANKARA – The details of a July natural gas exploration and transportation agreement between Turkey and Iran, over US objections, are now becoming clearer. According to the agreement Iran will pay 20 percent of profits from the natural gas extracted from the South Pars Basin to Turkey in compensation for …

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Lebanon’s Parliament Puts Off Presidential Election Until October 23

Lebanon‘s parliament has postponed a session to elect a new president until October 23. A parliamentary official made the announcement in the chamber, after pro-Syrian opposition members boycotted Tuesday’s session, preventing the legislature from mustering a two-thirds quorum required for a vote.

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Russia made Golden Koran is currently on display in Iran’s capital at an exhibition of sacred Islamic texts

Part of a Russian-made copy of the Koran, etched onto sheets of 99.9% pure gold, is currently on display in Iran’s capital at an exhibition of sacred Islamic texts. Fourteen sheets of the 162-page book were sent to Tehran for the exhibition, which started on 22 September and will run …

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